The effect of titania dopant on the performance of sodium-beta″-alumina

Xiaoling Wei, Hui Yang, Xiaodong Shen

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Abstract

The Na-β″-Al 2O 3 electrolyte materials with the relative density of 98% were synthesized by a solid state reaction route employing boehmite, Na 2CO 3, MgO as starting materials and TiO 2 as additive and characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, bending strength testing and AC 4-probe method. The results show that TiO 2 can promote the sintering performance of Na-β″-Al 2O 3 electrolyte effectively and the purities of β″ phases were all above 96% when the content of TiO 2 ranging from 0.5%-2%. The obtained samples with TiO 2 dopants comprised of compact and plump grains exhibiting high density with uniform microstructure. The bending strength of the specimen was enhanced obviously with the increase of the TiO 2 additives. The ionic conductivity increased compared with the plain sample due to the decreased boundary resistance of the material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)597-601
Number of pages5
JournalCailiao Yanjiu Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Materials Research
Volume25
Issue number6
StatePublished - Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Inorganic non-metallic materials
  • Na-β″-Al O
  • Solid electrolyte
  • Solid-state reaction
  • TiO

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