高温固体氧化物电解制氢技术发展现状与展望

固体氧化物电解池是一种先进的能量转换装置,具有高效、简单、灵活、环境友好等特点,是目前国际能源领域的研究热点. 本文对高温固体氧化物电解制氢技术的基本原理、关键材料、系统组成、发展历程及国内外研究现状等进行了总结和分析,小结了该技术发展面临的主要挑战,简述了清华大学在高温固体氧化物电解领域近期的研究进展,并对其未来应用前景进行了展望.     

固体氧化物电解池直接电解CO2的研究进展

固体氧化物电解池是一种高效、环境友好型的能量转换器件,可以直接将电能转化为化学能. 本文介绍了近年来作者课题组在固体氧化物电解池直接用于CO₂还原的研究进展,并以阴极材料为主着重讨论了金属陶瓷电极和混合导电型钙钛矿氧化物电极的研究工作,最后展望了未来固体氧化物电解池直接电解CO₂的研究思路和方向.     

高温固体氧化物燃料电池（SOFC）进展

固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFC) 采用的是全固体的电池结构, 不存在液体电解质带来的腐蚀和流失等问题, 而且具有燃料适应性广等突出优点, 近几年发展非常迅速, 已经展示出作为集中或分散发电新技术的前景。本文较详细地介绍了固体氧化物燃料电池的特点、工作原理和关键电池材料的研制, 并全面阐述了国内外发展现状和发展趋势。     

An Aurivillius Oxide Based Cathode with Excellent CO2 Tolerance for Intermediate‐Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

The Aurivillius oxide Bi₂Sr₂Nb₂MnO_12?δ (BSNM) was used as a cobalt‐free cathode for intermediate‐temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT‐SOFCs). To the best of our knowledge, the BSNM oxide is the only alkaline‐earth‐containing cathode material with complete CO₂ tolerance that has been reported thus far. BSNM not only shows favorable activity in the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) at intermediate temperatures but also exhibits a low thermal expansion coefficient, excellent structural stability, and good chemical compatibility with the electrolyte. These features highlight the potential of the new BSNM material as a highly promising cathode material for IT‐SOFCs.     

双钙钛矿型固体氧化物燃料电池阳极材料

固体氧化物燃料电池(solid oxide fuel cell,SOFC)是一种能量转化装置,具有转换效率高、环境友好、燃料适应性强等优点,其中,阳极作为燃料气的电化学反应场所,对SOFC性能起关键作用。相比于传统Ni-YSZ阳极,钙钛矿阳极材料结构稳定性好,具有较强的抗碳沉积、硫中毒能力。双钙钛矿结构由于具有晶格位置的多样化,因而材料结构和性能具有更强的可调控性,受到人们的广泛关注,成为新型阳极材料的重要研究方向。但相较于传统Ni-YSZ阳极材料,双钙钛矿阳极仍存在催化活性差,电导率低等问题。本文综述了近十几年双钙钛矿阳极材料的研究进展,首先对A位和B位双钙钛矿结构特征和形成原因进行了简单介绍,然后对两种双钙钛矿结构的典型阳极材料性能特点、改性方法和改性机理进行了分类总结,包括Sr₂MgMoO₆、Sr₂CoMoO₆、Sr₂NiMoO₆、Sr₂FeMoO₆、PrBaMn₂O_5+δ等材料。最后对双钙钛矿阳极材料未来的研究方向提出了建议。     

Perovskite Oxide Nanosheets with Tunable Band‐Edge Potentials and High Photocatalytic Hydrogen‐Evolution Activity

Perovskite nanosheets of HCa_2?xSr_xNb₃O₁₀ and HCa₂Nb_3?yTa_yO₁₀ with controlled band‐edge potentials were prepared. They worked as highly efficient heterogeneous photocatalysts for H₂ evolution from a water/methanol mixture under band‐gap irradiation. The activity was found to depend on the composition. The highest activity was obtained with HCa₂Nb₂TaO₁₀ nanosheets, recording an apparent quantum yield of approximately 80 % at 300 nm, which is the highest value for a nanosheet‐based photocatalyst reported to date.     

