3D microstructural characterization of Ni/yttria-stabilized zirconia electrodes during long-term CO<sub>2</sub> electrolysis
Yijing Shang, Anne Lyck Smitshuysen, Miao Yu, Yuliang Liu, Xiaofeng Tong, Peter Stanley Jørgensen, Léa Rorato, Jérôme Laurencin, Ming Chen
Abstract
Detailed electrochemical and 3D microstructural characterization of Ni/YSZ electrodes confirms that Ni migration also occurs during CO 2 electrolysis, most likely driven by the gradient in the Ni–YSZ interfacial energy along the current direction.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceYttria-stabilized zirconiaElectrolysisCubic zirconiaCharacterization (materials science)ElectrodeMetallurgyNanotechnologyCeramicChemistryPhysical chemistryElectrolyteAdvancements in Solid Oxide Fuel CellsCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions