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Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, Vol.12, No.5, B82-B85, 2009
Thickness Dependence of Oxygen Reduction Reaction Kinetics on Strontium-Substituted Lanthanum Manganese Perovskite Thin-Film Microelectrodes
Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics was investigated on dense La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 microelectrodes as a function of temperature and microelectrode thickness using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The surface oxygen exchange and mixed bulk/three-phase-boundary (TPB) charge transfer process were found to control ORR kinetics at high and low temperatures, respectively. The transition temperature from the mixed bulk/TPB charge transfer control to surface oxygen exchange was found to be highly dependent on the microelectrode thickness (similar to 600 degrees C for 65 nm vs similar to 800 degrees C for 705 nm). These findings can be used to guide the design of electrodes that can operate at intermediate temperatures.
Keywords:charge exchange;chemical exchanges;electrochemical electrodes;electrochemical impedance spectroscopy;lanthanum compounds;reaction kinetics;reduction (chemical);solid oxide fuel cells;strontium compounds;surface chemistry;thin films