scholarly journals Impact of Silica Additions on the Phase Composition and Electrical Transport Properties of Ruddlesden-Popper La2NiO4+δ Mixed Conducting Ceramics

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Kiryl Zakharchuk ◽  
Aleksandr Bamburov ◽  
Eugene N. Naumovich ◽  
Miguel A. Vieira ◽  
Aleksey A. Yaremchenko
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Solid Electrolytes ◽  
Lanthanum Oxide ◽  
Nominal Composition ◽  
Secondary Phases ◽  
Electrical Transport Properties ◽  
Total Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Type Lattice ◽  
Glycine Nitrate Combustion ◽  
Lanthanum Silicate

The present work explores the possibility of incorporation of silicon into the crystal structure of Ruddlesden-Popper La2NiO4+δ mixed conducting ceramics with the aim to improve the chemical compatibility with lanthanum silicate-based solid electrolytes. Ceramics with the nominal composition La2Ni1−ySiyO4+δ (y = 0, 0.02 and 0.05) were prepared by the glycine nitrate combustion technique and sintered at 1450 °C. While minor changes in the lattice parameters of the tetragonal K2NiF4-type lattice may suggest incorporation of a small fraction of Si into the Ni sublattice, combined XRD and SEM/EDS studies indicate that this fraction is very limited (≪2 at.%, if any). Instead, additions of silica result in segregation of apatite-type La10−xSi6O26+δ and La2O3 secondary phases as confirmed experimentally and supported by the static lattice simulations. Both total electrical conductivity and oxygen-ionic transport in La2NiO4+δ ceramics are suppressed by silica additions. The preferential reactivity of silica with lanthanum oxide opens a possibility to improve the compatibility between lanthanum silicate-based solid electrolytes and La2NiO4+δ-based electrodes by appropriate surface modifications. The promising potential of this approach is supported by preliminary tests of electrodes infiltrated with lanthanum oxide.

scholarly journals Impact of Praseodymia Additions and Firing Conditions on Structural and Electrical Transport Properties of 5 mol.% Yttria Partially Stabilized Zirconia (5YSZ)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 5939
Author(s):  
Alejandro Natoli ◽  
Jorge R. Frade ◽  
Aleksandr Bamburov ◽  
Agnieszka Żurawska ◽  
Aleksey Yaremchenko
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Pyrochlore Phase ◽  
Nominal Composition ◽  
Ionic Conductors ◽  
Electrical Transport Properties ◽  
Praseodymium Oxide ◽  
Total Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Thermal Expansion Coefficients ◽  
Pyrochlore Type ◽  
P Type

Ceramics samples with the nominal composition [(ZrO2)0.95(Y2O3)0.05]1-x[PrOy]x and praseodymia contents of x = 0.05–0.15 were prepared by the direct firing of compacted 5YSZ + PrOy mixtures at 1450–1550 °C for 1–9 h and characterized for prospective applicability in reversible solid oxide cells. XRD and SEM/EDS analysis revealed that the dissolution of praseodymium oxide in 5YSZ occurs via the formation of pyrochlore-type Pr2Zr2O7 intermediate. Increasing PrOy additions results in a larger fraction of low-conducting pyrochlore phase and larger porosity, which limit the total electrical conductivity to 2.0–4.6 S/m at 900 °C and 0.28–0.68 S/m at 700 °C in air. A longer time and higher temperature of firing promotes the phase and microstructural homogenization of the ceramics but with comparatively low effect on density and conductivity. High-temperature processing leads to the prevailing 3+ oxidation state of praseodymium cations in fluorite and pyrochlore structures. The fraction of Pr4+ at 600–1000 °C in air is ≤2% and is nearly independent of temperature. 5YSZ ceramics with praseodymia additions remain predominantly oxygen ionic conductors, with p-type electronic contribution increasing with Pr content but not exceeding 2% for x = 0.15 at 700–900 °C. The average thermal expansion coefficients of prepared ceramics are in the range of 10.4–10.7 ppm/K.

scholarly journals Chemical Reactivity and Cathode Properties of LaCoO3 on Lanthanum Silicate Oxyapatite Electrolyte

2014 ◽  
Vol 616 ◽  
pp. 120-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shunya Mihara ◽  
Kiyoshi Kobayashi ◽  
Takaya Akashi ◽  
Yoshio Sakka
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Chemical Reactivity ◽  
Impedance Spectra ◽  
Electrical Transport Properties ◽  
Fixed Temperature ◽  
Ion Conductor ◽  
Oxide Ion Conductor ◽  
Electrode Resistance ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
Lanthanum Silicate

