In-situ assembled cobalt-free PSFNRu nanocomposites as bi-functional electrodes for direct ammonia symmetric solid oxide fuel cells
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Article Title | In-situ assembled cobalt-free PSFNRu nanocomposites as bi-functional electrodes for direct ammonia symmetric solid oxide fuel cells |
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ERA Journal ID | 123989 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Liang, Zhixian, Jiang, Shanshan, Xie, Zihao, Yi, Yongning, Jiang, Jingjing, Wang, Wei, Shi, Huangang, Ge, Lei and Su, Chao |
Journal Title | Nano Research |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2025 |
Publisher | Tsinghua University Press |
Place of Publication | China |
ISSN | 1998-0000 |
1998-0124 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.26599/NR.2025.94907402 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.26599/NR.2025.94907402 |
Abstract | Symmetric solid oxide fuel cells (SSOFCs) have gained significant attention owing to their cost-effective fabrication, superior thermomechanical compatibility, and enhanced long-term stability. Ammonia (NH3), an excellent hydrogen carrier, is a promising clean energy source with high energy density, easy transportation and storage. Notably, NH3 contained only nitrogen and hydrogen, making it carbon-free. In this study, we synthesize the highly active symmetric electrode material Pr0.32Sr0.48Fe0.75Ni0.2Ru0.05O3-δ (PSFNRu) by replacing partial Fe in Pr0.32Sr0.48Fe0.8Ni0.2O3-δ (PSFN) with 5 mol% Ru. PSFNRu possesses a sufficient quantity of oxygen vacancies, with the capacity to in-situ exsolved alloy nanoparticles (ANPs) in a reducing atmosphere. This nanocomposite is found to promote electrochemical reactions. For example, at 800 °C, the SSOFC employing the PSFNRu electrode achieves a peak power density (PPD) of 736 mW cm-2 when using hydrogen (H2) as the fuel. Under ammonia (NH3) conditions, the cell delivers a PPD of 547 mW cm-2, significantly surpassing the 462 mW cm-2 recorded for a comparable cell employing the PSFN electrode. The enhanced cell performance is mainly ascribed to Ru doping, which boosts the ORR activity and facilitates the in-situ exsolution of ANPs at the anode, increasing active sites and accelerating NH3 decomposition. In addition, remarkable operational stability of the single cell (172 h under NH3 fuel at 700 °C) is also demonstrated. These encouraging experimental results highlight the superiority of PSFNRu as the bi-functional electrodes for direct ammonia symmetric solid oxide fuel cells (DA-SSOFCs), and providing a potential and reliable pathway towards accelerating the development of DA-SSOFCs. |
Keywords | symmetricsolid oxide fuel cells; ammonia fuel; nanocomposites; alloy nanoparticles exsolution |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400404. Electrochemical energy storage and conversion |
Byline Affiliations | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, China |
Nanjing Tech University, China | |
Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, China | |
Nanjing Agricultural University, China | |
Nanjing Institute of Technology, China | |
Centre for Future Materials | |
School of Engineering |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/zx2x5/in-situ-assembled-cobalt-free-psfnru-nanocomposites-as-bi-functional-electrodes-for-direct-ammonia-symmetric-solid-oxide-fuel-cells
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