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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Penfield, NY
  2. Rochester, NY
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1039891
Patent Number(s):
8129072
Application Number:
13/083,737
Assignee:
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-05ER15722; FC03-92SF19460
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Yates, Matthew, and Liu, Dongxia. Ion-conducting ceramic apparatus, method, fabrication, and applications. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
Yates, Matthew, & Liu, Dongxia. Ion-conducting ceramic apparatus, method, fabrication, and applications. United States.
Yates, Matthew, and Liu, Dongxia. Tue . "Ion-conducting ceramic apparatus, method, fabrication, and applications". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1039891.
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Continuous c -Oriented AlPO 4 -5 Films by Tertiary Growth
journal, February 2007