Chemical reactivity and cathode properties of LaCoO3 were investigated using new oxide ion conductor, lanthanum silicate oxyapatite. The LaCoO3 is found to be good candidate for cathode of the lanthanum silicate oxyapatite solid-electrolyte since no chemical reaction occurred between the LaCoO3 and lanthanum silicate oxyapatite heating at 1273 K for 60 h in air. Based on electrochemical measurements, lower overpotential between the LaCoO3 and lanthanum silicate oxyapatite was confirmed compared to the overpotential at YSZ/LaCoO3 interface. From analysis on the extended interfacial conductivity as function of oxygen activity at the triple phase boundary at fixed temperature, the overpotential evaluated by impedance spectra is the rate limiting process by oxygen diffusion on the LaCoO3 surface. Comparing to the bulk conductivity of LaCoO3, the electrode resistance evaluated by impedance spectra was confirmed to be different from the electrical transport properties of the LaCoO3 bulk.

scholarly journals Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Noncovalent Functionalization of Graphene for Field-Effect Transistor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongha Shin ◽  
Hwa Rang Kim ◽  
Byung Hee Hong
Keyword(s):  
Transport Properties ◽  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Field Effect ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Field Effect Transistor ◽  
Electrical Transport Properties ◽  
Noncovalent Functionalization ◽  
Effect Transistor

Since of its first discovery, graphene has attracted much attention because of the unique electrical transport properties that can be applied to high-performance field-effect transistor (FET). However, mounting chemical functionalities...

scholarly journals Pressure-Induced Structural Phase Transition and Metallization in Ga2Se3 up to 40.2 GPa under Non-Hydrostatic and Hydrostatic Environments

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 746
Author(s):  
Meiling Hong ◽  
Lidong Dai ◽  
Haiying Hu ◽  
Xinyu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Phase Transformation ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Structural Phase ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Electrical Transport Properties

A series of investigations on the structural, vibrational, and electrical transport characterizations for Ga2Se3 were conducted up to 40.2 GPa under different hydrostatic environments by virtue of Raman scattering, electrical conductivity, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Upon compression, Ga2Se3 underwent a phase transformation from the zinc-blende to NaCl-type structure at 10.6 GPa under non-hydrostatic conditions, which was manifested by the disappearance of an A mode and the noticeable discontinuities in the pressure-dependent Raman full width at half maximum (FWHMs) and electrical conductivity. Further increasing the pressure to 18.8 GPa, the semiconductor-to-metal phase transition occurred in Ga2Se3, which was evidenced by the high-pressure variable-temperature electrical conductivity measurements. However, the higher structural transition pressure point of 13.2 GPa was detected for Ga2Se3 under hydrostatic conditions, which was possibly related to the protective influence of the pressure medium. Upon decompression, the phase transformation and metallization were found to be reversible but existed in the large pressure hysteresis effect under different hydrostatic environments. Systematic research on the high-pressure structural and electrical transport properties for Ga2Se3 would be helpful to further explore the crystal structure evolution and electrical transport properties for other A2B3-type compounds.

scholarly journals Structure, Morphology, Heat Capacity, and Electrical Transport Properties of Ti3(Al,Si)C2 Materials

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3222
Author(s):  
Kamil Goc ◽  
Janusz Przewoźnik ◽  
Katarzyna Witulska ◽  
Leszek Chlubny ◽  
Waldemar Tokarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Heat Capacity ◽  
Specific Heat ◽  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Residual Resistivity ◽  
Max Phase ◽  
Electrical Transport Properties ◽  
Debye Temperatures ◽  
Si Content ◽  
Hot Pressing Sintering

A study of Ti3Al1−xSixC2 (x = 0 to x = 1) MAX-phase alloys is reported. The materials were obtained from mixtures of Ti3AlC2 and Ti3SiC2 powders with hot pressing sintering technique. They were characterised with X-ray diffraction, heat capacity, electrical resistivity, and magnetoresistance measurements. The results show a good quality crystal structure and metallic properties with high residual resistivity. The resistivity weakly varies with Si doping and shows a small, positive magnetoresistance effect. The magnetoresistance exhibits a quadratic dependence on the magnetic field, which indicates a dominant contribution from open electronic orbits. The Debye temperatures and Sommerfeld coefficient values derived from specific heat data show slight variations with Si content, with decreasing tendency for the former and an increase for the latter. Experimental results were supported by band structure calculations whose results are consistent with the experiment concerning specific heat, resistivity, and magnetoresistance measurements. In particular, they reveal that of the s-electrons at the Fermi level, those of Al and Si have prevailing density of states and, thus predominantly contribute to the metallic conductivity. This also shows that the high residual resistivity of the materials studied is an intrinsic effect, not due to defects of the crystal structure.

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