Abstract
Ba0.5Sr0.5Fe1-xCuxO3-δ (BSFCx, x = 0–0.2) cathodes were investigated in the relationship between electronic structure and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics. Electronic structure analysis revealed that Cu doping increased the oxygen vacancies (δ) from 0.384 (BSF) to 0.638 (BSFC0.2). The valence band maximum (VBM) shifted from 0.68 eV (BSF) to 0.24 eV (BSFC0.2), which implies a lower activation energy for charge transfer to the adsorbed oxygen. The area specific resistance was 0.042 Ω cm2 at 700 °C (BSFC0.2), a reduction of more than 50 % compared to 0.086 Ω cm2 (BSF). For the distribution of relaxation times analysis, BSFC0.2 showed the smallest peak area in medium frequency region, where the charge exchange and ion transfer occur at cathode.
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