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Atmosphere dependence of anode reaction of intermediate temperature steam electrolysis using perovskite type proton conductor

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The effect of oxygen partial pressure on anode reaction of steam electrolysis using SrZr0.5Ce0.4Y0.1O3-α (SZCY-541) proton conducting electrolyte was investigated by AC impedance measurement in this work. The anode reaction was enhanced by increasing oxygen partial pressure, and this result was opposite to the expectation from the conventional anode reaction (water splitting reaction). The increase in the electrode reaction conductivity with oxygen chemical potential was proportional to \( {P_{{\mathrm{O}}_2}}^{1/4} \) at 600 °C and at higher oxygen partial pressure region of 700 and 800 °C, suggesting the possibility that the enhancement is caused by the increase in hole concentration on the electrolyte surface near the anode.

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  1. Center for Molecular Systems (CMS), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

    Takaaki Sakai

  2. Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

    Takaaki Sakai, Masako Ogushi & Tatsumi Ishihara

  3. Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-1 Kasuga-kouen, Kasuga, 816-8580, Japan

    Keita Arakawa

  4. International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER), Kyushu University, 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

    Tatsumi Ishihara & Hiroshige Matsumoto

  5. Organization for Promotion of Tenure Track, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuenkibanadainishi, Miyazaki, 889-2192, Japan

    Yuji Okuyama

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Sakai, T., Arakawa, K., Ogushi, M. et al. Atmosphere dependence of anode reaction of intermediate temperature steam electrolysis using perovskite type proton conductor. J Solid State Electrochem 19, 1793–1798 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-015-2808-9

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