Chemical compatibility study of melilite-type gallate solid electrolyte with different cathode materials

Chemical reactivity between cathodes and electrolytes is a crucial issue for long term SOFCs stability and performances. In this study, chemical reactivity between selected cathodic materials and the ionic conducting melilite La1.50Sr0.50Ga3O7.25 has been extensively investigated by X-ray powder diffraction in a wide temperature range(up to 1573K). Perovskite-type La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-d and La0.8Sr0.2Fe0.8Cu0.2O3-d and K2NiF4-type La2NiO4+d were selected as cathode materials. The results of this study allow identifying the most suitable electrode material to be used in combination with the melilite-type gallate electrolyte and set the basis for future work on this novel system.