Fabrication of Porous Ni-ZrO2 for SOFC Using NiO-ZrO2 Composite Powders

2006 ◽  
Vol 317-318 ◽  
pp. 705-708 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sato ◽  
Sawao Honda ◽  
T. Nishikawa ◽  
Hideo Awaji

Porous NiZrO2 has been widely used as anode in SOFC. However, it has been reported that there was reduction in cell performance at high temperature since Ni grains in the porous Ni ZrO2 sintered during cell operation. In this study, NiOZrO2 composite powders in which NiO powder were covered with ZrO2 particles were prepared with controlled microstructure of porous NiZrO2 which can prevent sintering of Ni grains during cell operation. NiOZrO2 composite powders (HNZ) were prepared using NiO powder of high specific surface area and ZrO2 sol of average particle size of 50 nm by ball milling (sol-coating method). SEM and EPMA analysis of prepared NiOZrO2 composite powders showed that NiO particles were covered with ZrO2 particles. The crystallite phases, crystallite sizes, BET specific surface area of NiOZrO2 composite powders and porosities of fabricated porous NiZrO2 were characterized. SEM and EPMA analysis showed that ZrO2 was distributed around Ni of a few μm range in the porous Ni ZrO2 (HNZ) fabricated by the sol-coating method. Mechanical properties of porous NiZrO2 (HNZ) are required to be improved.

2019 ◽  
Vol 891 ◽  
pp. 200-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pimpan Leangtanom ◽  
Nattharinee Charoenrat ◽  
Sukon Phanichphant ◽  
Viruntachar Kruefu

Cerium oxide and tin oxide nanocomposites (CeO2-SnO2 NCs) were successfully synthesized via a simple co-precipitation method. The structure and properties of the synthesized materials were characterized using several X-ray and electron-based techniques including XRD, FE-SEM, TEM, EDS and BET to unravel the structure, morphology, element composition and specific surface area. The XRD and BET results showed that the NCs have the characteristic crystalline structures of SnO2 and CeO2-SnO2 NCs, and high specific surface area (66.45 and 86.29 m2/g), respectively. Amorphous phase of CeO2 and SnO2 were not found in XRD patterns. EDS analysis confirms the absence of all element composition and the FE-SEM and TEM analysis observed as particles having the clear spherical morphologies with the average particle size of of SnO2 and CeO2-SnO2 NCs was about 13 and 10 nm, respectively.


Author(s):  
Hieр Nguyen Tien

The kinetics of metallic cobalt nanopowder synthesizing by hydrogen reduction from Co(OH)2 nanopowder under isothermal conditions were studied. Co(OH)2 nanopowder was prepared in advance by chemical deposition from aqueous solutions of Co(NO3)2 cobalt nitrate (10 wt.%) and NaOH alkali (10 wt.%) at room temperature, pH = 9 under continuous stirring. The hydrogen reduction of Co(OH)2 nanopowder under isothermal conditions was carried out in a tube furnace in the temperature range from 270 to 310 °C. The crystal structure and composition of powders was studied by X-ray phase analysis. The specific surface area of samples was measured using the BET method by low-temperature nitrogen adsorption. The average particle size of powders was determined by the measured specific surface area. Particles size characteristics and morphology were investigated by transmission and scanning electron microscopes. Kinetic parameters of Co(OH)2 hydrogen reduction under isothermal conditions were calculated using the Gray–Weddington model and Arrhenius equation. It was found that the rate constant of reduction at t = 310 °C is approximately 1.93 times higher than at 270 °C, so the process accelerates by 1.58 times for 40 min of reduction. The activation energy of cobalt nanopowder synthesizing from Co(OH)2 by hydrogen reduction is ~40 kJ/mol, which indicates a mixed reaction mode. It was shown that cobalt nanoparticles obtained by the hydrogen reduction of its hydroxide at 280 °C are aggregates of equiaxed particles up to 100 nm in size where individual particles are connected to several neighboring particles by contact isthmuses.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 721-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacek Wojnarowicz ◽  
Roman Mukhovskyi ◽  
Elzbieta Pietrzykowska ◽  
Sylwia Kusnieruk ◽  
Jan Mizeracki ◽  
...  

