{"id":3408,"date":"2020-03-25T09:30:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T09:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/innovative-thinner-electrolyte-can-improve-functioning-of-solid-oxide-fuel-cells\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T14:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:09:16","slug":"innovative-thinner-electrolyte-can-improve-functioning-of-solid-oxide-fuel-cells","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/innovative-thinner-electrolyte-can-improve-functioning-of-solid-oxide-fuel-cells","title":{"rendered":"Innovative thinner electrolyte can improve functioning of solid oxide fuel cells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">In this post-industrialization age, electricity has become the backbone of our society. However, using fossil fuels to generate it is not the best option because of their limited availability and harmful nature. In the last two decades, significant efforts have been made to develop techniques to foster sustainable energy. Against this backdrop, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have risen as a clean and highly efficient alternative that can generate electrical energy. However, a major drawback of SOFCs is their high operating temperatures, restricting their widespread usage. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Various previous studies have attempted to overcome this drawback by improving conductivity at high temperatures using fluorite type oxides like\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\">CeO2-\u03b4<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">. Normally, these fluorite oxides are available in porous form, and their mechanism of conductivity is believed to be dependent on the surface adsorption of water molecules, which is the process of adhesion of atoms or molecules to a surface. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">A team of scientists from Tokyo University of Science, led by Dr Tohru Higuchi, took this research one step forward. In their new\u00a0<a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s11671-020-3267-5\">study published in <i>Nanoscale Research Letters<\/i><\/a>, the researchers explored the effect of \u201cdoping,\u201d which is the process of adding impurities to alter their conductivity, on these oxides, which are a very good candidate for SOFCs. Researchers \u201cdoped\u201d the oxide with a metal called Samarium (Sm). Then, they deposited thin films of this doped oxide on a substrate of Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) in a specific direction known to enhance the conductivity. Dr Higuchi considers this an advantage, stating,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;\">\u201cWhen considering practical devices, thin film forms are more suitable than porous or nanocrystalline forms.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Then, the research team characterized the crystalline quality and electronic structure of the novel film. They also compared the difference in conductivity between this novel film and thick ceramic oxides commonly used in the industry. Their findings revealed that the ceramic sample exhibited poor crystallinity and had poor proton conductivity compared to the thin film sample.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">What\u2019s more, the \u201cresistivity\u201d\u2014or the resistance to electrical flow\u2014of the thin film was found to decrease with increasing humidity due to the \u201cproton conduction\u201d in fluorite type oxides, as explained by Grotthuss mechanism. A water molecule consists of two atoms of oxygen and one atom of hydrogen. The molecules of water have bonds between them, called \u201chydrogen bonds.\u201d The Grotthuss mechanism (or the \u201chop-turn\u201d mechanism) allows the water molecules to be split into ions that increase the conductivity, and hence they move from one hydrogen bond to another. The novel film was found to exhibit surface protonic conduction in the low temperature region below 100\u00b0C.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';\">This novel film, with its high conductivity at room temperatures, is sure to have several applications in the future. are concerned, Dr Higuchi concludes, &#8220;Our\u00a0study on electrolyte membranes presents radical findings that can help lower the operating temperature of SOFCs, and may be an alternative system for making more practical devices using fluorite type oxides in SOFCs, and open up new avenues for nuclear and thermal power generation in the future.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Reference<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: none; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Title of original paper: Surface Proton Conduction of Sm-Doped CeO2-\u03b4 Thin Film Preferentially Grown on Al2O3 (0001)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: none; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">Journal: Nanoscale Research Letters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: none; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">DOI: <a style=\"color: blue; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s11671-020-3267-5\">10.1186\/s11671-020-3267-5<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: none; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">About The Tokyo University of Science<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tus.ac.jp\/en\/mediarelations\/\">Tokyo University of Science<\/a> (TUS) is a well-known and respected university, and the largest science-specialized private research university in Japan, with four campuses in central Tokyo and its suburbs and in Hokkaido. Established in 1881, the university has continually contributed to Japan&#8217;s development in science through inculcating the love for science in researchers, technicians, and educators.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">With a mission of \u201cCreating science and technology for the harmonious development of nature, human beings, and society&#8221;, TUS has undertaken a wide range of research from basic to applied science. TUS has embraced a multidisciplinary approach to research and undertaken intensive study in some of today&#8217;s most vital fields. TUS is a meritocracy where the best in science is recognized and nurtured. It is the only private university in Japan that has produced a Nobel Prize winner and the only private university in Asia to produce Nobel Prize winners within the natural sciences field. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: black;\">About Associate Professor <\/span><\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Tohru Higuchi<span style=\"color: black;\"> from Tokyo University of Science<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: none; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Tohru Higuchi is a member of the Department of Applied Physics in the Tokyo University of Science. An alumnus of the Tokyo University of Science, his research mainly focuses on functional material science specializing in thin film\/surface and interfacial physical properties and Inorganic industrial materials. He has contributed to over 200 papers and is the recipient of received several awards. Most recently, he received the honor of Outstanding Research Achievement and Contribution to GREEN-2019 for his contributions to energy conscious research.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"border: none; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Media contact <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Tsutomu Shimizu <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"text-justify: inter-ideograph;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:mediaoffice@admin.tus.ac.jp\">mediaoffice@admin.tus.ac.jp<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post-industrialization age, electricity has become the backbone of our society. 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