Highly efficient and robust cathode materials for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cells: PrBα0.5 Sr 0.5 Co 2-x Fe x O 5+δ

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Choi, Sihyuk ^a   Yoo, Seonyoung ^a   Kim, Jiyoun ^a,b   Park, Seonhye ^a   Jun, Areum ^a   Sengodan, Sivaprakash ^a   Kim, Junyoung ^a   Shin, Jeeyoung ^c   Jeong, Hu Young ^a   Choi, Yongman ^d   Kim, Guntae ^a   Liu, Meilin ^a,e  

^a Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

^c Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

^d SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORPORATION   (Saudi Arabia)

^e Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrochemistry; Electronic Devices; Fuel Cells; Materials Science; Subject Areas

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM DERIVATIVE; OXIDE; PEROVSKITE; TITANIUM;

CHEMISTRY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; POWER SUPPLY; TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE;

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; OXIDES; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM;

EID: 84882769806     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02426     Document Type: Article

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