Fabrication of Lanthanum Strontium Cobalt Ferrite-Gadolinium-Doped Ceria Composite Cathodes Using a Low-Price Inkjet Printer

  • Gwon Deok Han
  • , Hyung Jong Choi
  • , Kiho Bae
  • , Hyeon Rak Choi
  • , Dong Young Jang
  • , Joon Hyung Shim*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    In this work, we have successfully fabricated lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite (LSCF)-gadolinium-doped ceria (GDC) composite cathodes by inkjet printing and demonstrated their functioning in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The cathodes are printed using a low-cost HP inkjet printer, and the LSCF and GDC source inks are synthesized with fluidic properties optimum for inkjet printing. The composition and microstructure of the LSCF and GDC layers are successfully controlled by controlling the color level in the printed images and the number of printing cycles, respectively. Anode-support type SOFCs with optimized LSCF-GDC composite cathodes synthesized by our inkjet printing method have achieved a power output of over 570 mW cm-2 at 650 °C, which is comparable to the performance of a commercial SOFC stack. Electrochemical impedance analysis is carried out to establish a relationship between the cell performance and the compositional and structural characteristics of the printed LSCF-GDC composite cathodes.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)39347-39356
    Number of pages10
    JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
    Volume9
    Issue number45
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Nov 15

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) as a “Public Technology Program based on Environmental Policy” [grant number E416-00070-0604-0] and the Global Ph.D. Fellowship Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea, funded by the Ministry of Education (grant number NRF-2014H1A2A1020561). This work was also supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korea government(MSIP) (No. NRF-2016R1D1A1B03932377). The Brain Korea 21 Plus program (21A20131712520) is also acknowledged for its support. Permitting use of the Korea University logo in a scholarly paper is granted to university affiliated members including faculties and students.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2017 American Chemical Society.

    Keywords

    • composite cathode
    • gadolinium-doped ceria
    • inkjet printing
    • lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite
    • solid oxide fuel cells

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science

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