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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 479~484, 2011. - 479 - http://dx.doi.org/10.4191/kcers.2011.48.5.479 Corresponding author : Ji Haeng Yu E-mail : [email protected] Tel : +82-42-860-3414 Fax : +82-42-860-3133 Preparation and Electrochemical Performance of Electrode Supported La 0.75 Sr 0.25 Ga 0.8 Mg 0.16 Fe 0.04 O 3-δ Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ji Haeng Yu , Sang Woon Park, and Sang Kuk Woo Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 305-343, Korea (Received July 26, 2011; Revised August 23, 2011; Accepted August 23, 2011) ABSTRACT In this paper, investigations of thick film La 0.75 Sr 0.25 Ga 0.8 Mg 0.16 Fe 0.04 O 3-δ (LSGMF) cells fabricated via spin coating on either NiO- YSZ anode or La 0.7 Sr 0.3 Ga 0.6 Fe 0.4 O 3 (LSGF) cathode substrates are presented. A La-doped CeO 2 (LDC) layer is inserted between NiO-YSZ and LSGMF in order to prevent reactions from occurring during co-firing. For the LSGF cathode-supported cell, no interlayer was required because the components of the cathode are the same as those of LSGMF with the exception of Mg. An LSGMF electrolyte slurry was deposited homogeneously on the porous supports via spin coating. The current-voltage characteristics of the anode and cathode supported LSGMF cells at temperatures between 700 o C and 850 o C are described. The LSGF cathode supported cell demonstrates a theoretical OCV and a power density of ~420 mW cm 2 at 800 o C, whereas the NiO-YSZ anode supported cell with the LDC interlayer demonstrates a maximum power density of ~350 mW cm 2 at 800 o C, which decreased more rapidly than the cathode supported cell despite the presence of the LDC interlayer. Potential causes of the degradation at temperatures over 700 o C are also discussed. Key words : Solid oxide fuel cell, LSGM, Thick film, Degradation 1. Introduction anthanum gallate materials have been intensively investigated as electrolytes for intermediate tempera- ture solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) due to their high ionic con- ductivity. Despite many promising results, however, their vigorous reaction with conventional electrodes still limits the preparation of electrode supported cells via co-firing. The NiO- YSZ composite, a typical anode material for SOFCs, reacts with LSGM and produces an intermediate compound, such as LaNiO 3 or La 2 NiO 4 , during the co-firing of electrolytes. 1,2) LSGM-based SOFCs with excellent performance have pri- marily been fabricated as electrolyte supported cells by fir- ing the electrodes on the sintered electrolyte thick film at relatively low temperatures in order to avoid reactions with the electrodes. 3,4) Thin film techniques have also been used to fabricate thin, dense LSGM layers on electrode supports by depositing the electrolyte at low temperatures. 5) Vacuum technologies, however, increase the fabrication cost of cells, which limits the applications to large scale power generation. In this study, electrode supported LSGMF cells were fabricated through a co-firing process with electrode sup- ports. Fe was added to the LSGM in order to stabilize the crystal structure where the doping concentration of the Sr increased up to 25 mol%, which is equivalent to the oxygen vacancy concentration resulting from the electroneutrality condition, . Doping a small amount of Fe (~3 mol%) is known to improve the ionic conductivity of LSGM. 6) Furthermore, the electrical properties and phase stability of the Fe-doped LSGM has been reported by the authors. 7) Porous NiO-YSZ and LSGF disks were used to fabricate the anode and cathode supported cells, respectively. For the anode-supported cell, a La-doped CeO 2 layer was also intro- duced between the NiO-YSZ anode and LSGMF electrolyte layers in order to prevent them from reacting during the co- firing process, while the LSGMF layer was deposited directly on the LSGF cathode when preparing the cathode supported cell. The interlayer and LSGMF electrolyte layer were deposited via spin coating each slurry. The degrada- tions of the electrochemical performance of the anode and cathode supported cells were also investigated. 2. Experimental 2.1. Preparation of the LSGF-GDC/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cathode supported cell A porous La 0.7 Sr 0.3 Ga 0.6 Fe 0.4 O 3-δ (LSGF)-Gd 0.1 Ce 0.9 O 2 (GDC) composite was prepared for the cathode support of LSGMF cells. The LSGF powder was synthesized via a solid state reaction of La 2 O 3 , SrCO 3 , Ga 2 O 3 , and Fe 2 O 3 . The commercial oxide and carbonate powders were thoroughly mixed via ball milling for three days and calcined at 1250 o C. The calcined LSGF powder was mixed with 10 mol% Gd-doped CeO 2 (GDC) commercial powder (Rhodia, USA) with a 2 V O [ ] Sr' La [ ] •• L

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  • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society

    Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 479~484, 2011.

