Journal
SOLID STATE SCIENCES
Volume 9, Issue 3-4, Pages 240-246Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2007.01.008
Keywords
sol-gel method; NaSICON; electrical conductivity; impedance spectroscopy
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In this paper, we present the synthesis and characterizations of NaSICON-type ionic conducting ceramics of the general formula Na1+xM1.775Six-0.9P3.9-xO12 with 1.8 <= x <= 2.2 and M = Zr or Hf. The effect of the total substitution of zirconium by hafnium on electric properties has been studied. The various compositions were prepared by using the sol-gel method and the synthesized precursors were characterized by coupled DTA-TG. The oxides obtained after pyrolysis of the precursors were identified by X-ray diffraction. A sintering study by thermodilatometry permits to select the best thermal cycle adapted to our ceramics. Furthermore, the electric conductivity of the sintered ceramic samples was characterized by complex impedance spectroscopy. These results show that ceramics containing Zr synthesized by soft method, present a higher total conductivity than those obtained in literature (to be around 10(-4) S cm(-1)). The total substitution of Zr by Hf still improves this conductivity for some compositions. (C) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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