Electrical conductivity of Ni-YSZ composites: Variants and redox cycling

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作者
Pihlatie, M. H. [1 ,2 ]
Kaiser, A. [2 ]
Mogensen, M. B. [2 ]
机构
[1] VTT Tech Res Ctr Finland, FI-02044 Espoo, Finland
[2] Tech Univ Denmark, Dept Energy Convers & Storage, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark
关键词
SOFC; Ni-YSZ; Electrical conductivity; Redox stability; Ni particle growth; Master sintering curve; OXIDE FUEL-CELLS; SOFC ANODE; CERMET; DEGRADATION; STRENGTH; BEHAVIOR; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1016/j.ssi.2012.06.021
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Short-term changes in the electrical conductivity of different Ni-YSZ composites (cermets) were measured by an in-situ 4-point DC technique. The isothermal reduction was carried out in dry, humidified or wet hydrogen at temperatures from 600 to 850 degrees C. The cermets reduced at 600 degrees C showed a stable conductivity of about 1100 S/cm, which increased to an enhanced similar to 2000 S/cm upon re-oxidation and subsequent re-reduction cycling at the same temperature. At 850 degrees C, a rapid initial conductivity loss was observed; upon re-reduction after the re-oxidation both the conductivity and its loss rate were largely the same as in the initial reduction. The presence of steam had an accelerating effect on the conductivity loss at 850 degrees C. In addition to cermets with a typical microstructure, different modified microstructures and compositions were tested. In the modified cermets, Al, Mg, and Ce were used as Ni dopants alongside with undoped Ni. Scanning electron microscopy of cermets reduced in different conditions showed increasing particle size and loss of metal-to-metal percolation in the samples reduced at higher temperatures, and a very fine microstructure in the high conductivity sample re-oxidised at 600 degrees C. Short-term conductivity changes due to microstructural changes in both the standard and modified cermets with different Ni doping were compared by re-oxidation at 600 degrees C and subsequent thermal excursions up to 1000 degrees C by normalising the conductivity to a constant temperature. Modified cermets show reduced conductivity loss on both isothermal heating and high temperature ramping. Most stable cermets were the ones with undoped NiO and modified microstructure, as well as modified microstructures using Ti and Mg, or Ce secondary oxide coatings. Master sintering curve approach was successfully implemented to analyse the conductivity loss data. The MSC analysis yielded apparent activation energies for Ni sintering within the composite of 375 kJ/mol when heated in dry H-2 and 440 kJ/mol when under wet H-2. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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