Synthesis and Evaluation of Ni Catalysts Supported on BaCe0.5Zr0.3−xY0.2NixO3−δ with Fused-Aggregate Network Structure for the Hydrogen Electrode of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of Samples
2.2. Performances of Ni/BCZYN CLs
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Sample Preparation
3.2. Single Cell Fabrication
3.3. Characterization of Sample, CL and CCL
3.4. Electrochemical Measurement
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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x | Ni Loading Amount/vol % | Ni Particle Size/nm | Circumference Length of TPB/107 cm cm−2 (Electrode Area) |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 10 | 48.3 ± 15.4 | 0.857 |
15 | 45.8 ± 20.6 | 1.49 | |
20 | 55.3 ± 21.2 | 1.45 | |
30 | 84.1 ± 47.3 | 0.444 | |
0.03 | 10 | 49.9 ± 19.3 | 0.792 |
15 | 52.9 ± 18.4 | 1.12 | |
20 | 58.2 ± 22.5 | 1.31 | |
30 | 58.7 ± 21.3 | 2.21 |
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Nishikawa, R.; Kakinuma, K.; Nishino, H.; Brito, M.E.; Gopalan, S.; Uchida, H. Synthesis and Evaluation of Ni Catalysts Supported on BaCe0.5Zr0.3−xY0.2NixO3−δ with Fused-Aggregate Network Structure for the Hydrogen Electrode of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell. Catalysts 2017, 7, 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal7070223
Nishikawa R, Kakinuma K, Nishino H, Brito ME, Gopalan S, Uchida H. Synthesis and Evaluation of Ni Catalysts Supported on BaCe0.5Zr0.3−xY0.2NixO3−δ with Fused-Aggregate Network Structure for the Hydrogen Electrode of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell. Catalysts. 2017; 7(7):223. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal7070223
Chicago/Turabian StyleNishikawa, Ryosuke, Katsuyoshi Kakinuma, Hanako Nishino, Manuel E. Brito, Srikanth Gopalan, and Hiroyuki Uchida. 2017. "Synthesis and Evaluation of Ni Catalysts Supported on BaCe0.5Zr0.3−xY0.2NixO3−δ with Fused-Aggregate Network Structure for the Hydrogen Electrode of Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell" Catalysts 7, no. 7: 223. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal7070223