Evaluation of molybdenum carbide as anode catalyst for proton-conducting hydrogen and ethane solid oxide fuel cells

Abstract Electrochemical performance, impedance spectroscopy and carbon tolerance analysis show, for the first time, that molybdenum carbide has great potential for application as anode catalyst in proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cells. Ethylene and stable power density are coproduced from ethane in proton-conducting SOFC with molybdenum carbide as anode catalyst and BCZY as electrolyte.