Papers by Author: Hao Zhong

Abstract: Cermet anode of NiFe(9:1)-La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3 (LSGM) (90:10 weight ratio) was studied for direct CH4 fueled SOFC operating at intermediate temperature. In case of NiFe bimetal anode, power density of the cell decreased drastically after operation under CH4 feeding condition. On the other hand, mixing Sm doped CeO2, MgO, or LSGM is effective for improving the long term stability. The cell with NiFe-LSGM anode exhibited much stable power density under CH4 feeding condition. Deposition of coke was also studied by Raman spectroscopy and no coke deposition was observed after 15 h operation. Since the surface activity of this anode is high, power density was hardly dependent on PCH4.It was found that NiFe-LSGM10 shows a high tolerance against the coke deposition under CH4 feeding condition.

Abstract: La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3 (LSGM) -based honeycomb cell was first time successfully built and operated in the case of single-wall used condition and the full 4-walls cell one. Power generation characteristic of this honeycomb cell was measured from 700°C to 900°C by using various electrochemical techniques including polarization, current interruption and impedance spectrometry. The LSGM honeycomb cell shows the exact high power density compared with the ZrO2 based cell at the operating temperature range, and its value is 394 and 252 mW/cm2 at 800°C and 700°C, respectively. Thermal stability of this honeycomb cell is also studied and it is seen that the good performance through several times thermal cycling is observed. The 4-walls’s cell stack is successfully working at 800°C, and the volumetric power density is achieved to a value of about 700 mW/cm3.