双钙钛矿型电极材料在中低温固体氧化物燃料电池中的应用

近年来固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFCs)由于高效率(高达80%)、环境友好和燃料适用广泛等优点得到了人们的广泛关注。但是,由于其通常需要1000 ℃以上的工作温度才能达到所需的性能,其商业化及产业化应用受到了严重制约。中低温固体氧化物燃料电池(IT-SOFCs)的研发是固体氧化物燃料电池进一步商业化的必然趋势。降低工作温度(从高温1000 ℃以上降低至中低温500~800 ℃)可提高燃料电池的稳定性、降低电池运行成本、增加系统材料可选性,而研发出中低温下性能优异的燃料电池电极材料是实现固体氧化物燃料电池中低温化的关键。作为混合离子-电子导体材料之一,双钙钛矿型氧化物材料可以成功地将燃料反应活性区域从传统的电极-电解质-反应气体三相界面扩展到整个电极的表面, 进而降低材料的极化电阻并大大提高电极在中低温条件下对氧的催化活性。由于双钙钛矿结构材料良好的氧离子传输能力、较低的热膨胀系数、优异的催化活性、较强的抗硫中毒和抗碳沉积能力,近年来成为非常有发展潜力的SOFCs电极材料。本文综述双钙钛矿型氧化物材料作为SOFCs电极材料的最新研究进展,指出目前双钙钛矿电极材料存在的主要问题,并提出SOFCs未来的主要研究发展方向。     

Lead‐Free Solar Cells based on Tin Halide Perovskite Films with High Coverage and Improved Aggregation

Two simple methods to improve tin halide perovskite film structure are introduced, aimed at increasing the power conversion efficiency of lead free perovskite solar cells. First, a hot antisolvent treatment (HAT) was found to increase the film coverage and prevent electrical shunting in the photovoltaic device. Second, it was discovered that annealing under a low partial pressure of dimethyl sulfoxide vapor increased the average crystallite size. The topographical and electrical qualities of the perovskite films are substantively improved as a result of the combined treatments, facilitating the fabrication of tin‐based perovskite solar cell devices with power conversion efficiencies of over 7 %.     

Electrochemical Preparation of N‐Doped Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles with High Electrocatalytic Activity for the Oxygen‐Reduction Reaction

Nitrogen‐doped CoO (N‐CoO) nanoparticles with high electrocatalytic activity for the oxygen‐reduction reaction (ORR) were fabricated by electrochemical reduction of CoCl₂ in acetonitrile solution at cathodic potentials. The initially generated, highly reactive nitrogen‐doped Co nanoparticles were readily oxidized to N‐CoO nanoparticles in air. In contrast to their N‐free counterparts (CoO or Co₃O₄), N‐CoO nanoparticles with a N content of about 4.6 % exhibit remarkable ORR electrocatalytic activity, stability, and immunity to methanol crossover in an alkaline medium. The Co?N_x active sites in the CoO nanoparticles are held responsible for the high ORR activity. This work opens a new path for the preparation of nitrogen‐doped transition metal oxide nanomaterials, which are promising electrocatalysts for fuel cells.     

Single‐Layered Ultrasmall Nanoplates of MoS2 Embedded in Carbon Nanofibers with Excellent Electrochemical Performance for Lithium and Sodium Storage

The preparation and electrochemical storage behavior of MoS₂ nanodots—more precisely single‐layered ultrasmall nanoplates—embedded in carbon nanowires has been studied. The preparation is achieved by an electrospinning process that can be easily scaled up. The rate performance and cycling stability of both lithium and sodium storage were found to be outstanding. The storage behavior is, moreover, highly exciting from a fundamental point of view, as the differences between the usual storage modes—insertion, conversion, interfacial storage—are beneficially blurred. The restriction to ultrasmall reaction domains allows for an almost diffusion‐less and nucleation‐free “conversion”, thereby resulting in a high capacity and a remarkable cycling performance.     

A Two‐Dimensional Hole‐Transporting Material for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells with 20 % Average Efficiency

A readily available small molecular hole‐transporting material (HTM), OMe‐TATPyr, was synthesized and tested in perovskite solar cells (PSCs). OMe‐TATPyr is a two‐dimensional π‐conjugated molecule with a pyrene core and four phenyl‐thiophene bridged triarylamine groups. It can be readily synthesized in gram scale with a low lab cost of around US$ 50 g^?1. The incorporation of the phenyl‐thiophene units in OMe‐TATPyr are beneficial for not only carrier transportation through improved charge delocalization and intermolecular stacking, but also potential trap passivation via Pb–S interaction as supported by depth‐profiling XPS, photoluminescence, and electrochemical impedance analysis. As a result, an impressive best power conversion efficiency (PCE) of up to 20.6 % and an average PCE of 20.0 % with good stability has been achieved for mixed‐cation PSCs with OMe‐TATPyr with an area of 0.09 cm². A device with an area of 1.08 cm² based on OMe‐TATPyr demonstrates a PCE of 17.3 %.     

Improved Electrochemical Cycling Durability in a Nickel Oxide Double‐Layered Film

For the first time, a crystalline–amorphous double‐layered NiO_x film has been prepared by reactive radio frequency magnetron sputtering. This film has exhibited improved electrochemical cycling durability, whereas other electrochromic parameters have been maintained at the required level, namely, a short coloration/bleaching time (0.8 s/1.1 s) and an enhanced transmittance modulation range (62.2 %) at λ =550 nm. Additionally, the double‐layered film has shown better reversibility than that of amorphous and crystalline single‐layered films.     

