RT Conference Proceedings T1 La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-d-based nanocomposite functional layers for improved cathode efficiency in SOFCs A1 Caizán-Juanarena, Leire A1 Zamudio-García, Javier A1 Porras-Vázquez, José Manuel A1 Ramírez-Losilla, Enrique A1 Marrero-López, David K1 Combustibles K1 Materiales nanocompuestos K1 Electroquímica K1 Cátodos K1 Electroquímica -- Aparatos e instrumentos AB Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) are efficient electrochemical devices that are able to convert chemical energy in the form of fuels into electricity, but at low operating temperatures they are mainly limited by the high polarization resistance of the cathode. This way, optimizing the electrode microstructure and incorporating functional layers have proven to be useful to improve electrode properties. The present work proposes the incorporation of several nanocomposite functional layers by spray-pyrolisis at the La0.8Sr0.2MnO3-d (LSM) cathod, by combining different ionic conductors, i.e. LSM-Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95 (CGO) and LSM-Bi1.5Y0.5O3 (BYO). These exhibited lower grain size compared to that of the homologous single phase; specially the LSM-CGO nanocomposite showed improved adherence to the electrolyte without the presence of any crack or delamination after annealing at 1000 ºC. The incorporation of functional layers also reduced the Area Specific Resistance (ASR) values of the cathode and the full cell with LSM-CGO as functional layer revealed higher power densities than the cell with no functional layer. YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24526 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/24526 LA eng NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech. DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 20 ene 2026