Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are electrochemical devices capable of converting and storing energy in a sustainable and efficient way. The decrease of the operating temperature could be of great help for their diffusion. The use of nanocomposites is a smooth way to design materials with many advanced functionalities that could not be reached at the same time with only a single component. Our aim is in developing LSGF-based nanocomposites by depositing oxides' nanoparticles in order to improve the electrocatalytic performances. In this first part we focussed on cathode and iron oxide was deposited by wet impregnation. The composites' powders have been extensively characterized by means of XRD, XPS, N 2-asdorption, SEM, EDX, TPR, O 2-TPD and the results compared with those obtained for LSGF. The supporting perovskite stabilizes Fe(II) and a deep interaction between the deposited oxides and the perovskite surface is evident. Fe was observed to diffuse inside the perovskite during thermal treatments and this phenomenon greatly affects oxygen vacancies, mobility, and exchange capability. Focusing on the IT-SOFCs, symmetric cells of the type FeO x +LSGF/CGO/LSGF+FeO x have been prepared starting from the nanocomposites' powder. The effect of the SOFCs preparation conditions (temperature, atmosphere) on the electrode and on the cell has been assessed and compared, also through in-situ high temperature XRD, simulating, on the electrodes' powder, the same treatment necessary to prepare the cell. The use of nanocomposites powders as starting point for electrodes allows to deeply modify the electrochemical performance. A thin, Sr/Fe-rich foil forms on the surface of the electrode during SOFC thermal treatment and deeply improves the electrochemical behaviour of the FeO x +LSGF cathode. The electrochemical results are encouraging for future application in SOFCs, as nanocomposite has an ASR of 2.1 Ω•cm 2 at 620°C, only ⅓ of LSGF's one in the same conditions.