The influence of grain boundary misorientation on ionic conductivity in YSZ

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 19, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 703-707

  Fisher, Craig A J ^a   Matsubara, Hideaki ^a  

^a Synergy Ceramics Lab   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Grain boundaries; Ionic conductivity; Molecular dynamics.; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; FUEL CELLS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ATOMIC INTERACTIONS; BUCKINGHAM FORM; COINCIDENCE SITE LATTICE; ION TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

ZIRCONIA;

EID: 0032670334     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2219(98)00300-8     Document Type: Article

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