Pt-doped lanthanum ferrites as versatile electrode material for solid oxide cells

The tailoring of multi-tasking perovskite oxide-based electrodes for solid oxide cells has shown growing interest. The development of flexible structures represents a crucial step towards the design of symmetric and possibly SOFC/SOEC reversible systems. In this work, low (0.5 mol%) B-site Pt-doping in a lanthanum strontium ferrite is presented as a successful approach to enhance the parent perovskite properties as both SOC air and fuel electrode. Structural, morphological and electrochemical characterizations of La0.6Sr0.4Fe0.995Pt0.005O3-δ (LSFPt005) are provided and compared to the undoped compound. LSFPt005-symmetric devices are tested as CO-SOFCs and CO2-SOECs at 850 °C, respectively, obtaining a maximum power density of 301 mW/cm2 and a current density of 0.82 A/cm2 at 1.5 V. Insights of cell operating mechanisms are provided through electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.