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Title: Ion-conducting ceramic apparatus, method, fabrication, and applications

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1039891

A c-axis-oriented HAP thin film synthesized by seeded growth on a palladium hydrogen membrane substrate. An exemplary synthetic process includes electrochemical seeding on the substrate, and secondary and tertiary hydrothermal treatments under conditions that favor growth along c-axes and a-axes in sequence. By adjusting corresponding synthetic conditions, an HAP this film can be grown to a controllable thickness with a dense coverage on the underlying substrate. The thin films have relatively high proton conductivity under hydrogen atmosphere and high temperature conditions. The c-axis oriented films may be integrated into fuel cells for application in the intermediate temperature range of 200-600.degree. C. The electrochemical-hydrothermal deposition technique may be applied to create other oriented crystal materials having optimized properties, useful for separations and catalysis as well as electronic and electrochemical applications, electrochemical membrane reactors, and in chemical sensors.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-05ER15722; FC03-92SF19460
Assignee:
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,129,072
Application Number:
13/083,737
OSTI ID:
1039891
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Continuous c -Oriented AlPO 4 -5 Films by Tertiary Growth journal February 2007

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