Abstract
In this work, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and distribution of relaxation times (DRT) analysis were used to evaluate the performance determining parameters for a solid-oxide fuel and electrolysis cell. The SOFC/EC was formulated with 8 mol% Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte sandwiched between Ni-YSZ fuel electrode and La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-10mol% gadolinium doped ceria (LSCF6428-GDC10, 5:5) composite air electrode. To deconvolute the multistep elementary reactions at both of the electrodes, EIS was measured as a function of temperature (775 °C–850 °C), gas compositions, and gas flow rates (50–200 sccm). Concurrently, DRT analysis was employed to resolve frequency-dependent electrode reactions effectively. From the DRT analysis, multistep elementary reactions at fuel and air electrode were separated and corresponded to a transmission line equivalent circuit model with parameters ( ). Finally, the cell performance limiting factors such as apparent diffusivity (), surface reaction constant (), and effective lengths () of each electrode were determined.
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