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Quantitative Atomic-Site Analysis of Functional Dopants/Point Defects in Crystalline Materials by Electron-Channeling-Enhanced Microanalysis
Published on: May 10, 2021
On the proton conductivity in pure and gadolinium doped nanocrystalline cerium oxide
Mona Shirpour1, Giuliano Gregori, Rotraut Merkle
1Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Heisenbergstr. 1, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
Abstract:
Conductivity measurements were performed on microcrystalline and nanocrystalline ceria (undoped and doped) in dry as well as wet atmosphere. Below 200-250 °C, the nanocrystalline samples exhibit an enhanced total conductivity under wet conditions, which increases with decreasing temperature. In addition, thermo-gravimetric analysis revealed a strong water uptake below 200 °C. DC-polarization measurements confirm the ionic character of conductivity in the nanocrystalline samples at low temperatures. The role of both grain boundaries and residual porosity on the enhanced conductivity below 200 °C is discussed.
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