采用EDTA-柠檬酸法合成了中温固体氧化物燃料电池阴极材料Sr1.5La0.5Mn1-xCoxO4(SLMCOx),并利用粉末X射线衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)以及电化学交流阻抗谱(EIS)进行表征。结果表明,该材料与Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95(CGO)在1 200℃烧结12 h不发生化学反应。随着Co掺入量的增加,氧化物中Mn3和Co2含量增多,晶格氧含量降低,晶格畸变率增大。交流阻抗谱(EIS)测试结果显示,钴的掺杂明显降低电极的极化电阻,其中Sr1.5La0.5Mn0.7Co0.3O4阴极在700℃空气中的极化电阻为0.62 Ωcm2,明显小于Sr1.5La0.5MnO4阴极在750℃的极化电阻(1.5 Ωcm2),表明钴掺杂的Sr1.5La0.5Mn1-xCoxO4是一种潜在的IT-SOFC阴极材料。
Sr1.5La0.5Mn1-xCoxO4 (SLMCOx) cathode materials for IT-SOFCs (intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells) were synthesized by EDTA-citric acid method and characterized by XRD, XPS and EIS, respectively. The results show that SLMCOx has no reaction with Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95 at 1 200℃ for 12 h. Both the amount of Mn3 and Co2 in the oxide increase with the Co doping concentration; at the same time the content of lattice oxygen reduces, and the distortion ratio (c/a) of the lattice increases. The EIS results show that Co-doping dramatically reduces the polarization resistance (Rp) of SLMCOx cathode. The Sr1.5La0.5Mn0.7Co0.3O4 has the lowest Rp of 0.62 Ωcm2 at 700℃ in air, which is clearly smaller than the Rp value of Sr1.5La0.5Mn0.7O4 that measured at 750℃ (1.5 Ωcm2). Our results indicate that the Co doped Sr1.5La0.5Mn1-xCoxO4 is potential cathode material for IT-SOFC.