Progress in proton-conducting oxides as electrolytes for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells: From materials to devices

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Wei Zhang, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Yun Hang Hu, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

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Article

Publication Date

3-12-2021

Department

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Abstract

Among various types of alternative energy devices, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) operating at low temperatures (300-600°C) show the advantages for both stationary and mobile electricity production. Proton-conducting oxides as electrolyte materials play a critical role in the low-temperature SOFCs (LT-SOFCs). This review summarizes progress in proton-conducting solid oxide electrolytes for LT-SOFCs from materials to devices, with emphases on (1) strategies that have been proposed to tune the structures and properties of proton-conducting oxides and ceramics, (2) techniques that have been employed for improving the performance of the protonic ceramic-based SOFCs (known as PCFCs), and (3) challenges and opportunities in the development of proton-conducting electrolyte-based PCFCs.

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© 2021 The Authors. Energy Science & Engineering published by the Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Publisher’s version of record: https://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.886

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Energy Science and Engineering

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Zhang, W., & Hu, Y. (2021). Progress in proton-conducting oxides as electrolytes for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells: From materials to devices. Energy Science and Engineering. http://doi.org/10.1002/ese3.886
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