Structure and conductivity of yttria-stabilized zirconia co-doped with Gd2O3: A combined experimental and molecular dynamics study

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 195, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 5660-5665

  Xie, X ^a,b   Kumar, R V ^a   Sun, J ^b   Henson, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

Author keywords

Co doping; Conductivity; Gadolinia; Molecular dynamics; Symmetry; Yttria stabilized zirconia

Indexed keywords

BULK CONDUCTIVITIES; CO-DOPED; CO-DOPING; CONDUCTIVITY; CUBIC SYMMETRY; ENHANCED CONDUCTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GADOLINIA; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS CALCULATION; YSZ ELECTROLYTES;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); DYNAMICS; GADOLINIUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; YTTRIUM ALLOYS; ZIRCONIA;

YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

EID: 77953126807     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.03.054     Document Type: Article

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