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Electrical and electrochemical properties of SrBiMTiO6 (M = Fe, Mn, Cr) as potential cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells

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A series of perovskite oxides SrBiMTiO6 (M = Fe, Mn, Cr) have been synthesized and characterized towards application as cathode materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns reveal that all samples are stabilized in \( \mathrm{Pm}\ \overline{3}\mathrm{m} \) space group. Electrical conductivity, AC impedance characteristics, and thermal and chemical stability have been studied in order to assess their possible use as SOFC cathode materials. In comparison with other low electrical conductivity cathodes of SOFC, our results suggest that SrBiMnTiO6, which has the highest electrical conductivity (4.02 S cm−1) and moderate polarization resistance (0.104 Ω cm2) at 850 °C, is the most promising candidate among the three perovskite oxides for further study and optimization as a SOFC cathode material.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant nos. 51002148 and 20921002 and the Natural Scientific Foundation of Jilin Province 20130101016JC.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resources Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, People’s Republic of China

    Chuangang Yao, Junling Meng, Fanzhi Meng, Xiaojuan Liu, Lin Han, Qingshuang Liang, Xiaojie Wu & Jian Meng

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China

    Chuangang Yao, Junling Meng, Lin Han & Qingshuang Liang

  3. Applied Chemistry Department, Chemical Engineering College, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Huhhot, 010051, People’s Republic of China

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Yao, C., Bai, Y., Meng, J. et al. Electrical and electrochemical properties of SrBiMTiO6 (M = Fe, Mn, Cr) as potential cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells. Ionics 21, 2269–2276 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-015-1389-z

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