Impact of ceramic matrix functionality on composite electrolytes performance

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 701-709

  Rondão, Ana I B ^b   Patrício, Sónia G ^b   Figueiredo, Filipe M L ^b   Marques, Fernando M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ceria; Composite electrolytes; Equivalent circuit; Impedance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYTES; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

COMPOSITE CONSTITUENTS; COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; PHASE CONSTITUENT;

EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS;

EID: 84884508178     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.229     Document Type: Article

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