Mn-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles were prepared by using the microwave solvothermal synthesis (MSS) technique. The nanoparticles were produced from a solution of zinc acetate dihydrate and manganese(II) acetate tetrahydrate using ethylene glycol as solvent. The content of Mn2+ in Zn1− x Mn x O ranged from 1 to 25 mol %. The following properties of the nanostructures were investigated: skeleton density, specific surface area (SSA), phase purity (XRD), lattice parameters, dopant content, average particle size, crystallite size distribution, morphology. The average particle size of Zn1− x Mn x O was determined using Scherrer’s formula, the Nanopowder XRD Processor Demo web application and by converting the specific surface area results. X-ray diffraction of synthesized samples shows a single-phase wurtzite crystal structure of ZnO without any indication of additional phases. Spherical Zn1− x Mn x O particles were obtained with monocrystalline structure and average particle sizes from 17 to 30 nm depending on the content of dopant. SEM images showed an impact of the dopant concentration on the morphology of the nanoparticles.


2010 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Hong Xia Qiao ◽  
Zhi Qiang Wei ◽  
Ming Ru Zhou ◽  
Zhong Mao He

Copper nanoparticles were successfully prepared in large scales by means of anodic arc discharging plasma method in inert atmosphere. The particle size, specific surface area, crystal structure and morphology of the samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), BET equation, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED). The experiment results indicate that the crystal structure of the samples is fcc structure as same as that of the bulk materials. The specific surface area is is 11 m2/g, with the particle size distribution ranging from 30 to 90 nm, the average particle size about 67nm obtained from TEM and confirmed from XRD and BET results. The nanoparticles have uniform size, higher purity, narrow size distribution and spherical shape can be prepared by this convenient and effective method.


1993 ◽  
Vol 15 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 155-163
Author(s):  
J. Hagberg

The significance of powder and paste characteristics was studied in order to improve the morphology and structure of superconducting (Bi,Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O screen printed thick films. Powder with nominal composition of Bi1.75Pb0.4Sr1.9Ca2.1Cu3.2Oywas prepared via the oxalate route and decomposed at 430 to 795℃. The decomposed powders were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and specific surface area measurements. These studies showed a variation of specific surface area from 16.5 to 0.9 m2/g and a variation of the average particle size from 100 nm to 800 nm in the studied temperature interval. The phase structure showed three distinct temperature areas; between 430 to 620, 620 to 715, and at 795℃.Thick-film pastes were made by the addition of an organic vehicle at 500, 620, 650 and 795℃ to decompose annealed oxalate synthesized powders and, for comparison, the vehicle was also added to sintered mixed-oxide/carbonate-based powder in weight ratios from 0.42 to 0.54:1. Films were screen printed on single crystal MgO (100) substrates and melt annealed at 890 to 895℃ for 3 min and subsequently, for prolonged diffusion, annealed at 852℃. After firing, the films were mainly composed of the (001) textured (Bi,Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3Oyphase. The reference films, made from mixed oxide/carbonate powder, resembled the films based on oxalate powders decomposed at 795℃. Films based on oxalate powders, decomposed at lower temperatures, were smoother and were able to carry noticeably higher currents than films based on powders decomposed at higher temperatures.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Chen ◽  
Kai Chen ◽  
Feng Yu ◽  
Aixia Guo ◽  
Siqing Zou ◽  
...  

