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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 347-352Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.06.032
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Sol-gel processes; X-ray methods; Electrical conductivity; Perovskites
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- Guangdong Provincial Natural science Foundation of China [S2011040003162, 10151063101000011]
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Using citric acid-nitrate process, La and Cr co-doped A-site deficient SrTiO3 (LSTC) materials were synthesized. The single-phase perovskite structure of LSTC materials can be obtained in airy atmosphere when the dopant content of chromium does not exceed 20 mol%. The LSTC material has excellent chemical compatibility with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) at 1400 degrees C. The particle diameters of LSTC powders calcined at 800 degrees C are all less than 60 nm. The LSTC pellet sintered in air at 1400 degrees C for 5 h shows a highly densified microstructure composed of polyhedral grains on a micron scale. At 800 degrees C, the conductivity of LSTC20 pellet is 1.96 x 10(-3) S/cm in static air. The conduction activation energy of LSTC20 pellet is calculated to be 0.33 eV in the temperature range of 550-800 degrees C. The LSTC can be considered as a potential candidate anode material for SOFC with YSZ as electrolyte, but its conductivity needs to be further improved. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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