Thermodynamic data of Ba0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ SOFC cathode material

The compound Ba0.6Sr0.4Co0.8Fe0.2O3-delta with perovskite structure has been studied focusing mainly on the thermodynamic stability in correlation to the change in the oxygen stoichiometry. The thermochemical behavior has been investigated from room temperature to 1300 K by thermal gravimetry and differential thermal analysis in air and by calorimetry in scanning mode in Argon. The temperature dependence of enthalpy (Delta H-298(T)) in the temperature range of 300-900 K was measured by drop calorimetry. Thermodynamic properties represented by the relative partial molar free energies, enthalpies and entropies of oxygen dissolution in the perovskite phase, as well as the equilibrium partial pressures of oxygen have been obtained in the temperature range of 823-1273 K using solid electrolyte electrochemical cells (EMF). The influence of the oxygen stoichiometry on the thermodynamic properties was examined using a coulometric titration technique coupled with EMF measurements. The results are discussed based on the strong correlation between the energetic parameters and the charge compensation of the material system. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.