Influence of crystal structure on the electrochemical performance of A-site-deficient Sr1-sNb0.1Co0.9O3-dperovskite cathodes

Zhu, Y.; Lin, Y.; Shen, X.; Sunarso, J.; Zhou, W.; Jiang, S.; Su, D.; Chen, F.; Shao, Zongping

doi:10.1039/c4ra06191h

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Zhu, Y.

Lin, Y.

Shen, X.

Sunarso, J.

Zhou, W.

Jiang, S.

Su, D.

Chen, F.

Shao, Zongping

Date

2014

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Journal Article

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Zhu, Y. and Lin, Y. and Shen, X. and Sunarso, J. and Zhou, W. and Jiang, S. and Su, D. et al. 2014. Influence of crystal structure on the electrochemical performance of A-site-deficient Sr1-sNb0.1Co0.9O3-dperovskite cathodes. RSC Advances. 4 (77): pp. 40865-40872.

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RSC Advances

DOI

10.1039/c4ra06191h

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Department of Chemical Engineering

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/27773

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

The creation of A-site cation defects within a perovskite oxide can substantially alter the structure and properties of its stoichiometric analogue. In this work, we demonstrate that by vacating 2 and 5% of A-site cations from SrNb0.1Co0.9O3−δ (SNC1.00) perovskites (Sr1−sNb0.1Co0.9O3−δ, s = 0.02 and 0.05; denoted as SNC0.98 and SNC0.95, respectively), a Jahn–Teller (JT) distortion with varying extents takes place, leading to the formation of a modified crystal lattice within a the perovskite framework. Electrical conductivity, electrochemical performance, chemical compatibility and microstructure of Sr1−sNb0.1Co0.9O3−δ as cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells were evaluated. Among SNC1.00, SNC0.98 and SNC0.95, SNC0.95 (P4/mmm symmetry (#123)) which exhibits a large JT distortion in conjunction with charge-ordering of cobalt (Co) shows the best oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) activity at low temperature while SNC0.98 (P4mm symmetry (#99)), which displays a local JT distortion, shows the poorest performance.