    − 479 −

    Reviewhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4191/kcers.2011.48.5.479

    †Corresponding author : Ji Haeng Yu

    E-mail : [email protected]

    Tel : +82-42-860-3414 Fax : +82-42-860-3133

    Preparation and Electrochemical Performance of Electrode SupportedLa

    0.75Sr

    0.25Ga

    0.8Mg

    0.16Fe

    0.04O

    3-δ Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

    Ji Haeng Yu†, Sang Woon Park, and Sang Kuk Woo

    Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 305-343, Korea

    (Received July 26, 2011; Revised August 23, 2011; Accepted August 23, 2011)

    ABSTRACT

    In this paper, investigations of thick film La0.75

    Sr0.25

    Ga0.8

    Mg0.16

    Fe0.04

    O3-δ

    (LSGMF) cells fabricated via spin coating on either NiO-

    YSZ anode or La0.7

    Sr0.3

    Ga0.6

    Fe0.4

    O3 (LSGF) cathode substrates are presented. A La-doped CeO

    2 (LDC) layer is inserted between

    NiO-YSZ and LSGMF in order to prevent reactions from occurring during co-firing. For the LSGF cathode-supported cell, no

    interlayer was required because the components of the cathode are the same as those of LSGMF with the exception of Mg. An

    LSGMF electrolyte slurry was deposited homogeneously on the porous supports via spin coating. The current-voltage characteristics

    of the anode and cathode supported LSGMF cells at temperatures between 700oC and 850oC are described. The LSGF cathode

    supported cell demonstrates a theoretical OCV and a power density of ~420 mW cm2 at 800oC, whereas the NiO-YSZ anode supported

    cell with the LDC interlayer demonstrates a maximum power density of ~350 mW cm2 at 800oC, which decreased more rapidly than

    the cathode supported cell despite the presence of the LDC interlayer. Potential causes of the degradation at temperatures over 700oC

    are also discussed.

    Key words : Solid oxide fuel cell, LSGM, Thick film, Degradation

    1. Introduction

    anthanum gallate materials have been intensively

    investigated as electrolytes for intermediate tempera-

    ture solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) due to their high ionic con-

    ductivity. Despite many promising results, however, their

    vigorous reaction with conventional electrodes still limits the

    preparation of electrode supported cells via co-firing. The NiO-

    YSZ composite, a typical anode material for SOFCs, reacts

    with LSGM and produces an intermediate compound, such

    as LaNiO3 or La

    2NiO

    4, during the co-firing of electrolytes.1,2)

    LSGM-based SOFCs with excellent performance have pri-

    marily been fabricated as electrolyte supported cells by fir-

    ing the electrodes on the sintered electrolyte thick film at

    relatively low temperatures in order to avoid reactions with

    the electrodes.3,4) Thin film techniques have also been used

    to fabricate thin, dense LSGM layers on electrode supports

    by depositing the electrolyte at low temperatures.5) Vacuum

    technologies, however, increase the fabrication cost of cells,

    which limits the applications to large scale power generation.

    In this study, electrode supported LSGMF cells were

    fabricated through a co-firing process with electrode sup-

    ports. Fe was added to the LSGM in order to stabilize the

    crystal structure where the doping concentration of the Sr

    increased up to 25 mol%, which is equivalent to the oxygen

    vacancy concentration resulting from the electroneutrality

    condition, . Doping a small amount of Fe

    (~3 mol%) is known to improve the ionic conductivity of

    LSGM.6) Furthermore, the electrical properties and phase

    stability of the Fe-doped LSGM has been reported by the

    authors.7)

    Porous NiO-YSZ and LSGF disks were used to fabricate

    the anode and cathode supported cells, respectively. For the

    anode-supported cell, a La-doped CeO2 layer was also intro-

    duced between the NiO-YSZ anode and LSGMF electrolyte

    layers in order to prevent them from reacting during the co-

    firing process, while the LSGMF layer was deposited

    directly on the LSGF cathode when preparing the cathode

    supported cell. The interlayer and LSGMF electrolyte layer

    were deposited via spin coating each slurry. The degrada-

    tions of the electrochemical performance of the anode and

    cathode supported cells were also investigated.

