Sintering of 4YSZ (ZrO2 + 4 mol% Y2O3) nanoceramics for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), their structure and ionic conductivity

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2537-2547

  Mæland, Dagfinn ^a   Suciu, Crina ^a   Wærnhus, Ivar ^a   Hoffmann, Alex C ^b  

^a Prototech AS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

4YSZ; Electrical impedance; Grain growth; Grainboundaries; Impedance; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Sintering temperature; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

4YSZ; ARCHIMEDES METHODS; BRICK LAYER MODEL; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE; ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GRAIN INTERIORS; GRAIN SIZE; IMPEDANCE; ION DIFFUSION; MATERIAL DENSITY; NANO CERAMICS; RELATIVE DENSITY; SEM IMAGING; SINTERED PELLETS; SINTERING CONDITION; SINTERING TEMPERATURE; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; SOL-GEL METHODS; SPECIFIC RESISTANCES; STANDARD MATERIALS; TEM; THERMAL ETCHING; TIME-CONSTANTS; XRD SPECTRA;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CELL MEMBRANES; CRYSTAL IMPURITIES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GELATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IONIC CONDUCTION IN SOLIDS; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; PELLETIZING; SINTERING; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 67349252763     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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