Ceramics 2018, 1(2), 261-273; https://doi.org/10.3390/ceramics1020021
Evolution of Copper Electrodes Fabricated by Electroless Plating on BaZr0.7Ce0.2Y0.1O3-δ Proton-Conducting Ceramic Membrane: From Deposition to Testing in Methane
Steven P. Harvey 1,*
, Sandrine Ricote 2,*
, David R. Diercks 2, Chun-Sheng Jiang 1, Neil S. Patki 2,3, Anthony Manerbino 4, Brian Gorman 2 and Mowafak Al-Jassim 1
, Sandrine Ricote 2,*
, David R. Diercks 2, Chun-Sheng Jiang 1, Neil S. Patki 2,3, Anthony Manerbino 4, Brian Gorman 2 and Mowafak Al-Jassim 11
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA
2
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, USA
3
Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA
4
Elementum 3D, Erie, CO 80516, USA
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Received: 30 August 2018 / Revised: 21 September 2018 / Accepted: 28 September 2018 / Published: 2 October 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Ceramics for Energy Applications)
Abstract
We investigated copper electrodes deposited onto a BaZr0.7Ce0.2Y0.1O3-δ (BZCY72) proton-conducting membrane via a novel electroless plating method, which resulted in significantly improved performance when compared to a traditional painted copper electrode. The increased performance was examined with a multiscale multitechnique characterization method including time-of-flight secondary-ion mass spectroscopy (TOF-SIMS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning spreading-resistance microscopy (SSRM), and atom-probe tomography (APT). Through this method, we observed that a palladium catalyst layer alloys with the copper electrode. We also explored the nature of a non-coking-induced carbon-rich phase that may be involved with the improved performance of the electrode. View Full-Text
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Harvey, S.P.; Ricote, S.; Diercks, D.R.; Jiang, C.-S.; Patki, N.S.; Manerbino, A.; Gorman, B.; Al-Jassim, M. Evolution of Copper Electrodes Fabricated by Electroless Plating on BaZr0.7Ce0.2Y0.1O3-δ Proton-Conducting Ceramic Membrane: From Deposition to Testing in Methane. Ceramics 2018, 1, 261-273.
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