Segmented cell testing for cathode parameter investigation P. Tanasini , J. A. Schuler, Z. Wuillemin, M. L. Ben Ameur, C. Comninellis, and J. Van herle European Fuel Cell Forum Lucerne, July 2 nd 2010 ENI Fuel Cells Industrial Energy Systems Laboratory (LENI), Group of Electrochemical Engineering (GGEC), Interdisciplinary Centre of Electron Microscopy (CIME) École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – EPFL Lausanne - Switzerland
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Segmented cell testing for cathode parameter investigation
P. Tanasini, J. A. Schuler, Z. Wuillemin, M. L. Ben Ameur, C. Comninellis, and J. Van herle
European Fuel Cell Forum Lucerne, July 2nd 2010
ENIFuelCells
Industrial Energy Systems Laboratory (LENI), Group of Electrochemical Engineering (GGEC), Interdisciplinary Centre of Electron Microscopy (CIME)
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – EPFLLausanne - Switzerland
OUTLINE
Introduction
Experimental
Results
Conclusion
• Validation• Parameter investigation
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INTRODUCTION (1)- motivation -
Objectives: Reduce testing time Increase reproducibility
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Time [h]
0.6 A/cm2, 850°C, 7%H2O/H2
And more…… for each experiment!!
Button cell testing:
• Low degradation
Long testing time
• Fluctuations
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INTRODUCTION (2)- strategy -
• N-fold decrease of testing time
• Same T, gas concentration, history
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EXPERIMENTAL- the testing station -
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RESULTS (1)
1. Validation
2. Parameter investigation• Current density• Cathode thickness• Cathode composition
• Cr source
Anode-Supported (AS) cells
Electrolyte-Supported (ES)
cells
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RESULTS (2)validation
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4 IDENTICAL CELLS
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Current [mA/cm2]
AS-A IAS-A IIAS-A IIIAS-A IV
IV-CURVES
• Similar behavior• Small difference in OCV• Polarization lowers the difference
850°C, 97%H2/3% H2O
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AS-A IAS-A IIAS-A IIIAS-A IV
~3 hzEIS MEASUREMENTS
• High frequency overlapping• Low frequency mismatch
(conversion process)
H2O/H2 distribution850°C, 97%H2/3% H2O
RESULTS (3)current density
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• Polarization-driven activation
• Current-dependent degradation
0.30 A/cm2
0.45 A/cm2
0.60 A/cm2
0.75 A/cm2
0.30 A/cm2
850°C, 97%H2/3%H2O
• Activation at 0.3 A/cm2
• Operation at different I
RESULTS (4)cathode thickness
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850°C, 93%H2/7% H2O, 0.6A/cm2
20µm
15µm10µm
5µm • Different thicknesses
• Operation 0.6 A/cm2
• Difference in Rohm at the beginning
• AS-B I limited by thickness
• Different degradation behavior:
Thickness Degradation5µ 6.0%/1000h
10µ 2.2%/1000h
15µ 1.5%/1000h
20µ 0.9%/1000h
Cr contamination (SEM, WDX)
RESULTS (5)cathode composition
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• LSM/Mn-doped YSZ cathodes
• Same microstructure (except AS-C II)
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AS-C I (0%Mn-YSZ/LSM)AS-C II (2.5%Mn-YSZ/LSM)AS-C III (4.5%Mn-YSZ/LSM)AS-C IV (6.5%Mn-YSZ/LSM)