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Plasma-Sprayed (Bi 2 O 3 ) 0.705 (Er 2 O 3 ) 0.245 (WO 3 ) 0.05 Electrolyte for Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT-SOFCs).

Rui ChenCheng-Xin LiChang-Jiu Li
Published in: Journal of thermal spray technology (2022)
Stabilized bismuth oxide material with fluorite structure (δ-Bi 2 O 3 ) has been studied as a promising electrolyte material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) due to its high oxygen ion conductivity in mediate temperature. Especially, the ternary system Bi 2 O 3 -Er 2 O 3 -WO 3 is widely concerned for its high ionic conductivity and thermal stability. In this study, regarding its low melting point, the possibility to deposit dense Bi 2 O 3 -Er 2 O 3 -WO 3 ((Bi 2 O 3 ) 0.705 (Er 2 O 3 ) 0.245 (WO 3 ) 0.05 , EWSB) electrolyte by plasma spraying was examined. It was confirmed that the sintered EWSB bulk presents a high ion conductivity of 0.34 S cm -1 at 750 °C and excellent stability that indicates no structure transformation and conductivity degradation after annealing at 600 °C for 1000 h. The phase structure and cross-sectional microstructure of plasma-sprayed EWSB were characterized by XRD and SEM. Results showed that the as-plasma-sprayed EWSB presents a dense microstructure with well bonded lamellae. The XRD showed the formation of EWSB with δ-phase and a trace of β-phase, while the β-phase disappeared after annealing at 750 °C for 10 h. The deposited EWSB electrolyte presented the excellent ionic conductivity of 0.26 S cm -1 at 750 °C which can be directly applied to SOFC at intermediate temperature.
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