The electrochemical performance of La 0.58 Sr 0.4 Co 0.2 Fe 0.8 O 3-d (L58SCF), La 0.78 Sr 0.2 Co 0.2 Fe 0.8 O 3-d (L78SCF) and composite La 0.65 Sr 0.3 MnO 3-d -8 mol% Y 2 O 3 stabilized ZrO 2 (LSM-YSZ, 50:50 wt%) cathode electrodes interfaced to a double-layer electrolyte made of Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 2-d (CGO) and YSZ was studied in the temperature range 600-850°C using impedance spectroscopy and current-overpotential measurements. The experiments were carried out in a single chamber cell using a three electrode set-up with porous Pt films as auxiliary electrodes. The perovskite powders were synthesized using the spray-drying technique starting from nitrate precursors and were deposited on the solid electrolyte via screen-printing. Open circuit impedance measurements on as-prepared electrodes, i.e. before any polarization, and micropolarization measurements have shown that the L78SCF/CGO/YSZ electrode exhibits the lowest area specific polarization resistance R F (R F was approximately equal to 0.4 W cm 2 at 800°C and P O 2 = 21 kPa) or, equivalently, the highest electrocatalytic activity according to the order: LSM/LSM-YSZ/CGO/ YSZ