0000000000394089
AUTHOR
N. Bonanos
Water vapour solubility and conductivity study of the proton conductor BaCe(0.9−x)ZrxY0.1O(3−δ)
Abstract The perovskite BaCe(0.9 − x)ZrxY0.1O(3 − δ) has been prepared by solid state reaction at 1400 °C and conventional sintering at 1700 °C. Water uptake experiments performed between 400 and 600 °C, at a water vapour pressure of 0.02 atm, provide data on the concentration of protons incorporated in the sample. The direct current conductivity has been measured as a function of oxygen partial pressure, at a water vapour partial pressure of 0.015 atm. The total conductivity has been resolved into a p-type and an ionic component using a fitting procedure appropriate to the assumed defect model. An estimation of the protonic component was made by assuming a conductivity isotope effect betwe…
Structural and conductivity study of the proton conductor BaCe(0.9−x)ZrxY0.1O(3−ı) at intermediate temperatures.
International audience; The perovskite BaCe(0.9−x)ZrxY0.1O(3−ı) is prepared by solid-state reaction at 1400 ◦C and sintering at 1700 ◦C. It is characterised using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy and electrical measurements. A distortion fromthe cubic structure at roomtemperature is noticeable in the Raman spectra for 0.2 < x < 0.8, but not in the X-ray diffraction patterns. This work points out the rhombohedral nature of this distortion. Phase transitions are studied up to 600 ◦C. The direct current conductivity is measured as a function of oxygen partial pressure, and at a water vapour partial pressure of 0.015 atm. The total conductivity is resolved into an ionic and a p-type compon…