Synthesis, characterization and mechanical properties of NiO - GDC20 (Ce{sub 0.8}Gd{sub 0.2}O{sub 1.9}) nano composite anode for solid oxide fuel cells
- Department of Physics, St. Mary’s Engineering College, Deshmukhi (v), Nalgonda-508284, Telangana (India)
In the present research work, X (NiO) +1-X(Ce{sub 0.8}Gd{sub 0.2}O{sub 1.9}) where X = 30,40 and 45 wt% Nano Composite Anodes are synthesized for low temperature operating solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). NiO and Ce{sub 0.8}Gd{sub 0.2}O{sub 1.9} (GDC20) are synthesized by sol-gel citrate method and the nanopowders of NiO, GDC20 were calcined from 650 °c to 750 °c. For anode materials, pelletized the nanocomposites of X(NiO)+ (1-X) GDC20 (X = 30,40,45 wt.%) and sintered at 1200 °c. systematic study of atomic structure, purity, phase and structural parameters such as Lattice parameters, crystallite size of as-synthesized nanopowders and anode materials were carried out by XRD and SEM. For mechanical strength, Vickers micro-hardness of anode composites were estimated and observed that micro-hardness of composites were increasing with NiO wt.% and the density of sintered samples, which is varying from 4.35 to 5.54 Gpa at 500g load.
- OSTI ID:
- 22606649
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1728, Issue 1; Conference: ICC 2015: International conference on condensed matter and applied physics, Bikaner (India), 30-31 Oct 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANODES
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
CITRATES
DENSITY
GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS
HARDNESS
IMPURITIES
LATTICE PARAMETERS
NANOCOMPOSITES
NANOSTRUCTURES
NICKEL OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POWDERS
PRESSURE RANGE GIGA PA
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SOL-GEL PROCESS
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS
SOLIDS
SYNTHESIS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION