Electrolyte materials for protonic ceramic electrochemical cells: Main limitations and potential solutions

Anna V. Kasyanova; Inna A. Zvonareva; Natalia A. Tarasova; Lei Bi; Dmitry A. Medvedev; Zongping Shao

Materials Reports: Energy (Nov 2022)

Electrolyte materials for protonic ceramic electrochemical cells: Main limitations and potential solutions

Anna V. Kasyanova,
Inna A. Zvonareva,
Natalia A. Tarasova,
Lei Bi,
Dmitry A. Medvedev,
Zongping Shao

Affiliations

Anna V. Kasyanova: Laboratory of Electrochemical Devices Based on Solid Oxide Proton Electrolytes, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Hydrogen Energy Laboratory, Ural Federal University, 620002, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Inna A. Zvonareva: Laboratory of Electrochemical Devices Based on Solid Oxide Proton Electrolytes, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Hydrogen Energy Laboratory, Ural Federal University, 620002, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Natalia A. Tarasova: Laboratory of Electrochemical Devices Based on Solid Oxide Proton Electrolytes, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Hydrogen Energy Laboratory, Ural Federal University, 620002, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Lei Bi: School of Resource and Environment and Safety Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, China
Dmitry A. Medvedev: Laboratory of Electrochemical Devices Based on Solid Oxide Proton Electrolytes, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Hydrogen Energy Laboratory, Ural Federal University, 620002, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Corresponding author. Laboratory of Electrochemical Devices Based on Solid Oxide Proton Electrolytes, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia.
Zongping Shao: State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China; WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia; Corresponding author. State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
p. 100158

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Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and electrolysis cells (SOECs) are promising energy conversion devices, on whose basis green hydrogen energy technologies can be developed to support the transition to a carbon-free future. As compared with oxygen-conducting cells, the operational temperatures of protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs) and electrolysis cells (PCECs) can be reduced by several hundreds of degrees (down to low- and intermediate-temperature ranges of 400–700 °C) while maintaining high performance and efficiency. This is due to the distinctive characteristics of charge carriers for proton-conducting electrolytes. However, despite achieving outstanding lab-scale performance, the prospects for industrial scaling of PCFCs and PCECs remain hazy, at least in the near future, in contrast to commercially available SOFCs and SOECs. In this review, we reveal the reasons for the delayed technological development, which need to be addressed in order to transfer fundamental findings into industrial processes. Possible solutions to the identified problems are also highlighted.

Published in Materials Reports: Energy

ISSN: 2666-9358 (Online)
Publisher: KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
Country of publisher: China
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
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