Junhyung Shim

Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) films were synthesized by atomic layer deposition (ALD). Tetrakis(dimethylamido)zirconium and tris(methylcyclopentadienyl)yttrium were used as ALD precursors with distilled water as oxidant. From X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) compositional analysis, the yttria content was identified to increase proportionally to the pulse ratio of Y/Zr. Accordingly, the target stoichiometry ZrO 2 /Y 2 O 3 = 0.92:0.08 was achieved. Crystal and grain structures of ALD YSZ

In reducing the high operating temperatures (≥800 °C) of solid-oxide fuel cells, use of protonic ceramics as an alternative electrolyte material is attractive due to their high conductivity and low activation energy in a low-temperature regime (≤600 °C). Among many protonic ceramics, yttrium-doped barium zirconate has attracted attention due to its excellent chemical stability, which is the main issue in protonic-ceramic fuel cells. However, poor sinterability of yttrium-doped barium zirconate d

Structural and microstructural properties as well as the fuel cell performance of anhydrous proton conducting yttria-doped barium zirconate (BYZ) membranes were investigated. The membranes were nominally about 100 nm thick and were fabricated by both atomic layer deposition (ALD) and pulsed laser deposition (PLD) techniques on micromachined Si substrates. Electrochemical cells (H 2, Pt/BYZ/Pt, air) were fabricated using porous platinum electrodes deposited by sputtering. The cells were tested in

Abstract This study demonstrates the effectiveness of using thin‐film electrolytes to enhance protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs). The material tested in this study is yttrium‐doped barium cerate‐zirconate (BCZY), which is a representative electrolyte material of PCFCs. The thickness of the electrolyte membrane is as small as 1 µm and designed to minimize ohmic loss in proton transport pathways. Integration of this thin BCZY electrolyte is attempted on a multilayered anode comprised of two‐step

This feature article provides a progress review of atomic layer deposition (ALD) for fabrication of oxide-ion as well as proton conducting ceramic fuel cells. A comprehensive analysis of structural, chemical, surface kinetics, and electrochemical characterization results of ALD membranes is also presented. ALD is a surface reaction limited method of depositing conformal, high quality, pinhole-free, uniform thickness nanofilms onto planar or three-dimensional structures. Deposition by one atomic

We proposed a facile and reliable fabrication method by implementing a novel cell platform and thin-film-deposition based protonic ceramic fuel cells.

The thinning strategy is effective to develop high-performance solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that can operate at low temperatures. The inkjet printing, which enables precise thin-film production in a simple and cost-effective manner, can have an important role in the implementation of the thin-film SOFC technology. In this study, a method to manufacture the entire SOFC using a low-cost commercial inkjet printer is proposed. All the developed ceramic inks exhibited long-term dispersion stabiliti

This review addresses recent approaches for atomic layer deposition (ALD) that are closely related to the electrical properties of ultrathin SrTiO₃ and BaTiO₃ films.

Abstract Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a powerful tool for nanoscale film deposition. It can uniformly deposit films at a monolayer level even in complex 3D structures, while the deposition temperature is relatively low with its potential scalability. In this work, surface tuning of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes is successfully demonstrated by modifying the surface of La 0.6 Sr 0.4 Co 0.2 Fe 0.8 O 3− δ (LSCF) with nanoscale lanthanum strontium cobaltite (LSC) using ALD. The ALD‐LSC su

The proton conductivity of yttrium-doped barium zirconate (BYZ) films epitaxially grown on MgO(100) has been studied in the range of 140–290°C as a function of film thickness (60–670nm) in relation to their crystal and morphological structure at the nanoscale. Highly textured 60nm BYZ film epitaxially grown on MgO(100) showed high ionic conductivity, close to its bulk value. In contrast, thicker polycrystalline samples with rougher surfaces, caused by grain boundary formation, exhibited lower co

All-solid-state Li-ion batteries (ASSLIBs) with solid electrolytes (SEs) are promising next-generation batteries owing to their high energy density and high safety. Recently, lithium chloride SEs have attracted increasing attention because of their high ionic conductivity and broad electrochemical stability window. However, only a few studies have been reported for the application of lithium chloride SEs in high-energy ASSLIBs employing lithium metal anodes and high-voltage cathode materials. Th