Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2001, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (8): 1283.

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A Study of PrGa1-xMgxO3 as the Electrolytes of SOFCs

LIU Zhi-Guo1, HUANG Xi-Qiang1, LIU Wei1, Lü Zhe-JI1, Yuan-PEI Li1, HE Tian-Min1, SU Wen-Hui1   

  1. 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China;
    2. International Center for Mater ials Physics, Academia Sinica, Shenyang 110015, China
  • Received:2000-06-27 Online:2001-08-24 Published:2001-08-24

Abstract: PrGa1-x Mgx O3( x=0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25) were synthesized by using a standard solid state technology. XRDresults show that all samples are orthorhombic. Mg-doping increases the oxygen ion conductivity and decreases the activation energy of the samples significantly. The conductivity of the samples is mainly ionic. PrGa0.9 Mg0.1 O3 has the highest conductivity of 0.05 S/cm at 800 ℃, while PrGa0.8 Mg0.2 O3 has the lowest activation energy of 24.19 kJ/moLIn all the samples. The oxygen ion transport number of the samples increases with increasing temperature. SOFCs results show that PrGa0.9 Mg0.1 O3 has the best properties, for which the power density of 0.131 W/cm2 and the short circuit current density of 0.45 A/cm2 were achieved at 940 ℃. This study reveals that Mg doped PrGaO3 is a kind of solid electrolyte with superior properties.

Key words: PrGaO3, Solid electrolyte, Oxygen ion conductivity, Solid oxide fuel cell

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