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Infiltrating fine-grained electrocatalyst particles of either ion conducting or mixed electron and ion conducting (MEIC) material into a ceramic porous electrode scaffold has proven a very effective way to improve electrode performance for low to intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). We report here one-step infiltration of MEIC fine particles, La0.6Sr0.4CoO3-δ (LSCo) and SrCo0.8Fe0.2O3-δ (SCF), into a commercial cathode substrate. A comparative study shows that the cathode polarization can be considerably reduced by a factor of 17 to 28 and 28 to 49 from 1000 to 700 ³C by the infiltrated LSCF and SCF electrocatalysts, respectively, demonstrating an effective solution to improve the electrode performance without altering mechanical properties of the electrode substrate.

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Arrhenius plots of (a) area specific ohmic resistance and (b) area specific polarization resistance.

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©Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters 2011, The Electrochemical Society.

© The Electrochemical Society, Inc. 2011. All rights reserved. Except as provided under U.S. copyright law, this work may not be reproduced, resold, distributed, or modified without the express permission of The Electrochemical Society (ECS). The archival version of this work was published in Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters.

Publisher’s Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.007201esl

Xu, N., Li, X., Zhao, X., Zhao, H., & Huang, K. (2011). One-Step Infiltration of Mixed Conducting Electrocatalysts for Reducing Cathode Polarization of a Commercial Cathode-Supported SOFC. Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 15 (1), B1 - B4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1149/2.007201esl

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