{"title":"Bifunctional Fe/Co-containing PrBaFe2-xCoxO5+δ electrode: Enhanced catalytic properties through modulating the ratio of Fe/Co cations","authors":"Buyun Yao, Yingnan Dou, Tian Xia, Tian Song, Qiang Li, Hui Zhao, Lihua Huo","doi":"10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118034","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Fe or Co-based perovskites are deemed the promising electrocatalysts in solid-state oxide cells (SSOCs). Herein, B-site Fe/Co co-occupied PrBaFe<sub>2-</sub><em><sub>x</sub></em>Co<em><sub>x</sub></em>O<sub>5+</sub><em><sub>δ</sub></em> perovskites are developed for catalyzing oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER), demonstrating considerable bifunctional performance. About all compositions, PrBaFe<sub>1.7</sub>Co<sub>0.3</sub>O<sub>5+</sub><em><sub>δ</sub></em> (PBFC03) possesses the lowest polarization resistance (<em>R</em><sub>p</sub>) (0.085 Ω <sup>2</sup>). This performance is reduced by ∼ 32 % than that of Co-free PrBaFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5+</sub><em><sub>δ</sub></em> (PBF) (0.125 Ω <sup>2</sup> at 650 °C). When utilized as the cathode, the single cell delivers a maximum power density (MPD) of 1.18 W cm<sup>−2</sup>. In the electrolysis model, the current density (<em>J</em>) reaches ∼ 3.9 A cm<sup>−2</sup> at 1.8 V toward CO<sub>2</sub> reduction reaction (CORR). Combined with experimental and theoretical studies, such properties are attributed to enhanced electronic transfer and improved O<sub>2</sub> dissociation through doping the Co ions into PBF. The results highlight the importance of active Fe/Co sites for the electrocatalysis reaction, untangling the fundamental origin of bifunctional activity.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":18233,"journal":{"name":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","volume":"314 ","pages":"Article 118034"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Science and Engineering: B","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921510725000571","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Fe or Co-based perovskites are deemed the promising electrocatalysts in solid-state oxide cells (SSOCs). Herein, B-site Fe/Co co-occupied PrBaFe2-xCoxO5+δ perovskites are developed for catalyzing oxygen reduction/evolution reactions (ORR/OER), demonstrating considerable bifunctional performance. About all compositions, PrBaFe1.7Co0.3O5+δ (PBFC03) possesses the lowest polarization resistance (Rp) (0.085 Ω 2). This performance is reduced by ∼ 32 % than that of Co-free PrBaFe2O5+δ (PBF) (0.125 Ω 2 at 650 °C). When utilized as the cathode, the single cell delivers a maximum power density (MPD) of 1.18 W cm−2. In the electrolysis model, the current density (J) reaches ∼ 3.9 A cm−2 at 1.8 V toward CO2 reduction reaction (CORR). Combined with experimental and theoretical studies, such properties are attributed to enhanced electronic transfer and improved O2 dissociation through doping the Co ions into PBF. The results highlight the importance of active Fe/Co sites for the electrocatalysis reaction, untangling the fundamental origin of bifunctional activity.
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