Abstract High surface area mesoporous silica (SiO2) nanospheres has been considered an ideal material for the catalytic, adsorption and drug delivery. However, synthesis of ultra-high specific surface area mesoporous silica nanoparticles with well-defined sphere structure and small particle size (< 200 nm) is still challenging. Here, a two-stream confined jet impingement continuous microchannel reactor is proposed to produce novel mesoporous silica nanospheres (MSNs) with ultra-high specific surface area (SSA) and abundant worm-like meso-porosity. The as-obtained MSNs with worm-like mesoporous structure were produced with average particle diameter of 142 ~ 207 nm, high SSA of 1347 ~ 1854 m2/g, total pore volume of 0.86 ~ 1.23 cm3/g and pore diameter of 2.6 ~ 3.3nm. Moreover, the shear force field in the microchannel reactor on the mesoscopic structure of MSNs was simulated by mesoscopic kinetics. Additionally, MSNs was used as the silicon source to synthesize lithium silicate (Li4SiO4), which enhanced carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption of 27.18 wt% at 650 ℃.


2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongxia Qiao ◽  
Zhiqiang Wei ◽  
Hua Yang ◽  
Lin Zhu ◽  
Xiaoyan Yan

NiO nanoparticles with average particle size of 25 nm were successfully prepared by anodic arc plasma method. The composition, morphology, crystal microstructure, specific surface area, infrared spectra, and particle size distribution of product were analyzed by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrum, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)N2adsorption. The experiment results show that the NiO nanoparticles are bcc structure with spherical shape and well dispersed, the particle size distribution ranging from 15 to 45 nm with the average particle size is about 25 nm, and the specific surface area is 33 m2/g. The infrared absorption band of NiO nanoparticles shows blue shifts compared with that of bulk NiO.


2014 ◽  
Vol 698 ◽  
pp. 452-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Nosova ◽  
Antonina A. Kuzina ◽  
Anna V. Kuts

Compacting after pressing and sintering of briquettes made from an aluminum powder with an average particle size from 50 to 150 microns, the specific surface area Ssp=0.26 m2/g and a nickel powder with an average particle size from 25 to 100 microns, the specific surface area Ssp= 0.03 m2/g has been investigated. Pressing load varied from 15 to 25 MPa for the aluminum powder and from 20 to 45 MPa for the nickel powder. Sintering of aluminum powder briquettes was carried out at temperatures (0.5-0.83) of melting temperature, (0.3-0.46) of melting temperature from the nickel powder. It is shown that the application of high pressure, low temperatures and short time makes it possible to receive pseudo-ligatures from an aluminum powder with porosity about 32% and a nickel powder with porosity about 30%.


2007 ◽  
Vol 119 ◽  
pp. 43-46
Author(s):  
Sang Jin Lee ◽  
Choong Hwan Jung

Nano scaled mullite (3Al2O3·2SiO2) powders had been fabricated by an organic-inorganic solution technique using a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as an organic carrier. PVA polymer contributed to a soft and porous powder microstructure, and ball milling with the porous powder was effective in making nano-sized mullite powders. In addition, the degree of polymerization of PVA affected the crystallization behavior. The fully crystallized and ball-milled mullite powders had an average particle size of 120 nm with a specific surface area of 67.0 m2/g. In this paper, the simple solution technique and milling process for the fabrication of nano scaled mullite powders are introduced. And the effects of PVA on the crystallization behavior and powder specific surface area are also studied. The characteristics of the synthesized powders are examined by using XRD, TEM, particle size analyzer and nitrogen gas adsorption.


2011 ◽  
Vol 415-417 ◽  
pp. 751-755
Author(s):  
Zhi Qiang Wei ◽  
Xiao Juan Wu ◽  
Li Gang Liu ◽  
Ge Zhang

In the protecting inert gas, Aluminum nanoparticles were successfully prepared by anodic arc discharge plasma method. The morphology, particle size, crystal microstructure and specific surface area of the particles by this process were characterized via X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller(BET) adsorption equation, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the corresponding selected area electron diffraction (SAED). The experimental results indicate that the crystal structure of the samples is face centered cubic (fcc) structure as same as the bulk materials, the particle size distribution ranging from 20 to 70 nm, with an average particle size about 44 nm obtained by TEM and confirmed by XRD and BET results. The specific surface area is 41 m2/g, the nanopowders distributed uniformly in spherical chain shapes with uniform size and monodisperse particles.


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