Analysis of Performance Losses and Degradation Mechanism in Porous La2−X NiTiO6−δ:YSZ Electrodes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Sample Preparation
2.2. Characterisation Techniques
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Characterisation
3.2. Electrical and Electrochemical Performance
3.3. Long-Term Performance
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Magnitude | La2NiTiO6 | La1.8NiTiO6−δ | ||||||
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RO | R1Q1 | R2Q2 | Rp | RO | R1Q1 | R2Q2 | Rp | |
Eact (eV) | 0.85 | 1.37 | 1.57 | 1.52 | 0.90 | 0.92 | 1.66 | 1.39 |
C (F cm−2) | - | 8.70 × 10−5 | 1.02 × 10−4 | - | - | 5.67 × 10−5 | 2.82 × 10−4 | - |
Compound | At (μm2) | Ap (μm2) | ε (%) | As (μm2) | Sv (μm3) | D | R2(D) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
La2NiTiO6 | |||||||
Image #1 | 604.002 | 312.203 | 52% | 1.092 | 0.858 | 1.778 | 0.999 |
Image #2 | 546.72 | 278.213 | 51% | 1.009 | 0.762 | 1.772 | 0.999 |
Image #3 | 538.839 | 288.503 | 54% | 0.895 | 0.637 | 1.746 | 0.999 |
563.187 | 292.973 | 52% | 0.999 | 0.753 | 1.765 | 0.999 | |
35.566 | 17.430 | 0.01 | 0.099 | 0.111 | 0.017 | 0.000 | |
La1.8NiTiO6−δ | |||||||
Image #1 | 601.840 | 294.525 | 49% | 1.322 | 1.143 | 1.796 | 0.999 |
Image #2 | 554.88 | 287.471 | 52% | 1.086 | 0.851 | 1.767 | 0.999 |
Image #3 | 655.191 | 309.388 | 47% | 1.543 | 1.442 | 1.783 | 1.000 |
603.970 | 297.128 | 49% | 1.317 | 1.146 | 1.782 | 0.999 | |
50.189 | 11.188 | 0.02 | 0.229 | 0.295 | 0.015 | 0.000 |
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Pérez-Flores, J.C.; Castro-García, M.; Crespo-Muñoz, V.; Valera-Jiménez, J.F.; García-Alvarado, F.; Canales-Vázquez, J. Analysis of Performance Losses and Degradation Mechanism in Porous La2−X NiTiO6−δ:YSZ Electrodes. Materials 2021, 14, 2819. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112819
Pérez-Flores JC, Castro-García M, Crespo-Muñoz V, Valera-Jiménez JF, García-Alvarado F, Canales-Vázquez J. Analysis of Performance Losses and Degradation Mechanism in Porous La2−X NiTiO6−δ:YSZ Electrodes. Materials. 2021; 14(11):2819. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112819
Chicago/Turabian StylePérez-Flores, Juan Carlos, Miguel Castro-García, Vidal Crespo-Muñoz, José Fernando Valera-Jiménez, Flaviano García-Alvarado, and Jesús Canales-Vázquez. 2021. "Analysis of Performance Losses and Degradation Mechanism in Porous La2−X NiTiO6−δ:YSZ Electrodes" Materials 14, no. 11: 2819. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14112819