Effect of Sr Doped La₄Ni₃O_10±δ as a Cathode for IT-SOFC

Abstract:

The effect of Sr doped La_4-xSr_xNi₃O_10±δ (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) has been investigated as an intermediate temperature SOFC cathode material. The Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) compositions of n = 3 were successfully synthesized via citrate gel method. The single phase of sintered La_4-xSr_xNi₃O_10±δ (x = 0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2) powders was confirmed as an orthorhombic structure. However, this structure changes to more symmetry with an increasing amount of Sr dopant. With x = 0.3, the phases of La_1.7Sr_0.3NiO₄ as n = 1 RP and NiO appear without n = 3 RP. La_3.95Sr_0.05Ni₃O_10±δ shows the highest electrical conductivity with a value of 140 S/cm at room temperature. Nevertheless, the electrical conductivity of La_4-xSr_xNi₃O_10±δ decreases and further decreases with increasing amount of Sr. The conductivity values at 200°C of La_4-xSr_xNi₃O_10±δ (x =0, 0.05 and 0.1) are 89, 113 and 101 S/cm, respectively. For x = 0.3, the conductivity decreases lower than x 0.1 with its value of 36 S/cm because of the low conductivity phase of n = 1 RP.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 931-932)
• Pages: 116-121
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.931-932.116
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Siriwan Chokkha*, Sutin Kuharuangrong
• Keywords: Citrate Gel Method, Ruddlesden-Popper, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)

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