Chapter 88. Novel Composite Electrolytes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications
- Hua-Tay Lin,
- Mrityunjay Singh
Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470294741.ch88
Copyright © 2002 The American Ceramic Society
Book Title
26th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: A: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 23, Issue 3
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How to Cite
Ball, R. J. and Stevens, R. (2008) Novel Composite Electrolytes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Applications, in 26th Annual Conference on Composites, Advanced Ceramics, Materials, and Structures: A: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 23, Issue 3 (eds H.-T. Lin and M. Singh), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470294741.ch88
Publication History
- Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2002
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Print ISBN: 9780470375785
Online ISBN: 9780470294741
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Keywords:
- toughness;
- agglomerate;
- biaxial;
- gadolinia;
- particle/matrix
Summary
Gadolinia doped ceria is a good candidate for use as an alternative to zirconia for solid oxide fuel cell electrolytes. This is due to its higher ionic conductivity at reduced temperatures. However, doped ceria has a number of disadvantages such as reduced strength and electronic conductivity. An investigation has been carried out to characterise novel composite structures consisting of tetragonal zirconia particles in a doped ceria matrix. Results indicate that an increase in strength can be produced in the ceria by addition of zirconia particles, however, this is dependent on particle size and heat treatment. A structural analysis of the composite structures was carried out using scanning electron microscopy. Electrical properties were determined using a Solartron dielectric test system.