The effect of Sr on the properties of Y-doped ceria electrolyte for IT-SOFCs

Yifeng Zheng, Liqiang Wu, Haitao Gu, Ling Gao, Han Chen, Lucun Guo

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Abstract

Effect of Sr doping on the ionic conductivity of Y2O3-doped ceria (YDC) with the general formula of Ce0.8Y0.2-xSrxO2-δ (x = 0, 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15) was investigated. The phase identification, microstructures, thermal expansion and ionic conductivities of samples were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), dilatometry and AC impedance spectroscopy (IS). The results showed that the samples of co-doping with Y and Sr can result in higher ionic conductivity and lower activation energy than those of Y singly doped ceria in the temperature range of 450-750 °C. As the substitution amount of Sr for Y increased up to 25 mol% (Ce0.8Y0.15Sr0.05O2-δ), the sample attained the optimum ionic conductivity. At 750 °C, its ionic conductivity is 4.98 × 10-2 S cm-1, which is twice as high as that of Ce0.8Y0.2O1.9. In addition, experimental results also indicated that the grain conduction dominates the total ionic conductivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)586-589
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume486
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Nov 2009

Keywords

  • Fuel cells
  • Ionic conduction
  • Thermal expansion
  • X-ray diffraction

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