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Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol.156, No.1, B74-B79, 2009
Honeycomb-Type Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Using La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3 Electrolyte for High Volumetric Power Density
A La0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3 (LSGM)-based honeycomb-type cell was successfully operated using single-wall and four-wall used cell structures. Power generation characteristic and internal resistance of the honeycomb cell were measured by various electrochemical techniques, including polarization, current interruption, and impedance spectrometry. The single-wall LSGM honeycomb cell shows much higher power density than that of the ZrO2-based cell, and the area-specific power density is achieved about 0.50 and 0.27 W/cm(2) at 1073 and 973 K, respectively, when the honeycomb with a 0.5 mm thick wall is used. Detail results of internal resistance analysis suggest that IR loss is the predominant potential drop of the cell. The power generations of a four-wall used (i.e., one-channel) honeycomb cell was also measured. The maximum power density of the single-channel cell is achieved at a power density of similar to 1.3 W at 1073 K. Although the area-specific power density (similar to 0.37 W/cm(2)) is lower than that of the single-wall cell, the estimated volumetric power density of this cell is as high as 600 W/L. Furthermore, a short stack using connected two single-channel honeycombs in series was also successfully fabricated and operated, and the output power of similar to 1.8 W was reached at 1073 K.
Keywords:electrochemical devices;electrochemical impedance spectroscopy;electrolytes;gallium compounds;honeycomb structures;lanthanum compounds;polarisation;solar cells;strontium compounds