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Basic properties of proton conductor BaZr 0.1 Ce 0.7 Y 0.1 Yb 0.1 O 3‐δ (BZCYYb) material
Author(s) -
Zhang Yifan,
Xie Dong,
Chi Bo,
Pu Jian,
Li Jian,
Yan Dong
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asia‐pacific journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.348
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1932-2143
pISSN - 1932-2135
DOI - 10.1002/apj.2322
Subject(s) - analytical chemistry (journal) , conductivity , thermogravimetry , materials science , stoichiometry , atmospheric temperature range , proton conductor , water vapor , perovskite (structure) , absorption (acoustics) , activation energy , nuclear chemistry , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , crystallography , thermodynamics , physics , organic chemistry , chromatography , electrode , electrolyte , composite material
Proton conductor BaZr 0.1 Ce 0.7 Y 0.1 Yb 0.1 O 3‐δ (BZCYYb) have a wide range of applications in solid oxide fuel cell due to its resistance to carbon deposition and good protonic conductivity. In this work, several basic properties of BZCYYb perovskite were studied: Structural phase transitions have been investigated with combination of differential scanning calorimeter, dilatometry, and high‐temperature X‐ray diffraction (XRD). Water absorption ability of BZCYYb in the temperature range of 600°C to 800°C was measured by thermogravimetry (TG) in a certain concentration of water vapor; the results showed the best absorption ability of 4.2% weight gain at 600°C, corresponding to a water adsorption of 0.63 mmol/m 2 . Oxygen stoichiometry of BZCYYb from room temperature to 800°C increased from 0.1296 to 0.386 in air. Besides, we compared the conductivity in different atmospheres (dry and humid N 2 –H 2 [5%] and dry and humid air), which showed the highest total conductivity in humid air and a lower conductivity activation energy in a reducing atmosphere. Finally, CO 2 poisoning process of BZCYYb was analyzed by XRD and TG. Compared with the case of pure CO 2 , lower critical CO 2 poisoning temperature and more BaCO 3 were found in CO 2 –H 2 O, indicating the addition of water could promote the reaction.