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Direct Electrophoretic Deposition and Characterization of Thin-Film Membranes Based on Doped BaCeO₃ and CeO₂ for Anode-Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.

ABSTRACT: In this work, a technology was developed for the formation of BaCe_0.8Sm_0.2O₃+1 wt% CuO (BCS-CuO)/Ce_0.8Sm_0.2O_1.9 (SDC) thin-film electrolyte membranes for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) on porous NiO-BCS-CuO anode substrates using direct electrophoretic deposition (EPD). The effect of increasing the zeta potential when modifying the base suspension of a micro-sized SDC-gn powder (glycine-nitrate method) with the addition of a SDC-lec nanopowder (laser evaporation-condensation) was investigated. Dependences of the current strength on the deposition time and the deposited weight on the EPD voltage were obtained, and evolution of the morphology of the coatings during the modification of the SDC-gn suspension and a suspension of BCS-CuO powder was studied. The compatibility of the shrinkage kinetics of the SDC, the BCS-CuO electrolyte coatings and the NiO-BCS-CuO anode substrate was studied during the high-temperature sintering. Dense BCS-CuO/SDC films of different thicknesses were obtained for the first time on porous NiO-BCS-CuO anode substrates and comprehensive microstructural and electrochemical studies were carried out. The developed technology can be applied to the formation of anode-supported SOFCs with thin-film electrolyte membranes.

SUBMITTER: Pikalova E

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