Browsing by Author "Jang, Shian-Ching"

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Effects of TiO2 and SDC addition on the properties of YSZ electrolyte
(2019-11-12)
Shen, Chin-Tien
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Lee, Kan-Rong
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Hsieh, Yu-Pin
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Lee, Sheng-Wei
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Chang, Jeng-Kuei
In this study, we investigate the effects of adding titanium dioxide (TiO2) and samarium doped cerium oxide (SDC) on the properties of yttrium-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte. The microstructure, mechanical, and electrochemical properties of the electrolyte are investigated. The performance in CO2 electrolysis is measured by supplying carbon dioxide to Ni-YSZ electrode and nitrogen to LSM electrode. Results show that TiO2 and SDC addition can reduce the sintering temperature and increase grain size. The ionic conductivity is 0.123 S cm(-1) at 1000 degrees C. In addition, the thermal expansion coefficient at 1000 degrees C is 8.25 x 10(-6)K(-1). The current density of the cell is 439 mA cm(-2) at 1.3 V and 1000 degrees C in solid oxide electrolysis cell. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Fabrication of anode-supported thin BCZY electrolyte protonic fuel cells using NiO sintering aid
(2019-09-03)
Lee, Kan-Rong
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Tseng, Chung-Jen
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Jang, Shian-Ching
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Lin, Jing-Chie
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Wang, Kuan-Wen
A thin and fully dense BaCe0.6Zr0.2Y0.2O3-delta(BCZY) electrolyte for the use of anode-supported protonic fuel cells has been successfully prepared by spin coating using NiO sintering aid. The effects of NiO addition on the electrolyte microstructures and fuel cell performances are also investigated. An appropriate NiO addition has a significant positive contribution to the densification and grain growth of thin BCZY electrolytes. However, too much NiO addition gives rise to NiO aggregation in BCZY electrolyte and deteriorates the cell performance. The enhanced sintering mechanism can be mainly attributed to the oxygen vacancies generated from the NiO decomposition and bulk diffusion of Ni into BCZY perovskites. The fuel cell with a BCZY-3%NiO electrolyte exhibits the highest maximum power density of similar to 106.6 mW/cm(2) at 800 degrees C among all fuel cells in this study. The electrochemical impedance characteristics of thin BCZY electrolyte fuel cells are further discussed under open circuit conditions. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Microstructures and electrical properties of zirconium doped barium cerate perovskite proton conductors
(2019-08-09)
Jhuang, Jhe-Wei
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Lee, Kan-Rong
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Lee, Sheng-Wei
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Chang, Jeng-Kuei
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Jang, Shian-Ching
In this work, we vary the Zr to Ce ratio to investigate the microstructures and electrical properties of zirconium doped barium cerates. The solid state reaction is used in synthesizing the BaCe0.8-xZrxY0.2O3 (X = 0.1-0.5). The electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) is successfully applied to identify the crystal structure of the barium cerates. EBSD results indicate that all samples have the orthorhombic structure. Conductivity measurement results show that for temperatures below 700 degrees C, Zr-doped barium cerates have higher protonic conductivities than oxygen-ion/electron-hole conductivities. The protonic conductivity increases with the Zr content initially, but decreases after the Zr content is higher than 0.3. The protonic conductivity of BCZY0.3 reaches 8.8 mS/cm at 700 degrees C in dry hydrogen atmosphere. Stability test results show that, for stable operation in CO2 atmosphere, the Zr content in barium cerates should be greater than 0.2. (C) 2019 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.