Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is in order to solve BaZrO
3The sintering character of base high-temperature proton-conductor electrolyte is poor, and the electrolyte densified sintering product needs higher temperature, and a kind of method that improves proton conductor oxide fuel battery electrolyte sintering character.And the method is not used other auxiliary equipment complicated and high price in preparation process, thereby technique simply is easy to repeat preparation.
Technical scheme of the present invention is: a kind of method that improves proton conductor oxide fuel battery electrolyte sintering character, can be used for preparing the electrolyte of the densification of high-temperature proton-conductor, its concrete steps are as follows: A, the electrolyte powder body is prepared into the high-temperature proton-conductor base substrate with porous skeleton structure with the method for dry-pressing; B, preparation sintering aid solution, and impregnation sintering compounding agent solution in the high-temperature proton-conductor base substrate that makes to steps A with micro syringe; C, the high-temperature proton-conductor base substrate of impregnation sintering compounding agent solution is put into Muffle furnace carry out roasting, obtained fine and close dielectric substrate.
The structural formula of preferred described electrolyte powder is BaZrO
3Or BaZr
0.8-xM
xY
0.2O
3-δ, wherein M=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Yb, In, 0≤x≤0.8.
Preferred sintering aid solution is Zn (NO
3)
2, Cu (NO
3)
2Or Ni (NO
3)
2Ethanol solution, wherein to belong to the concentration of ion be 0.02~0.2mol L to the sintering aid GOLD FROM PLATING SOLUTION
-1It is characterized in that making solvent with absolute ethyl alcohol volatile, and the wetability of ethanol is good, large in the contact angle of solid phase surface, more easily be penetrated among porous skeleton structure, sintering aid is distributed more even.The pickup of sintering aid solution is 3%~8% of green body quality for the quality of controlling metal ion in sintering aid.
The pressure position 150~300MPa of preferred dry pressing pressing blank.The porosity of the high-temperature proton-conductor base substrate of dry-pressing formed porous skeleton structure is 65%~75%.
The sintering temperature of preferred high-temperature proton-conductor base substrate is 1150~1400 ° of C, and roasting time is 2~6 hours.
Immersion tool of the present invention is to use market accurate micro syringe on sale.
High-temperature proton-conductor oxide of the present invention, its synthetic method are sol-gel process, and its detailed process can be referring to document (W.Zhou, Z.P.Shao, R.Ran, R.Cai, Novel, Electrochem.Commun.10 (2008).
Beneficial effect:
The density of the resulting high-temperature proton-conductor electrolyte of the present invention has reached 93%~98%, and the temperature of material densified sintering product has been reduced by 150~250 ° of C, prepared the thin-film electrolyte structure of anode support type by the method for infusion process and multiple dry-pressing.
Embodiment
Method involved in the present invention comprises but is not limited to material in following examples.
Embodiment 1: with BaZr
0.1Ce
0.7Y
0.2O
3-δ(BZCY1) material is bone porous base substrate, adds the Zn sintering aid with the method for dipping to it.
(1) prepare BaZr with sol-gel process
0.1Ce
0.7Y
0.2O
3-δPowder: the preparation method of powder adopts sol-gel complexing method commonly used, its detailed process can be referring to document (W.Zhou, Z.P.Shao, R.Ran, R.Cai, Novel, Electrochem.Commun.10 (2008) 1647 – 1651), recently determine the consumption of raw material according to the stoichiometry of BZCY1 material.
(2) preparation Zn (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution: take appropriate Zn (NO
3)
2Join in beaker, then add absolute ethyl alcohol in beaker, use at last the volumetric flask constant volume, the solubility of solution is 0.02mol L
-1
(3) the bone porous electrolyte base substrate of preparation: the BZCY1 powder of getting 0.5g is put in stainless cylindrical mould, is pressed into columniform porous green compact body under 300MPa, and relative density is 70%.
(4) dipping Zn sintering aid solution is to having in bone porous base substrate: the stephanoporate framework base substrate of BZCY1 is placed on experimental bench, then uses the accurate syringe of trace with Zn (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution join in the middle of stephanoporate framework, the quality of the Zn of dipping is 3% of green body quality, after the alcohol solvent volatilization is complete, the base substrate that dipping is completed is put into Muffle furnace obtains densification after roasting 5h under 1150 ° of C electrolyte sheet, and the relative density that uses Archimedes's draining measurement to record is 97.6%.
Fig. 1 shows that for the base substrate later XRD spectra of roasting 5h under 1150 ° of C of the BZCY1 after flooding material has still kept stable perovskite structure, does not destroy original structure because of adding of Zn.
Fig. 2 floods the section S EM figure of the later BZCY1 base substrate of Zn sintering aid after 1150 ° of C roastings 5 hours, show to add 3wt%Zn can increase substantially the sintering character of material as sintering aid in BZCY1, just can obtain fine and close electrolyte sheet at 1150 ° of C.
Embodiment 2: with BaZr
0.1Ce
0.7Y
0.2O
3-δ(BZCY1) material is bone porous base substrate, adds the Ni sintering aid with the method for dipping to it.
