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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Perovskite oxides are promising anode materials for hydrocarbon-fueled solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs).
  • Sluggish kinetics of hydrocarbon conversion and carbon deposition limit the commercial application of current SOFC anodes.
  • Developing efficient and stable anodes for direct hydrocarbon utilization remains a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and develop a novel dual-exsolved self-assembled anode for efficient methane (CH4)-fueled SOFCs.
  • To investigate the structural, electrochemical, and long-term performance characteristics of the new anode material.
  • To understand the catalytic mechanism of methane conversion at the anode's heterointerfaces.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a dual-exsolved self-assembled anode with a hierarchical structure: Ru@Ru-Sr2Fe1.5Mo0.5O6-δ (SFM)/Ru-Gd0.1Ce0.9O2-δ (GDC).
  • Fabrication and testing of single SOFC cells using the developed anode under humidified H2 and CH4 atmospheres at 800 °C.
  • Long-term stability testing (200 hours) in humidified CH4 to evaluate carbon deposition resistance.
  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations to elucidate the CH4 conversion activity at metal-oxide heterointerfaces.

Main Results:

  • The Ru@Ru-SFM/Ru-GDC anode exhibited a unique hierarchical nano-heterointerface structure.
  • SOFCs with the developed anode achieved high peak power densities of 1.03 W cm⁻² (H2) and 0.63 W cm⁻² (CH4) at 800 °C.
  • Negligible degradation was observed over 200 hours of operation in humidified CH4, demonstrating excellent resistance to carbon deposition.
  • DFT calculations confirmed enhanced intrinsic activity for CH4 conversion at the Ru@Ru-SFM and Ru@Ru-GDC heterointerfaces compared to pristine SFM.

Conclusions:

  • The dual-exsolved self-assembled anode design offers a viable strategy for efficient and robust hydrocarbon-fueled SOFCs.
  • The hierarchical structure and exsolved metal-oxide heterointerfaces significantly improve methane conversion kinetics and stability.
  • This work provides a pathway for developing advanced anode materials for next-generation fuel cells capable of utilizing hydrocarbon fuels directly.