Moderate temperature sintering of BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ protonic ceramics by A novel cold sintering pretreatment
Abstract
The state-of-the-art protonic ceramic conductor BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ (BZY20) requires an extremely high sintering temperature (≥1700 °C) to achieve the desired relative density and microstructure necessary to function as a proton conducting electrolyte. In this work, we developed a cold sintering pretreatment assisted moderate-temperature sintering method for the fabrication of high-quality pure BZY20 pellets. BZY20 pellets with high relative density of ~94% were fabricated with a final sintering temperature of 1500 °C (200 °C lower than the traditional sintering temperature). A comparison with BZY20 control samples indicated that the proper amount of BaCO3 introduced on the BZY20 particle surface and the high green density achieved by cold sintering pretreatment were the main drivers for lowering the sintering temperature. The electrical conductivity measurement by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy showed that the as-prepared BZY20 pellets have a proton conductivity comparable to the state-of-the-art values. The cold sintering pretreatment outlined in this work has the potential to lower the sintering temperatures for similar types of protonic ceramic materials under consideration for a wide range of energy conversion and storage applications.
- Authors:
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- Clemson Univ., SC (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Clemson Univ., SC (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1850534
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1809380
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NE0008703
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Ceramics International
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 47; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0272-8842
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Materials Science; Protonic ceramics; Cold sintering; Solid oxide fuel cells; Ceramic densification; Proton conductivity
Citation Formats
Zhao, Zeyu, Gao, Jun, Meng, Yuqing, Brinkman, Kyle S., and Tong, Jianhua. Moderate temperature sintering of BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ protonic ceramics by A novel cold sintering pretreatment. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.12.257.
Zhao, Zeyu, Gao, Jun, Meng, Yuqing, Brinkman, Kyle S., & Tong, Jianhua. Moderate temperature sintering of BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ protonic ceramics by A novel cold sintering pretreatment. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.12.257
Zhao, Zeyu, Gao, Jun, Meng, Yuqing, Brinkman, Kyle S., and Tong, Jianhua. Mon .
"Moderate temperature sintering of BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ protonic ceramics by A novel cold sintering pretreatment". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.12.257. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1850534.
@article{osti_1850534,
title = {Moderate temperature sintering of BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ protonic ceramics by A novel cold sintering pretreatment},
author = {Zhao, Zeyu and Gao, Jun and Meng, Yuqing and Brinkman, Kyle S. and Tong, Jianhua},
abstractNote = {The state-of-the-art protonic ceramic conductor BaZr0.8Y0.2O3-δ (BZY20) requires an extremely high sintering temperature (≥1700 °C) to achieve the desired relative density and microstructure necessary to function as a proton conducting electrolyte. In this work, we developed a cold sintering pretreatment assisted moderate-temperature sintering method for the fabrication of high-quality pure BZY20 pellets. BZY20 pellets with high relative density of ~94% were fabricated with a final sintering temperature of 1500 °C (200 °C lower than the traditional sintering temperature). A comparison with BZY20 control samples indicated that the proper amount of BaCO3 introduced on the BZY20 particle surface and the high green density achieved by cold sintering pretreatment were the main drivers for lowering the sintering temperature. The electrical conductivity measurement by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy showed that the as-prepared BZY20 pellets have a proton conductivity comparable to the state-of-the-art values. The cold sintering pretreatment outlined in this work has the potential to lower the sintering temperatures for similar types of protonic ceramic materials under consideration for a wide range of energy conversion and storage applications.},
doi = {10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.12.257},
journal = {Ceramics International},
number = 8,
volume = 47,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Mon Jan 04 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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