Proton-conductive cell structure, proton-conductive material, electrochemical device, and method of manufacturing proton-conductive material

Abstract

A proton-conductive cell structure includes an air electrode, a hydrogen electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the air electrode and the hydrogen electrode, wherein the solid electrolyte layer includes at least a first solid electrolyte layer formed of a compact material. The first solid electrolyte layer includes a metal oxide having a perovskite structure and represented by Formula 1 below, a ratio of Sr to a total amount of Ba and Sr in an air-electrode-side near-surface region of the first solid electrolyte layer is 0.4 or more, and a ratio of Sr to a total amount of Ba and Sr in a hydrogen-electrode-side near-surface region of the first solid electrolyte layer is 0.003 to 0.3.BaSrAMO  (1).