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JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
Volume 31, Issue 14, Pages 2621-2627Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.03.025
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NiO; Zirconia; Sintering kinetics; Apparent activation energy; Fuel cell
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Sintering behavior and densification mechanisms of NiO-doped YSZ were investigated by using a dilatometer, combined with XRD, SEM and HRTEM characterization. The solubility of NiO in YSZ is found to be 0.5-1 mol% at 1500 degrees C by XRD, and TEM reveals that, beyond solubility limit, the undissolved NiO exists in the form of nano and/or micro-sized crystals depending on the doping amount. The sintering model was used to address the enhanced sintering of YSZ as a result of small additions of NiO. Lattice diffusion is examined to be the rate-determining mechanism for the intermediate-stage sintering of both undoped and NiO-doped YSZ. However, the apparent activation energy for densification of YSZ is reduced by similar to 70 kJ/mol upon NiO doping. It is concluded that the dissolved NiO contributes to the lowering of the activation energy and therefore the enhanced lattice diffusivity. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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