Abstract
The effect of Ca2+ and Zn2+ cations substitution on the sinterability, thermal expansion and electrical properties of La0.85Sr0.15-xCaxCr1-yZnyO3 as solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) interconnect materials was investigated. The results showed that the bulk densities of La0.85Sr0.15-xCaxCrO3 increased with increasing Ca content and a maximum electrical conductivity value of 20.1 S/cm at 800 °C was obtained when x = 0.05. The transition metal Zn substituted in Cr-site further optimized the sinterability and increased the bulk density by 25% when Zn content was up to 0.09. The La0.85Sr0.1Ca0.05Cr0.91Zn0.09O3 sample exhibited an electrical conductivity of 21.5 S/cm at 800 °C and a thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of 10.3 × 10-6 K-1 (20-800 °C), which is compatible with that of 8 mol.%-Y2O3-stabilized-ZrO2 (8YSZ) electrolyte.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 958-961 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 480 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 8 Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- Electrical conductivity
- Interconnect
- SOFC
- Sinterability
- TEC