Characteristics of (Sr0.92Y0.08)0.85Ti1-XNixO3-

Wednesday, 12 October 2022
J. H. Kim, S. I. Mo, H. R. Jung (Chonnam National University), H. S. Kim (Korea Construction Equipment Technology Institute), H. S. Kim (Haeyang Energy Co.), and J. W. Yun (Chonnam National University)
Perovskite with A-site deficiency(A1-xBO3) is promising candidate due to introduction of oxygen vacancy for ionic conductivity and nano-sized exsolution of B component with metal phase for catalytic activity. In this study, Ni-doped Sr0.92Y0.08TiO3 perovskite has been investigated to improve the catalytic activity for CO2 dry internal reforming of methane in solid oxide fuel cells. (Sr0.92Y0.08)0.85Ti1-xNixO3-𝛿 (x=0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) perovskite with A-site deficiency is prepared by pechini method and compared to stoichiometric Sr0.92Y0.08Ti1-xNixO3-𝛿 (SYTN15) perovskite. The physical and physicochemical characteristics of the synthesized powders are analyzed by GC, XRD, BET, TEM, XPS, and TPO. (Sr0.92Y0.08)0.85Ti0.85Ni0.15O3-𝛿 (SYTN(+)15) shows the highest methane conversion with 93% and carbon dioxide conversion with 86%. In addition, the SYTN(+)15 results to the lowest decreasing rate of the methane conversion with 1.86% drop for 50h. The SYTN(+)15 shows better catalytic performance by 10% for dry reforming of methane (DRM) comparing to the SYTN15. The cell performances of the SYTN(+)15 and the SYTN15 are 60.05mW/cm2 and 28.50mW/cm2, respectively. Consequently, A-site deficiency catalyst, SYTN(+)15 exhibits excellent catalytic activity for DRM and sufficient electrochemical property for SOFC anode materials.