ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Nanocrystalline ceria-based thin films are of potential interest for use as gas-sensing layers andelectrolytes in micro-Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (micro-SOFC) used for energy supply of nextgeneration portables. In these devices the thin films have to be operated at intermediate to hightemperatures (500 - 1000 °C) to be sufficiently high electrical conductive. However, only little isknown on the nucleation and grain growth kinetics of pure ceria and its solid solutions when presentas nanocrystalline thin film microstructures (average grain size 〈 100 nm). In this study amorphous,dense and crack-free CeO2 and Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9-x thin films have been deposited by spray pyrolysis onsapphire. These films were crystallized to biphasic amorphous-nanocrystalline and fullynanocrystalline microstructures upon annealing with respect to time, temperature, heating rate anddoping. Nucleation and grain growth kinetics were studied by differential scanning calorimetry, Xraydiffraction analysis with in-situ heating chamber and scanning electron microscopy
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/17/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.558-559.1339.pdf
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