(1) with the method in embodiment 1 (1).
(2) preparation Ni (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution: take appropriate Ni (NO
3)
2Join in beaker, then add absolute ethyl alcohol in beaker, use at last the volumetric flask constant volume, the solubility of solution is 0.01mol L
-1.
(3) with the method in embodiment 1 (3).
(4) dipping Ni sintering aid solution is to having in bone porous base substrate: the stephanoporate framework base substrate of BZCY1 is placed on experimental bench, then uses the accurate syringe of trace with Ni (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution join in the middle of stephanoporate framework, the quality of the Ni of dipping is 4% of green body quality, after the alcohol solvent volatilization is complete, the base substrate that dipping is completed is put into Muffle furnace obtains densification after roasting 5h under 1150 ° of C electrolyte sheet, and the relative density that uses Archimedes's draining measurement to record is 96.8%.。
Embodiment 3: with BaZr
0.8Y
0.2O
3-δ(BZY8) material is bone porous base substrate, adds the Cu sintering aid with the method for dipping to it.
(1) prepare BaZr with sol-gel process
0.8Y
0.2O
3-δPowder: the preparation method of powder adopts sol-gel complexing method commonly used, its detailed process can be referring to document (W.Zhou, Z.P.Shao, R.Ran, R.Cai, Novel, Electrochem.Commun.10 (2008) 1647 – 1651), recently determine the consumption of raw material according to the stoichiometry of BZY8 material.
(2) preparation Cu (NO
3)
23H
2The ethanolic solution of O: take appropriate Cu (NO
3)
2Join in beaker, then add absolute ethyl alcohol in beaker, use at last the volumetric flask constant volume, the solubility of solution is 0.2mol L
-1
(3) the bone porous electrolyte base substrate of preparation: the BZY8 powder of getting 0.5g is put in stainless cylindrical mould, is pressed into columniform porous green compact body under 150MPa, and relative density is 65%.
(4) dipping Cu sintering aid solution is to having in bone porous base substrate: the stephanoporate framework base substrate of BZY8 is placed on experimental bench, then uses the accurate syringe of trace with Cu (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution join in the middle of stephanoporate framework, the quality of the Cu of dipping is 8% of green body quality, after the alcohol solvent volatilization is complete, the base substrate that dipping is completed is put into Muffle furnace obtains densification after roasting 3h under 1400 ° of C electrolyte sheet, and the relative density that uses Archimedes's draining measurement to record is 95.7%.。
Embodiment 4: with the BaZr of dipping Zn sintering aid
0.4Ce
0.4Y
0.2O
3-δ(BZCY4) be the application of electrolytical proton conductor oxide fuel cell
(1) preparation of anode-supported monocell: the anode support type monocell adopts the method preparation of dry-pressing-co-sintering.Now the BZCY4 powder mixed according to the ratio of mass ratio 4:6 and adds appropriate ethanol with the NiO powder, taking out and dry after the rotating speed ball milling 30min with 400rmp in high-energy ball milling, obtaining required anode powder.Taking 0.4g anode powder is to be to suppress under 100MPa at pressure in the stainless steel mould of 15mm at diameter, then the BZCY4 electrolyte powder that takes 0.02g is layered on anode substrate equably, presses altogether the anode that obtains anode support type-double-deck base substrate of electrolyte under 300MPa pressure.
(2) preparation Zn (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution: take appropriate Zn (NO
3)
2Join in beaker, then add absolute ethyl alcohol in beaker, use at last the volumetric flask constant volume, the solubility of solution is 0.1mol L
-1
(3) base substrate with preparation in step (1) is placed on smooth experimental bench, then thinks base substrate electrolyte one side dipping Zn (NO with accurate micro syringe
3)
2Ethanolic solution, in the sintering aid of dipping, the quality of Zn is the 5wt% of electrolyte quality, after alcohol solvent volatilization was complete, the base substrate that dipping is completed was put into Muffle furnace and is being obtained the bilayer cells sheet after roasting 5h under 1400 ° of C.
(4) Ba
0.5Sr
0.5Co
0.8Fe
0.2O
3-δ(BSCF) preparation of cathode slurry and spraying: a certain amount of ethylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol and glycerine are joined in BSCF cathode powder with sol-gel process preparation, with in high-energy ball milling under the rotating speed of 400rmp ball milling 40min make cathode slurry.Then pulp spraying is coated in the electrolyte one side of the double-layer tablet of preparation in step (3), and under 1000 ° of C roasting 2h.Use the elargol of dilution and silver-colored line respectively as current collector and the wire of electrode.
(5) test of battery: the marking of cell piece is exposed in air, act as a fuel with the wet hydrogen of humidification 3% and pass into anode one side, the digital instrument that adopts computer to control records I-V and the I-P curve of battery, the flow of hydrogen is controlled by flow controller, with the AC impedance spectrogram of Impedance Analysis instrument test electrical measurement under open circuit.
Fig. 3 can find out that for the section S EM figure after testing take 5%Zn-BZCY4 as electrolytical monocell dielectric substrate is very fine and close, can satisfy the requirement of battery testing.
