Coking-resistant NbOx-Ni-Ce0.8Sm0.2O1.9 anode material for methanol-fueled solid oxide fuel cells

Xueli Yao; Lijun Fan; Tian Gan; Nianjun Hou; Ping Li; Yicheng Zhao; Yongdan Li

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.186

Coking-resistant NbO_x-Ni-Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9 anode material for methanol-fueled solid oxide fuel cells

Xueli Yao
, Lijun Fan
, Tian Gan
, Nianjun Hou
, Ping Li
, Yicheng Zhao^*
, Yongdan Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

NbO_x is added in Ni-Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9 by impregnation as an anode material for solid oxide fuel cells fed with methanol. Nb (IV) and Nb (V) exist in the reduced anode. The addition of Nb reduces the binding energy of Ni. The catalytic activity of the anode and the performance of the single cell both increase with the increase of Nb. At 700 °C, the cell with 5NbO_x-Ni-Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9 anode and Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9-carbonate electrolyte shows a output power density of 687 mW cm⁻². Meanwhile, water produced in the anode is absorbed by NbO_x and forms surface hydroxyl groups, which facilitates the removal of carbon. The addition of NbO_x decreases the amount of deposited carbon in the humidified methanol atmosphere significantly, and an improved stability of the single cell is achieved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12748-12755
Number of pages	8
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	43
Issue number	28
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.186
Publication status	Published - 12 Jul 2018
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Keywords

Cermet anode
Coking resistance
Methanol
Niobium oxide
Solid oxide fuel cell

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