Copyright 2013-2014 Presented by Samita Thakur, O. P. Pandey, K. Singh School of Physics & Materials Science Thapar University, Patiala At IV th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai Effect of Ca 2+ substitution on the structural, thermal and electrical properties of BiYO 3 for SOFC applications
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Presented by
Samita Thakur, O. P. Pandey, K. Singh
School of Physics & Materials Science
Thapar University, PatialaAt
IV th International Conference on Advances in Energy ResearchIndian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
Effect of Ca2+ substitution on the structural, thermal and
electrical properties of BiYO3 for SOFC applications
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Why Fuel Cells?
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We use energy every day. Energy is needed to operate machines, to heat and cool our homes and schools, to cook, to provide light and to take people from place to place.
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Coal
Petroleum
Natural Gas
Nuclear power plants
Conventional Energy sources
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Green House Emission
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Solutions to Energy Problem
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Biomass Energy
Wind Energy
Fuel Cells Hydraulic energy
Solar Energy
Non-conventional energy sources
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Fuel CellsA fuel cell is a device that
converts chemical energy into electrical energy, water, and heat through electrochemical reactions.
The voltage generated by a single cell is typically rather small (< 1 volt), so many cells are connected in series to create a useful voltage.
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Fuel cells operation
Hydrogen Oxygen
Water
2 2 2H H e
Heat
2 21/ 2 2 2 1O H e H O
Membrane(Nafion)Catalyst (Pt)
Anode (-)Catalyst (Pt)Cathode (+)
dc current
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Types of Fuel Cells
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Practical Applications of Fuel Cells
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Auxi
liary
pow
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heat
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pow
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smal
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Elec
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supp
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Secu
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ower
for d
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Heav
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nspo
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prop
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SOLI
D O
XID
E FU
EL C
ELLS
(SOFC
)
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Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are attracting attention due
to following reasons:
Higher efficiency
Negligible environmental pollution
No liquid electrolyte
Least material corrosion
Offers good fuel flexibility
Internal reformation of hydrocarbons fuels
Merits of SOFc
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Components of SOFC
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Working Principle of SOFC
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Limitations of SOFC
The high temperature limits applications of SOFC units and they
tend to be rather large
High operating temperature also enhance the degradation rate of materials
AssemblingMaintenance
Design Cost & choice of material
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(1)
Lowering of operating temperature
(2)
Increase the choices for materials selection
(3)
Lower the degradation of materials, cost and increase the durability
Lowering of operating temperature will also increase the resistance of the cell and reduces the overall output. So, there is need to develop new material s .
Remedies for the problems
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Motivation of the present work
The best known solid electrolytes for SOFC are ceramics with fluorite type
structure, materials based on zirconia and ceria. But its conductivity falls down
drastically below 800 °C. The major drawback associated with ceria based
electrolytes is the conversion of Ce4+ to Ce3+ under SOFC anodic conditions
(reducing atmosphere). This results in high electronic conduction and chemical
expansion
One class of materials that exhibits high oxide ion conductivity is based upon the
perovskite structure. Sr2+ doped LaInO3, LaYO3, LaGaO3 have been exploited as
electrolytes for their oxide ion conductivity with conductivity in the range of 10-3
S/cm.
Depending upon the above stated facts we have chosen Bi1-xCaxYO3 (x=0, 0.1) to
study its structural, thermal and electrical properties as electrolyte for SOFC
applications.
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Synthesis of Bi1-xCaxYO3 (x=0, 0.1)
Homogeneous mixture
Calcination at 750 0C
Pelletization and sintering at 800 0C
Characterization
X-ray Diffraction
Dilatometry TGA Scanning electron
microscopy
Ac impedance spectroscopy
Bi2O3 CaO Y2O3
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X-ray Diffraction
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Figure 1: X-ray diffraction pattern of (a) BiYO3 (b) Bi0.9Ca0.1YO3.