Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell

Systematic research regarding SSC-SDC carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as composite cathode is limited despite great chemical compatibility and cell performance achieved with other low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC) components. LTSOFC based on SDCC electrolyte display lower of area specific resistan...

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spelling my-uthm-ep.18662021-10-12T04:10:42Z Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell 2021-05 Mohammad, Siti Fairus TP315-360 Fuel Systematic research regarding SSC-SDC carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as composite cathode is limited despite great chemical compatibility and cell performance achieved with other low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC) components. LTSOFC based on SDCC electrolyte display lower of area specific resistance (ASR) with high value of stability and porosity. This study focuses to investigate the correlation of powder composition and calcination temperature on the chemical compatibility, microstructures, physical, mechanical, thermal and electrochemical performance of SSC-SDCC composite cathode. SSC-SDCC composite powders with the weight ratios of SSC toward SDCC of 50:50 (SSCB55), 60:40 (SSCB64), and 70:30 (SSCB73) were achieved using high energy ball milling (HEBM). All powders were calcined at 600,650, 700 and 750 °C, pelletized and sintered at 600 °C. Characterization include the chemical and structural, thermogravimetric, thermal expansion coefficient (TEC), morphologies and porosity were carried out. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was conducted in air. The chemical compatibility and morphologies of powder and pellet, thermal expansion and porosity were mostly affected by the calcination temperature as compared to powder composition. SSCB55 was selected for EIS evaluation due for the optimum chemical compatibility with lesser appearance of secondary phase. From EIS results, the area specific resistance (ASR) value at operating temperatures 600 ℃ were ten times smaller than the ASR value offered at operating temperatures 450 ℃. The smallest ASR value was 5.06 Ωcm2 with the activation energy (Ea) of 3.99 eV from composite cathode calcined at temperatures 750 ℃. In conclusion, this study significantly contributes to the investigation of SSC-SDCC composite as potential cathode material for economical, high stability and promising energy converter devices in low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC). 2021-05 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1866/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1866/2/SITI%20FAIRUS%20MOHAMMAD%20-%20declaration.pdf text en staffonly http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1866/1/SITI%20FAIRUS%20MOHAMMAD%20-%2024p.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1866/3/SITI%20FAIRUS%20MOHAMMAD%20-%20full%20text.pdf text en validuser phd doctoral Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
description Systematic research regarding SSC-SDC carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as composite cathode is limited despite great chemical compatibility and cell performance achieved with other low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC) components. LTSOFC based on SDCC electrolyte display lower of area specific resistance (ASR) with high value of stability and porosity. This study focuses to investigate the correlation of powder composition and calcination temperature on the chemical compatibility, microstructures, physical, mechanical, thermal and electrochemical performance of SSC-SDCC composite cathode. SSC-SDCC composite powders with the weight ratios of SSC toward SDCC of 50:50 (SSCB55), 60:40 (SSCB64), and 70:30 (SSCB73) were achieved using high energy ball milling (HEBM). All powders were calcined at 600,650, 700 and 750 °C, pelletized and sintered at 600 °C. Characterization include the chemical and structural, thermogravimetric, thermal expansion coefficient (TEC), morphologies and porosity were carried out. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was conducted in air. The chemical compatibility and morphologies of powder and pellet, thermal expansion and porosity were mostly affected by the calcination temperature as compared to powder composition. SSCB55 was selected for EIS evaluation due for the optimum chemical compatibility with lesser appearance of secondary phase. From EIS results, the area specific resistance (ASR) value at operating temperatures 600 ℃ were ten times smaller than the ASR value offered at operating temperatures 450 ℃. The smallest ASR value was 5.06 Ωcm2 with the activation energy (Ea) of 3.99 eV from composite cathode calcined at temperatures 750 ℃. In conclusion, this study significantly contributes to the investigation of SSC-SDCC composite as potential cathode material for economical, high stability and promising energy converter devices in low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (LTSOFC).
format Thesis
qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Mohammad, Siti Fairus
author_facet Mohammad, Siti Fairus
author_sort Mohammad, Siti Fairus
title Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
title_short Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
title_full Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
title_fullStr Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
title_full_unstemmed Samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (SSC-SDCC) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
title_sort samarium strontium cobalt oxide – samarium doped ceria carbonate (ssc-sdcc) as a new potential composite cathode material for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell
granting_institution Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
granting_department Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
publishDate 2021
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