    2. Experimental

    2.1. Preparation of the LSGF-GDC/LSGMF/Ni-SDC

    cathode supported cell

    A porous La0.7

    Sr0.3

    Ga0.6

    Fe0.4

    O3-δ

    (LSGF)-Gd0.1

    Ce0.9

    O2 (GDC)

    composite was prepared for the cathode support of LSGMF

    cells. The LSGF powder was synthesized via a solid state

    reaction of La2O

    3, SrCO

    3, Ga

    2O

    3, and Fe

    2O

    3. The commercial

    oxide and carbonate powders were thoroughly mixed via

    ball milling for three days and calcined at 1250oC. The

    calcined LSGF powder was mixed with 10 mol% Gd-doped

    CeO2

    (GDC) commercial powder (Rhodia, USA) with a

    2 VO[ ] Sr'La[ ]≈••

    L

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    volumetric ratio of 9:1. In order to obtain a porous substrate

    after co-firing, PMMA powder was also added to the mixture,

    which constituted up to 50 vol% of the oxide mixture.

    The cathode powder was die pressed into disks with a

    diameter of 1 inch and a thickness of approximately 1 mm;

    then, the disks were fired at 1250oC. The pre-sintering

    temperature was modified for the LSGMF electrolyte layer in

    order to thoroughly sinter both dense and flat films on the

    porous LSGF-GDC support. The shrinkage rate of the support

    as a function of the firing temperature was investigated as

    shown in Fig. 1. The mismatch of the sintering shrinkage

    between the substrate and electrolyte layer resulted in

    pinholes appearing in the electrolyte film and/or concave

    bending of the cells after co-firing. Compared with the NiO-

    YSZ anode substrate, the LSGF-GDC substrate began sinter-

    ing at a higher temperature (1200oC). The final shrinkage rate

    resulting from the co-firing at 1400oC, however, was similar to

    that of the NiO-YSZ substrate.

    The La0.75

    Sr0.25

    Ga0.8

    Mg0.16

    Fe0.04

    O3-δ

    (LSGMF) electrolyte mate-

    rial was also fabricated via a solid state reaction of the oxides

    and carbonate mixtures. In the authors’ previous study, the

    composition of the electrolyte was optimised in order to

    obtain a high ionic conductivity with negligible electronic

    conductivity.7) The mixture of raw materials was calcined at

    1250oC for 3 h and then used to prepare an aqueous slurry

    for spin coating. Plastic additives, including a binder and

    dispersant, were used to create the aqueous slurry. The

    aqueous slurry was deposited on the LSGF-GDC pre-

    sintered disk and then spin coated in order to obtain an

    LSGMF casting layer. The amounts of solvent and binder

    mixed with the oxide powder were controlled in order to

    obtain dense electrolyte films after co-firing at 1400oC. In

    order to fabricate the cathode-supported single cell, the

    NiO-SDC mixture was deposited as an anode on the

    electrolyte film via spin coating as well. Commercial NiO

    (99.97%, High Purity Chemicals, Japan) and Sm-doped

    ceria (SDC, Sm0.2

    Ce0.8

    O1.9

    ) prepared using a solid state reac-

    tion were mixed in an aqueous solvent for 24 h prior to use

    in the spin coating procedure. The mixing ratio of the oxides

    was adjusted in order that the ratio of Ni and SDC was 1:1

    after the reduction during the cell operation. The mixed

    slurry was spin coated on the sintered electrolyte film and

    fired at 1100oC. A Pt paste (Engelhard, Part no. 6926, US)

    was painted on both sides of the electrode in order to

    maintain contact with the Pt mesh during the electro-

    chemical performance test. The cell was placed on an

    alumina tube and sealed with an Au ring via firing at 1050oC.

    Hydrogen gas and synthetic air were fed into the anode and

    cathode sides, respectively, at a rate of 100 cc min-1.

