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  • Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Solid-State Chemistry

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  • Interfacial disordering is key to modulating ionic transport in heterostructures.
  • Optimizing metal-oxygen compatibility and carrier density is crucial for efficient ion conduction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and investigate a semiconductor heterostructure for enhanced proton conduction.
  • To explore the role of interfacial disorder and heterojunction effects in proton transport.

Main Methods:

  • Structural characterization
  • First-principle calculations
  • Electrochemical performance testing

Main Results:

  • The zinc ferrite (ZFO)-ceria (CeO2) heterostructure exhibits interfacial disorder with oxygen atom dislocation.
  • Achieved high proton conductivity of 0.21 S cm⁻¹ and fuel cell power output of 1070 mW cm⁻² at 510 °C.
  • Proposed a new mechanism for proton diffusion based on O-O bond length changes and the Grotthuss mechanism.

Conclusions:

  • The ZFO-CeO2 heterostructure effectively enhances proton conduction through interfacial engineering.
  • This study presents a novel strategy for designing semiconductor heterostructures for fast proton transport.
  • The findings have implications for advanced fuel cell technologies.