Abstract
The crystal structure, thermal expansion rate, electrical conductivity and electrochemical performance of Sm 0.5Sr 0.5M x Co 1− x O 3− δ (M = Fe, Mn) have been investigated. Two crystal structures have been observed in the specimens of Sm 0.5Sr 0.5Fe x Co 1− x O 3− δ (SSFC) at room temperature, the perovskite structure of SSFC has an orthorhombic symmetry for 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4 and a cubic symmetry for 0.5 ≤ x ≤ 0.9. The specimens of Sm 0.5Sr 0.5Mn x Co 1− x O 3− δ (SSMC) crystallize in an orthorhombic structure. The adjustment of thermal expansion rate to electrolyte, which is one of the main problems of SSC, can be achieved to lower TEC values with more Fe and Mn substitution. Especially, Sm 0.5Sr 0.5Mn 0.8Co 0.2O 3− δ exhibits good thermal compatibility with La 0.8Sr 0.2Ga 0.8Mg 0.2O 3. High electrical conductivities are obtained for all the specimens and they demonstrate above 100 S/cm at 800 °C in SSFC system. The polarization resistance increases with increasing Mn content, Nevertheless, the polarization resistance of SSFC increases with increasing Fe content, but when the amount of Fe reaches to 0.4, the maximum is obtained while the resistance will decrease when the amount of Fe reaches above 0.4. Sm 0.5Sr 0.5Fe 0.8Co 0.2O 3− δ electrode exhibits high catalytic activity for oxygen reduction operating at temperature from 700 to 800 °C.
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