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Numerical study on charge transport and electrochemical performance of Gd and Pr co-doped ceria-based solid oxide fuel cells free from internal shorting

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To guide the composition modification and operation optimization of ceria-based electrolytes of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) for blocking internal electronic current, a one-dimensional model considering the mixed conductivity of oxygen ions and free electrons in Gd and Pr co-doped ceria-based electrolytes Gd0.1PrxCe0.9-xO1.90 (GPDC) was established. The discharge curve, energy efficiency and oxygen partial pressure distribution in ceria-based electrolytes were calculated under different Pr doping contents, operating temperatures and electrolyte thicknesses. The results show that the doping of Pr can relieves internal short circuit current and improve the performance of the cells. The internal short circuit current of the cell increases with raising temperature. With increasing electrolyte thickness, peak power density and leakage current density decrease and the maximum overall efficiency increases. Interestingly, the factor of exponential relationship between electronic conductivity and oxygen partial pressure changes with the doping amount of Pr, and the optimal doping amount of Pr is identified as 0.15 under 700 ℃ due to the relatively small leakage current density and the high power density. Therefore, this work can guide the design and operation of Gd and Pr co-doped ceria-based electrolyte to develop the highly-efficient low temperature SOFC.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52104229), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2021QN1105), the Foundation and the Major research project of Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Coal-based Greenhouse Gas Control and Utilization (2020ZDZZ02C)

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    Hui Chen, Hui Zhu, Yihan Ling & Xinxin Wang

  2. School of Electrical and Power Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, People’s Republic of China

    Shenglin Shen & Keqing Zheng

  3. Jiangsu Province Engineering Laboratory of High Efficient Energy Storage Technology and Equipments, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, People’s Republic of China

    Yihan Ling & Shaorong Wang

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Chen, H., Zhu, H., Shen, S. et al. Numerical study on charge transport and electrochemical performance of Gd and Pr co-doped ceria-based solid oxide fuel cells free from internal shorting. Ionics 28, 3445–3452 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11581-022-04563-x

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