Optimization of Performance at Air Electrode Side for Protonic Solid Oxide Cells: Advances and Machine Learning Guided Perspectives.

Journal: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
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Abstract

Protonic solid oxide cell (P-SOC) is a novel type of solid oxide cell for hydrogen production and power generation. P-SOCs have garnered significant attention due to their advantages, such as the elimination of precious metals and high conversion efficiency. However, the commercialization of P-SOCs is currently hindered by suboptimal electrochemical performance, particularly at the air electrode side, where challenges in catalytic activity and ionic/electronic conductivity persist. Recently, strategies for designing advanced triple-conducting oxides, exsolution, and optimizing the air electrode-electrolyte interfaces have been proposed to improve the electrochemical reactive area, kinetics, and durability of air electrodes. Thereinto, machine learning (ML) techniques have emerged as powerful tools, playing a crucial role in the above topics. Despite these advancements, a comprehensive review synthesizing these innovative strategies and ML-guided advances and perspectives has been lacking in literature. This review comprehensively makes a summary of these methods and discusses their effects on cell performance. Importantly, the ML-guided perspectives and challenges in accelerating the optimization of these strategies and P-SOCs are proposed here. This paper not only offers valuable insights for understanding and optimizing performances at the air electrode side but also provides a roadmap for the rational design of superior air electrodes of P-SOCs.

Authors

  • Fangyuan Zheng
    Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
  • Huanxin Xiang
    Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
  • Liangjie Zhong
    Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China.
  • Xueling Wang
    Department of Stomatology, Aerospace Center Hospital, Beijing 100049, China.
  • Xiaohan Zhang
    Division of Health Sciences Informatics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States of America.
  • Qingwen Su
    Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, P. R. China.
  • Chunmei Tang
    Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China. tangchunmei554@gzhu.edu.cn.
  • Ling Meng
    Huangpu Hydrogen Energy Innovation Center, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
  • Lei Du
    School of Mathematical Sciences, Dalian University of Technology, Chuangxinyuan Building, No.2 Linggong Road, Ganjingzi District, Dalian, 116024, Liaoning, China.
  • Feng Jiao
    School of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China. Electronic address: jiaofeng1976@vip.sina.com.
  • Yoshitaka Aoki
    Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan.
  • Baoyin Yuan
    School of Mathematics and Information Science, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, People's Republic of China.
  • Ning Wang
    Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, China.
  • Siyu Ye
    School of Public Administration, Wenzhou Medical University, 325015 Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.

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