Hossain M Khalid, Hasan S M Kamrul, Hossain M Imran, Das Ranjit C, Bencherif H, Rubel M H K, Rahman Md Ferdous, Emrose Tanvir, Hashizume Kenichi
Department of Advanced Energy Engineering Science, IGSES, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan.
Institute of Electronics, AERE, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2022 Oct 13;12(20):3581. doi: 10.3390/nano12203581.
In the future, when fossil fuels are exhausted, alternative energy sources will be essential for everyday needs. Hydrogen-based energy can play a vital role in this aspect. This energy is green, clean, and renewable. Electrochemical hydrogen devices have been used extensively in nuclear power plants to manage hydrogen-based renewable fuel. Doped zirconate materials are commonly used as an electrolyte in these electrochemical devices. These materials have excellent physical stability and high proton transport numbers, which make them suitable for multiple applications. Doping enhances the physical and electronic properties of zirconate materials and makes them ideal for practical applications. This review highlights the applications of zirconate-based proton-conducting materials in electrochemical cells, particularly in tritium monitors, tritium recovery, hydrogen sensors, and hydrogen pump systems. The central section of this review summarizes recent investigations and provides a comprehensive insight into the various doping schemes, experimental setup, instrumentation, optimum operating conditions, morphology, composition, and performance of zirconate electrolyte materials. In addition, different challenges that are hindering zirconate materials from achieving their full potential in electrochemical hydrogen devices are discussed. Finally, this paper lays out a few pathways for aspirants who wish to undertake research in this field.
未来，当化石燃料耗尽时，替代能源对于满足日常需求将至关重要。氢基能源在这方面可以发挥至关重要的作用。这种能源绿色、清洁且可再生。电化学氢装置已在核电站中广泛用于管理氢基可再生燃料。掺杂锆酸盐材料通常用作这些电化学装置中的电解质。这些材料具有出色的物理稳定性和高质子传输数，这使其适用于多种应用。掺杂增强了锆酸盐材料的物理和电子性能，使其成为实际应用的理想选择。本综述重点介绍了锆酸盐基质子传导材料在电化学电池中的应用，特别是在氚监测器、氚回收、氢传感器和氢泵系统中的应用。本综述的核心部分总结了近期的研究，并对锆酸盐电解质材料的各种掺杂方案、实验装置、仪器、最佳操作条件、形态、组成和性能提供了全面的见解。此外，还讨论了阻碍锆酸盐材料在电化学氢装置中充分发挥潜力的不同挑战。最后，本文为希望在该领域开展研究的有志之士列出了几条途径。
