Textured Sr2Sc0.1Nb0.1Co1.5Fe0.3O6−2δ Thin Film Cathodes for IT-SOFCs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Powder and Target Preparation
2.2. Thin Film Deposition
2.3. X-ray Diffraction
2.4. Atomic Force Microscopy Characterization
2.5. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Measurement
2.6. DC Conductivity Measurement
2.7. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thin Film Growth Optimization
3.2. Structure Reorientation with a Buffer Layer
3.3. ORR Activity
3.4. Surface Sensitive X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhu, Z.; Zhou, C.; Zhou, W.; Yang, N. Textured Sr2Sc0.1Nb0.1Co1.5Fe0.3O6−2δ Thin Film Cathodes for IT-SOFCs. Materials 2019, 12, 777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12050777
Zhu Z, Zhou C, Zhou W, Yang N. Textured Sr2Sc0.1Nb0.1Co1.5Fe0.3O6−2δ Thin Film Cathodes for IT-SOFCs. Materials. 2019; 12(5):777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12050777
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Zhaoxin, Chuan Zhou, Wei Zhou, and Nan Yang. 2019. "Textured Sr2Sc0.1Nb0.1Co1.5Fe0.3O6−2δ Thin Film Cathodes for IT-SOFCs" Materials 12, no. 5: 777. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12050777