    2.2. Preparation of the NiO-YSZ/LDC/LSGMF/LSCuF

    anode supported cell

    NiO-YSZ anode supports were prepared via pre-sintering

    the mixture of NiO (99.97%, High Purity Chemicals, Japan)

    and YSZ (TZ-8YS, Tosoh, Japan) commercial powders. The

    mixing ratio of NiO and YSZ was fixed to 55:45 in order that

    the cermet contained 40 vol% Ni after reduction with

    hydrogen fuel. Carbon black (HIBLACK 30L, Korea Carbon

    Black Co., Ltd, Korea) of 50 vol% was added to the mixture

    as a pore former. The effects of the starting powders and

    pore former on the electrical and mechanical properties of

    the anode material have been discussed in the previous

    report.8) The NiO-YSZ-carbon mixture was die pressed into

    disks with a diameter of 1 inch, which were then fired at

    1200oC. The pre-sintering temperature of the anode disk

    was adjusted in order to create a flat button cell with a

    dense electrolyte film. As shown in Fig. 1, the NiO-YSZ

    substrate shrank by approximately 15% due to the co-firing

    at 1400oC. The La-doped ceria (Ce0.6

    La0.4

    O1.8

    ) that was

    synthesized via the solid state reaction of La2O

    3 and CeO

    2

    was used as an interlayer to prevent possible reactions

    between the NiO-YSZ and the LSGMF electrolyte. The LDC

    slurry was spin coated on the NiO-YSZ substrate and fired

    at 1100oC. In order to prepare a dense electrolyte layer, the

    LSGMF slurry was deposited on the NiO-YSZ (LDC)

    substrate via spin coating and was fired at 1400oC. LSCuF

    (La0.7

    Sr0.3

    Cu0.2

    Fe0.8

    O3) was used as cathode material for the

    anode supported LSGMF cell.

    3. Results and Discussion

    3.1. LSGF-GDC/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cathode supported

    cell

    Fig. 2(a) shows the SEM micrographs of the LSGMF elec-

    trolyte layer deposited on the porous LSGF cathode via spin

    coating and co-firing. The LSGMF electrolyte layer appear-

    ed to be sufficiently dense to demonstrate a theoretical open

    circuit voltage (1.2 V) with dry hydrogen and air as shown

    in Fig. 3. The electrolyte layer became relatively thick

    (~52 µm) after double spin coating while the Ni-SDC anode

    layer had a thickness of only 6.5 µm. As the LSGMF slurry

    was deposited on the porous LSGF substrate, a casting

    Fig. 1. Sintering shrinkage of LSGF-GDC (cathode) and NiO-YSZ (anode) substrates used for the preparation ofcathode and anode supported cells, respectively.

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    layer was formed by the capillary pressure of the porous

    substrate before the slurry was spun off. Thus, the thick-

    ness of the casting layer was affected by parameters such as

    the slurry solvent (wettability), the substrate pore size, and

    the spin speed.9)

    The microstructure of the LSGF substrate is shown in Fig.

    2(b). The porous LSGF-GDC substrate (open porosity ~30%)

    demonstrated electrical conductivity of approximately 0.8 S cm-1

    at temperatures between 600oC and 800oC in a synthetic air.

    LSGF was chosen as the cathode because it was composed

    of the same metallic components as the LSGMF electrolyte

    with the exception of Mg. From the energy dispersive

    spectrometry (EDS), no remarkable change in the composi-

    tion was found at the interface between LSGF-GDC and

    LSGMF.

    Fig. 3 shows the cell performance of the cathode-supported

    LSGF/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cell at 700oC, 750oC, and 800oC. The

    cathode supported cell demonstrated open circuit voltages

    (~1.2 V) that were close to the theoretical Nernst potential,

    which indicates that the LSGMF electrolyte layers are

    sufficiently dense to separate the fuel and air. The max-

    imum power density increased from 300 to 420 mW cm-2 at

    0.7 V with an increasing temperature. As the current

    density increased over 0.5 A cm-2, the cell voltage decreased

    steeply, which indicated the increase in the polarization

    resistance due to the limited gas diffusion at the high

    current density. As can be seen in the LSGF microstructure in

    Fig. 2(b), the pores were relatively large but not homogeneously

    distributed throughout the electrode despite its appropriate

    open porosity of 30%. The coarsening of the grains in the LSGF

    appeared to cause a large diffusion polarization at a high

    current density.

