Evaluation of ((La0.60Sr0.40)0.95Co0.20Fe0.80O3-x)-Ag Composite Anode for Direct Ammonia Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Effect of Pd Impregnation on the Electrochemical Performance

Ammonia produced using renewable hydrogen is being viewed as a promising media for the export of energy from locations rich in sources. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are efficient devices converting such exported ammonia back into electricity at point use; however, investigations on materials and operating regimes direct fuelled SOFCs limited. In this work, we evaluated SOFC performance with Silver-Lanthanum Strontium Cobalt Ferrite (Ag-LSCF) composite anode novel Palladium (Pd) nanoparticle decorated (Pd-Ag-LSCF) temperature range 500 °C to 800 °C. It hypothesised that palladium nanoparticles provide dissolution shift decomposition reaction towards right. The cell was both fuels clear-cut improvement observed addition Pd fuels. results showed enhancements 20% 43% fuels, respectively, Ag-LSCF anode. Open-circuit voltage (OCV) values recorded over indicated possibility electro-oxidation SOFCs.