Oxygen Reduction Response of La and Ce Co-Doped SrCoO3−δ Perovskite Oxide Grown on Porous Ni-Foam Substrate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis Procedures
2.2. Characterizations Tools and Electrochemical Measurements
2.3. Complete Fabrication of Fuel Cells
3. Results
3.1. Structure and Composition Analysis
3.2. Electrochemical Impedance and Electrical Conductivity
3.3. Electrochemical Performance Measurements
3.4. Spectroscopic Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, J.; Mushtaq, N.; Shah, M.A.K.Y.; Wu, J.; Li, H.; Lu, Y.; Wang, P. Oxygen Reduction Response of La and Ce Co-Doped SrCoO3−δ Perovskite Oxide Grown on Porous Ni-Foam Substrate. Crystals 2022, 12, 1650. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12111650
Wang J, Mushtaq N, Shah MAKY, Wu J, Li H, Lu Y, Wang P. Oxygen Reduction Response of La and Ce Co-Doped SrCoO3−δ Perovskite Oxide Grown on Porous Ni-Foam Substrate. Crystals. 2022; 12(11):1650. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12111650
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Jinping, Naveed Mushtaq, M. A. K. Yousaf Shah, Jiaen Wu, Henghui Li, Yuzheng Lu, and Peng Wang. 2022. "Oxygen Reduction Response of La and Ce Co-Doped SrCoO3−δ Perovskite Oxide Grown on Porous Ni-Foam Substrate" Crystals 12, no. 11: 1650. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12111650