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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Sustainable Energy

Background:

  • Solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOEC) are crucial for converting CO2 into fuels and chemicals.
  • Developing efficient and stable electrodes is key to advancing SOEC technology.
  • Ceria-based materials are promising candidates for SOEC electrodes, but require optimization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the performance of Sr-free, iron-doped ceria (Fe-SDC) as fuel electrodes in SOEC.
  • To understand the role of iron incorporation on the material's properties and catalytic activity for CO2 reduction.
  • To evaluate the electrochemical performance of Fe-SDC electrodes in SOEC devices.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of pure ceramic FexSm0.2Ce0.8O2-δ (xFe-SDC) electrodes with varying iron content (x ≤ 0.05).
  • Characterization of electrode properties, including oxygen vacancy concentration and catalytic site formation.
  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations to model the effect of iron on CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) energy barriers and oxygen ion diffusion.
  • Electrochemical testing of single SOEC cells with xFe-SDC cathodes at 800 °C and 1.5 V.

Main Results:

  • Successfully constructed Sr-free ceria-based electrodes with iron incorporation (x ≤ 0.05).
  • Iron doping increased oxygen vacancy concentration and promoted catalytic sites for CO2RR.
  • DFT calculations confirmed that iron enhances electrochemical performance by lowering the CO2RR energy barrier and improving oxygen ion diffusion.
  • Single cells with 0.05Fe-SDC cathodes achieved high current densities of -1.98 A cm⁻² (50% CO2/CO) and -2.26 A cm⁻² (pure CO2) at 800 °C.

Conclusions:

  • Iron-doped ceria (xFe-SDC) electrodes demonstrate significant potential for high-performance SOEC applications.
  • The optimized Fe-SDC material offers an effective pathway for efficient CO2 conversion.
  • These findings pave the way for advanced fuel electrodes in sustainable energy technologies.