    3.2. NiO-YSZ/LDC/LSGMF/LSCuF anode supported

    cell

    The microstructure of the Ni-YSZ anode-supported cell is

    presented in Fig. 4. A dense LDC interlayer was success-

    fully formed and it attached itself strongly between NiO-

    YSZ and LSGMF. For the anode supported cell, the LSGMF

    slurry was spin coated once; thus, a relatively thin electro-

    lyte (~12 µm) was deposited compared with the cathode

    supported cell (Fig. 2). This could be a result of the LDC

    layer that was coated prior to the LSGMF spin coating. As

    was mentioned previously, the slurry was cast on the porous

    support, and thus, the thickness and green density of the

    cast layer was strongly dependent on the microstructure of

    the substrate. The easy-to-sinter LDC layer had a relatively

    dense structure on the NiO-YSZ substrate; thus, the thick-

    ness of the LSGMF cast layer was reduced.

    Fig. 5 presents the cell performance of the anode support-

    ed cell at temperatures between 700oC and 800oC. The

    anode supported cell demonstrated an OCV of approximate-

    ly 0.9 V, which is lower than that of the cathode-supported

    cell (1.2 V). An anode supported cell was also fabricated

    without an LDC interlayer, and its OCV value was found to

    be extremely low. It appeared that the LDC interlayer, even

    in the NiO-YSZ/LDC/YSZ cell, could not completely prevent

    the reaction between LSGMF and NiO-YSZ, which resulted

    Fig. 2. SEM micrographs of the cross sectional surface of the(a) LSGF/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cathode supported cell andthe (b) LSGF-GDC cathode support.

    Fig. 3. Current-voltage characteristics of the LSGF-GDC/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cathode supported cell at 750oC and 800oC.

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    in the drop of the OCV. A slight change of composition in

    the LSGM that results from the chemical reaction and ionic

    migration can introduce electronic conduction pathways due

    to the narrow compositional range.4) Bi et al.10) fabricated

    Ni-SDC anode-supported LDC/LSGM thick film cells by

    sequentially pressing the powders and co-firing. They only

    obtained an OCV at a level higher than 1.0 V from the cells

    that had more than 75 µm thick LSGM layers.

    Compared with the cathode supported cell, the anode

    supported cell did not show drastic changes in the slope of

    the current-voltage curves. The Ni-YSZ anode substrate

    had small pores that were homogeneously distributed via

    the reduction of NiO into Ni, as shown in Fig. 3(b). The cells

    showed a maximum power density ranging from 230 to

    350 mW cm-2 at temperatures between 700oC and 800oC.

    High OCV and power densities have been previously

    reported in cells that have had relatively thick electrolyte

    films.10-12) Wan et al.11) reported the maximum power density

    as 1.4 W cm-2 at 800oC for an LSGM electrolyte (200 µm)

    supported cell. Anode supported thick film cells prepared

    via pressing also showed the best performance by optimizing

    the electrolyte thickness to 75 µm.10) The electrolyte film

    prepared via spin coating in this study had a thickness of

    approximately 12 µm, which might not be sufficient to block

    the electronic current path formed by the reaction between

    the electrolyte and electrode. It has been reported that the

    diffusion of Ni into the interface with LSGM during the co-

    firing process of the anode supported cell could not have

    been completely blocked, even with a dense LDC interlayer,

    but resulted in lowering the OCV.13)

    3.3. Degradation of anode and cathode supported

    cells

    The current-voltage measurements were repeated in order

    to compare the degradation rates of the LSGF-GDC cathode

    supported cell (CSC) and the NiO-YSZ anode supported cell

    (ASC). Figs. 6(a) and 6(b) show the maximum power

    densities and open circuit voltage, respectively, as a function

    of time. A considerable degradation was observed from both

    the ASC and CSC, especially at temperatures over 700oC

    (Fig. 6(a)). From the OCV changes during repeated measure-

    ments (Fig. 6(b)), the degradation did not appear to be

    related to the OCV. For the CSC, the decrease of the OCV

    with time was nearly negligible. The decay of the OCV for

    the ASC, which demonstrated a fast degradation from 350 to

    280 mW cm2 within 10 h, was less than 3% as well.

