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BULLETIN OF THE CHINESE CERAMIC SOCIETY ›› 2022, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (7): 2447-2457.

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Research Progress of Oxygen Ion Electrolyte for Solid Oxide Cells

FENG Bin1, LIU Peng1, YANG Xianfeng1, XIE Zhipeng2   

  1. 1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410014, China;
    2. State Key Lab of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
  • Received:2022-02-19 Revised:2022-04-10 Online:2022-07-15 Published:2022-08-01

Abstract: As a green and efficient all-solid-state energy conversion device, solid oxide cells (SOCs) can convert the chemical energy of hydrogen, carbon, hydrocarbons, alcohols or other fuels into electrical energy in the mode of fuel cells, and produce hydrogen via water splitting in the mode of electrolytic cells. It has great significance in alleviating the global energy crisis and achieving carbon neutrality. However, Y2O3 stabilized ZrO2 (YSZ), the conventional electrolyte material of SOCs, shows a high ionic conductivity above 1 000 ℃. The working temperature is so high that many challenges need to be dealt with, such as high operating costs, limited material choice, and low system stability. Therefore, reducing operating temperature has always been a key issue for the development of SOCs, which can be realized by developing high conductivity electrolyte materials and reducing the thickness of electrolyte film. This paper makes a comprehensive review on the research progress of various oxygen ionic electrolyte materials for intermediate and low temperature SOCs in terms of material development and thin film fabrication. As far as ZrO2, CeO2, Bi2O3 and LaGaO3 based solid electrolytes are concerned, the influence mechanism of heterovalent ion doping on the increase of oxygen ion conductivity and the stability of phase structure is illustrated, and the manufacturing techniques and ionic conductive properties of the electrolyte membranes is summarized. Accordingly, this paper can serve as a reference for the development of high-performance electrolyte materials for solid oxide cells.

Key words: solid oxide cells, solid electrolyte, thin film, oxygen ion conductivity, doping

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