Modification of electrocatalytic activity of BaCe0.40Sm 0.20Fe0.40O3-δ with C03O 4 as cathode for proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cell

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 369-375

  Zhang, Cuijuan ^a,c   Du, Zhihong ^a   Zhao, Hailei ^a,b   Zhang, Xinxin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^b Beijing Key Lab of New Energy Material and Technology   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cathode; Electrical conductivity; Electrocatalytic activity; Proton conducting solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN;

CATH-ODE MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE MICROSTRUCTURES; ELECTRONIC CONDUCTIVITY; EXCHANGE CURRENT DENSITIES; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; PROTON-CONDUCTING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84884223428     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.06.124     Document Type: Article

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