    It has been reported that the chemical reaction between

    NiO and LSGM is the cause of the degradation and that the

    LDC interlayer introduced between the anode and LSGM

    electrolyte could lower the degradation rate.14) The thick

    film LSGMF cell fabricated in this study, however, still

    demonstrated degradation despite the introduction of the

    LDC interlayer. In addition, as shown in Fig. 6(a), the ASC

    demonstrated lower power densities despite its thin

    LSGMF layer (~12 µm) than CSC which had an electrolyte

    Fig. 4. SEM micrographs of the cross sectional surface of theNi-YSZ/LDC/LSGMF/LSCuF anode supported cell.

    Fig. 5. Current-voltage characteristics of the Ni-YSZ/LDC/LSGMF/LSCuF anode supported cell at 700oC and 800oC. Theperformance of the LSGF-GDC/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cathodesupported cell (CSC) at 800oC is presented with a dottedline for comparison.

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    thickness of ~52 µm. The cathode material in the ASC,

    LSCuF, may have reacted with the LSGMF electrolyte dur-

    ing the operation. Some researchers have fabricated LDC/

    LSGM/LDC trilayered structures in order to prevent reac-

    tions between LSCo and LSGM, and thus, a higher OCV

    was achieved.10)

    However, a structural decomposition was observed on the

    LSGMF electrolyte surface after operation. The surface

    morphologies of the LSGMF electrolyte in the ASC before

    and after the cell operation are compared in Figs. 7(a) and

    7(b), respectively. The as-sintered LSGMF electrolyte showed

    a gas tight, clean surface, while many pores and secondary

    phases that were segregated on the grain boundaries were

    observed after operating at temperatures ranging from 700oC

    to 850oC. As the LSGMF surface in Fig. 7(b) is a bare

    surface far from the border of the LSCuF cathode, the

    degradation of the LSGMF itself, rather than a reaction

    with the cathode, is presumably the cause of the increase of

    interfacial resistance during the operation at temperatures

    Fig. 6. Degradation of the LSGF-GDC/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cath-ode supported cell (CSC) and the Ni-YSZ/LDC/LSGMF/LSCuF anode supported cell (ASC): (a) maximum powerdensity and (b) open circuit voltage.

    Fig. 7. SEM micrographs of the LSGMF surface of the Ni-YSZ/LDC/LSGMF/LSCuF anode supported cell (a) beforeand (b) after the cell operation.

    Fig. 8. SEM micrographs of the LSGMF surface of the LSGF-GDC/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cathode supported cell after thecell operation.

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    over 700oC. The morphological change of the LSGMF

    surface was also observed on the anode side of the cathode-

    supported LSGF/LSGMF/Ni-SDC cell as shown in Fig. 8.

    For the CSC, needle-like secondary phases were seen inside

    the large pores, which do not appear in the cross sectional

    surface in Fig. 2. The relatively long operation time of the CSC

    appears to cause more significant change of the LSGMF

    surface morphology than the ASC (Fig. 6). The reaction with

    the migrated Pt has been suggested as a cause of the phase

    change on the cathode side in the LSGM-based cell;15)

    however, the cause of the degradation in the LSGMF cell

    fabricated in this study should be nvestigated more precisely.

    4. Conclusion

    Using an La0.75

    Sr0.25

    Ga0.8

    Mg0.16

    Fe0.04

    O3-δ

    (LSGMF) electrolyte

    synthesized using a solid state reaction, both NiO-YSZ anode

    and LSGF-GDC cathode supported cells were fabricated via

    co-firing. The sintering shrinkage of the electrode support

    was controlled in order to make a dense and thin electrolyte

    film via co-firing. The LSGF-GDC cathode supported cell

    demonstrated a nearly theoretical OCV and a power density

    of ~420 mW cm-2 (@0.7V) at 800oC. The use of a LSGF cathode

    that had a common element with the electrolyte appeared to

    avoid the possible migration of metal ions during the co-firing

    at 1400oC. The NiO-YSZ anode supported cell with an LDC

    interlayer demonstrated a maximum power density of

    approximately 350 mW cm-2 at 800oC. Both anode and cath-

    ode supported cells demonstrated severe degradation at

    temperatures over 700oC without significant decreases in

    the open circuit voltage. A structural decomposition after the

    cell operation might be a cause of the cell performance decay.

    Acknowledgment

    This work was supported by the Korea Research Council

    for Industrial Science and Technology.

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