Synthesis and ionic conductivities of M (Mg, Ba, Zr) and Al co-doped apatite-type lanthanum germanate electrolytes for IT-SOFC

Autor: Yao Wang, Hua Zhang, Haijun Hou, Pengde Han, Yuyan Cai, Qingle Shi, Tianjing Li
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 29:2725-2732
ISSN: 1573-482X
0957-4522
DOI: 10.1007/s10854-017-8199-1
Popis: In this paper, the structure and ionic conductivities have been investigated for M (Mg, Ba, Zr) and Al co-doped apatite-type lanthanum germanates. La9.0.5Ge5.5Al0.5O26±δ (M = Mg, Ba and Zr) were prepared by solid state reaction. The results of XRD analysis showed that the space group is P63/m. M (Mg, Ba, Zr) substituting La site and Al substituting Ge site increased the cell volume and improved the lattice distortion of the apatite structure. In addition, M (Mg, Ba, Zr) and Al doping facilitated sintering and improved the relative density. Analysis of AC impedance spectroscopy showed that M (Mg, Ba, Zr) and Al co-doping in lanthanum germanates introduced local distortion and improved the ionic conductivities. Moreover, the thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) of La9.5M0.5Ge5.5Al0.5O26±δ (M = Mg, Ba and Zr) was improved after doping with M (Mg, Ba, Zr) and Al ions. La9.5Mg0.5Ge5.5Al0.5O26.5 sintered at 1400 °C exhibited the highest conductivity (1.26 × 10−2 S/cm, 800 °C) and improving TEC, which suggests that the (M (Mg, Ba, Zr), Al) doped apatite-type lanthanum germanate can be a potential material for the IT-SOFC electrolyte.
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