Lanthanum strontium manganite figure

To meet the requirements for electronic conductivity in both the SOFC anode and cathode, a metallic electronic conductor, usually nickel, is typically used in the anode, and a conductive perovskite, such as lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM), is typically used in the cathode. Because the electrochemical reactions in fuel cell electrodes can only occur at surfaces where electronic and ionically conductive phases and the gas phase are in contact with each other (Figure 6.1), it is common... 

Figure 4.19 Typical polarization curves for high-temperature SOFC in different gas environments at 1000° C. The high operating temperature enables the use of low-cost catalyst materials such as nickel (anode) and strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (cathode), with very low kinetic polarization losses. (Reproduced with permission from [5].)...

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