Combustion Synthesis of Nanometric Powders of LaPO4 and Sr-Substituted LaPO4

Autor: J. R. Jurado, S. Gallini, María T. Colomer
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Chemistry of Materials. 17:4154-4161
ISSN: 1520-5002
0897-4756
DOI: 10.1021/cm047945q
Popis: La(1-x)Sr(x)PO4 materials are very stable at high temperature and water vapor partial pressure and they show protonic conductivity; thus, they could be used as electrolytes in HTPFCs (high-temperature protonic fuel cells), hydrogen sensors, and hydrogen separation technology. This work describes the combustion synthesis of La(1-x)Sr(x)PO4 powders (x = 0, 0.025, 0.050) from mixtures of La(NO3)3·6H2O and Sr(NO3)2 as cation precursors, (NH4)2HPO4 as anion precursor, and urea as fuel. The characterization of the as-prepared combustion products showed that combustion synthesis provides a straightforward method for the achievement of solid solutions of these materials as nanometric powders. Furthermore, dilatometric studies reveal that dense ceramics can be obtained at low sintering temperature (1300 °C), in air, from the synthesized nanometric powders.
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