Morphology and structure of Ni/Zr0.84Sc0.16O1.92 electrode material synthesized via glycine-nitrate combustion method for solid oxide electrochemical cell

College

College of Science

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Applied Sciences

Volume

9

First Page

264

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

Nickel oxide and Sc-doped ZrO2 electrode material with a 1:1 wt % composition of NiO and Zr0.84Sc0.16O1.92 was synthesized via a single-step glycine-nitrate combustion method. Different glycine to nitrate (g/n) molar ratios of 0.27, 0.54, and 1.1 were used to investigate its effect on the structural, morphological, and electrical properties of the heat-treated samples. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of the as-sintered samples for all the g/n ratios were indexed to cubic phases of NiO and ScSZ. Upon reduction at 700 °C, NiO was fully reduced to Ni. In-situ XRD patterns showed that the composite Ni/Zr0.84Sc0.16O1.92 electrode material retains its cubic structure at intermediate temperatures from 500 °C to 800 °C. High magnification scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images revealed that nanoparticles of Ni are also formed and situated at the surfaces of ScSZ grains, apart from agglomerated submicron particles of Ni. SEM and electron-dispersive spectroscopy mapping revealed interconnected grains of ScSZ oxide-ion conducting phase. From the calculated conductivity based on electrochemical impedance spectroscopy results, the 0.27 g/n ratio showed an order of magnitude-higher total conductivity among the other prepared samples.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3390/app9020264

Disciplines

Chemistry

Keywords

Electrodes, Porous; Solid oxide fuel cells; Electrodes; Combustion

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