Development of nanostructured La 0.8 Sr 0.2 MnO 3−δ -Er 0.4 Bi 1.6 O 3 cathodes via an infiltration process with different polymeric agents for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells

Abstract Dual-phase composite cathodes consisting of La0.8Sr0.2MnO3−δ (LSM) nanoparticles on the Er0.4Bi1.6O3 (ESB) scaffold have been synthesized via an infiltration technique using different polymeric agents for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (IT-SOFC) applications. It was found that the LSM infiltration with Triton-X yielded well-distributed LSM nano-catalysts (