Enhancing Electrochemical Water‐Splitting Kinetics by Polarization‐Driven Formation of Near‐Surface Iron(0): An In Situ XPS Study on Perovskite‐Type Electrodes

In the search for optimized cathode materials for high‐temperature electrolysis, mixed conducting oxides are highly promising candidates. This study deals with fundamentally novel insights into the relation between surface chemistry and electrocatalytic activity of lanthanum ferrite based electrolysis cathodes. For this means, near‐ambient‐pressure X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (NAP‐XPS) and impedance spectroscopy experiments were performed simultaneously on electrochemically polarized La_0.6Sr_0.4FeO_3?δ (LSF) thin film electrodes. Under cathodic polarization the formation of Fe⁰ on the LSF surface could be observed, which was accompanied by a strong improvement of the electrochemical water splitting activity of the electrodes. This correlation suggests a fundamentally different water splitting mechanism in presence of the metallic iron species and may open novel paths in the search for electrodes with increased water splitting activity.     

Electricity Storage With High Roundtrip Effciency in a Reversible Solid Oxide Cell Stack

We theoretically investigate the electricity storage/generation in a reversible solid oxide cell stack. The system heat is for the first time tentatively stored in a phase-change metal when the stack is operated to generate electricity in a fuel cell mode and then reused to store electricity in an electrolysis mode. The state of charge (H₂ frication in cathode) effectively enhances the open circuit voltages (OCVs) while the system gas pressure in electrodes also increases the OCVs. On the other hand, a higher system pressure facilitates the species diffusion in electrodes that therefore accordingly improve electrode polarizations. With the aid of recycled system heat, the roundtrip efficiency reaches as high as 92% for the repeated electricity storage and generation.     

硫化氢燃料电池的无机质子传导膜与MEA制备和性能

制备了硫化氢固体氧化物燃料电池的无机质子传导膜和膜-电极-组装(MEA)。用扫描电镜(SEM)和电化学阻抗(EIS)技术表征了无机质子传导膜和MEA的形貌与性能。研究了不同膜厚和掺杂或没有掺杂Li₂WO₄组分的传导膜和MEA的性能。结果表明，与没有掺杂Li₂WO₄组分制备的MEA相比，掺杂了Li₂WO₄组分制备的MEA的电导提高了一个数量级，掺杂了Li₂WO₄制备的MEA硫化氢燃料电池在操作条件下具有更好的化学稳定性和电化学性能。以Mo-Ni-S为主要成分的复合阳极、0.8 mm厚和组成为67wt% Li₂SO₄ + 8wt% Li₂WO₄ + 25wt% Al₂O₃复合材料制备的质子传导膜、NiO为主要组分的复合阴极构成的MEA硫化氢燃料电池，在650、700和750 ℃时，最大输出功率密度分别达到50、85和130 mW·cm^-2，最大电流密度分别为200、350和480 mA·cm^-2。     

All‐Inorganic CsPbX3 Perovskite Solar Cells: Progress and Prospects

Recently, lead halide‐based perovskites have become one of the hottest topics in photovoltaic research because of their excellent optoelectronic properties. Among them, organic‐inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have made very rapid progress with their power conversion efficiency (PCE) now at 23.7 %. However, the intrinsically unstable nature of these materials, particularly to moisture and heat, may be a problem for their long‐term stability. Replacing the fragile organic group with more robust inorganic Cs⁺ cations forms the cesium lead halide system (CsPbX₃, X is halide) as all‐inorganic perovskites which are much more thermally stable and often more stable to other factors. From the first report in 2015 to now, the PCE of CsPbX₃‐based PSCs has abruptly increased from 2.9 % to 17.1 % with much enhanced stability. In this Review, we summarize the field up to now, propose solutions in terms of development bottlenecks, and attempt to boost further research in CsPbX₃ PSCs.     

Pr1－xSrxAlO3－δ的合成及其作为固体氧化物燃料电池阴极的性能研究

采用固相反应法合成了一系列样品Pr_1－xSr_xAlO_3－δ (x＝0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5). XRD结果表明, Sr在A位上的固溶度约为20%; 利用交流阻抗法测量了样品的电导率, 结果表明, 电导率随着Sr掺入量的增加而增大, Pr_0.8Sr_0.2AlO_3－δ的电导率最大, 在850 ℃达到0.02 S/cm; 离子迁移数的测试结果说明, Pr_1－xSr_xAlO_3－δ为离子电子混合导体; 考察了它们作为固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFCs)阴极的性能, 极化曲线和阻抗的测试结果表明, 阴极性能随着Sr掺入量的增加而提高; 阴极稳定性测试结果表明, 在测量时间范围内, 阴极过电位随时间缓慢下降.