Orientation microscopy–assisted grain boundary analysis for protonic ceramic cell electrolytes

Patel, Sooraj; Goswami, Sumit; Paul, Pralay; Liu, Fan; Zheng, Shuanglin; Sabisch, Julian E.; Duan, Chuancheng; Venkatesan, Thirumalai; Paik, Hanjong; Ding, Hanping; Kazempoor, Pejman; Xu, Shuozhi; Ding, Dong; Ghamarian, Iman

doi:10.1111/jace.20371

Orientation microscopy–assisted grain boundary analysis for protonic ceramic cell electrolytes

Journal Article · Tue Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2025 · Journal of the American Ceramic Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.20371· OSTI ID:2497376

^[1]; Goswami, Sumit ^[2]; Paul, Pralay ^[2]; Liu, Fan ^[3]; Zheng, Shuanglin ^[1]; Sabisch, Julian E. ^[4]; Duan, Chuancheng ^[5]; Venkatesan, Thirumalai ^[2]; Paik, Hanjong ^[6]; Ding, Hanping ^[1]; Kazempoor, Pejman ^[1]; Xu, Shuozhi ^[1]; Ding, Dong ^[7]; Ghamarian, Iman ^[1]

School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering The University of Oklahoma Norman Oklahoma USA
Center for Quantum Research and Technology The University of Oklahoma Norman Oklahoma USA
Department of Chemical Engineering Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA, Energy &, Environmental Science and Technology Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls Idaho USA
Samuel Roberts Noble Microscopy Laboratory The University of Oklahoma Norman Oklahoma USA
Department of Chemical Engineering Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA, Department of Chemical Engineering University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah USA
Center for Quantum Research and Technology The University of Oklahoma Norman Oklahoma USA, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of Oklahoma Norman Oklahoma USA
Energy &, Environmental Science and Technology Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls Idaho USA

Abstract

Grain boundaries in protonic ceramic cell (PCC) electrolytes hinder proton transport, reducing interfacial conductivity. In multicomponent PCC electrolytes, the inclusion of sintering aids further accentuates the complexity of grain boundaries. In this study, we synthesize nanocrystalline BaCe _0.4 Zr _0.4 Y _0.1 Yb _0.1 O ₃₋ _δ thin films via pulsed laser deposition and analyze their grain boundary character distributions using orientation data collected by precession electron diffraction technique. The results reveal an anisotropic distribution of grain boundary characters, with notably high populations of 180°‐tilt and twist grain boundaries. These findings provide critical insights into identifying the predominant grain boundaries in this PCC electrolyte material, assessing the vast five‐dimensional grain boundary space.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC07-05ID14517

OSTI ID:: 2497376

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society; ISSN 0002-7820

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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