Fig. 4 is I-V and I-P curve take 5wt%Zn-BZCY4 as electrolytical monocell, and when 700 ° of C, the OCV of battery is 0.96V, and performance is 325mW cm
-2
Fig. 5 is take 5wt%Zn-BZCY4 as electrolytical monocell electrochemical impedance spectrogram.
Embodiment 5: the BaZr of dipping Zn sintering aid
0.6Pr
0.2Y
0.2O
3-δ(BZPY6) sintering curre after
(1) prepare BaZr with sol-gel process
0.6Pr
0.2Y
0.2O
3-δPowder: the preparation method of powder adopts sol-gel complexing method commonly used, its detailed process can be referring to document (W.Zhou, Z.P.Shao, R.Ran, R.Cai, Novel, Electrochem.Commun.10 (2008) 1647 – 1651), recently determine the consumption of raw material according to the stoichiometry of BZPY6 material.
(2) preparation Zn (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution: take appropriate Zn (NO
3)
2Join in beaker, then add absolute ethyl alcohol in beaker, use at last the volumetric flask constant volume, the solubility of solution is 0.2mol L
-1
(3) the bone porous electrolyte base substrate of preparation: the BZPY6 powder of getting 0.5g is put in stainless cylindrical mould, is pressed into columniform porous green compact body under 150MPa, and relative density is 71%.
(4) dipping Zn sintering aid solution is to having in bone porous base substrate: the stephanoporate framework base substrate of BZCY6 is placed on experimental bench, then uses the accurate syringe of trace with Zn (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution join in the middle of stephanoporate framework, the quality of the Zn of dipping is 7% of green body quality.
(5) test of sintering curre: the BZCY6 base substrate that will flood the Zn sintering aid and not flood the Zn sintering aid adopts thermal dilatometer to study its sintering curre, and temperature range is by room temperature to 1400 ° C, and sintering time is 5 hours.
Fig. 6 is the sintering curre that flooded the Zn sintering aid and do not flood Zn sintering aid BZCY6 base substrate, can find to have increased significantly through the sintering character of BZCY6 material after flooding.
Embodiment 6: with BaZrO
3Material is bone porous base substrate, adds the Zn sintering aid with the method for dipping to it.
(1) use sol-gel process BaZrO
3Powder: the preparation method of powder adopts sol-gel complexing method commonly used, its detailed process can be referring to document (W.Zhou, Z.P.Shao, R.Ran, R.Cai, Novel, Electrochem.Commun.10 (2008) 1647 – 1651), recently determine the consumption of raw material according to the stoichiometry of powder body material.
(2) preparation Zn (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution: take appropriate Zn (NO
3)
2Join in beaker, then add absolute ethyl alcohol in beaker, use at last the volumetric flask constant volume, the solubility of solution is 0.02mol L
-1
(3) the bone porous electrolyte base substrate of preparation: the BaZrO that gets 0.5g
3Powder is put in stainless cylindrical mould, is pressed into columniform porous green compact body under 150MPa, and relative density is 70%.
(4) dipping Zn sintering aid solution is to having in bone porous base substrate: with BaZrO
3The stephanoporate framework base substrate be placed on experimental bench, then use the trace accurate syringe with Zn (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution join in the middle of stephanoporate framework, the quality of the Zn of dipping is 3% of green body quality, after the alcohol solvent volatilization is complete, the base substrate that dipping is completed is put into Muffle furnace obtains densification after roasting 3h under 1400 ° of C electrolyte sheet, and the relative density that uses Archimedes's draining measurement to record is 96.3%.
Embodiment 7: with BaZr
0.7Nd
0.1Y
0.2O
3-δ(BZNY7) material is bone porous base substrate, adds the Ni sintering aid with the method for dipping to it.
(1) prepare BaZr with sol-gel process
0.7Nd
0.1Y
0.2O
3-δPowder: the preparation method of powder adopts sol-gel complexing method commonly used, its detailed process can be referring to document (W.Zhou, Z.P.Shao, R.Ran, R.Cai, Novel, Electrochem.Commun.10 (2008) 1647 – 1651), recently determine the consumption of raw material according to the stoichiometry of BZNY7 material.
(2) preparation Ni (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution: take appropriate Ni (NO
3)
2Join in beaker, then add absolute ethyl alcohol in beaker, use at last the volumetric flask constant volume, the solubility of solution is 0.01mol L
-1.
(3) with the method in embodiment 1 (3).
(4) dipping Ni sintering aid solution is to having in bone porous base substrate: the stephanoporate framework base substrate of BZNY7 is placed on experimental bench, then uses the accurate syringe of trace with Ni (NO
3)
2Ethanolic solution join in the middle of stephanoporate framework, the quality of the Ni of dipping is 4% of green body quality, after the alcohol solvent volatilization is complete, the base substrate that dipping is completed is put into Muffle furnace obtains densification after roasting 6h under 1350 ° of C electrolyte sheet, and the relative density that uses Archimedes's draining measurement to record is 95.8%.