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Structural characterization, electrical conductivity and open circuit voltage studies of the nanocrystalline La10Si6O27 electrolyte material for SOFCs

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Nanocrystalline La10Si6O27 apatite-type sample was synthesized by the co-precipitation method. Thermal behavior, phase, structure, morphology and elemental composition of La, O and Si of the synthesized La10Si6O27 sample were investigated through TG/DTA, XRD, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy and SEM-EDX measurements respectively. Formation of phase purity of the nanocrystalline La10Si6O27 sample was confirmed by analysing the measured X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern using Rietveld refinement and the calculated average crystallite size of the La10Si6O27 sample was found to be 33 nm. The electrical conductivity of the sintered La10Si6O27 pellet was investigated as a function of temperature ranging from 200 to 800 °C under air and it was found to be 1.92 × 10−3 S cm−1 at 800 °C. The chemical stability of La10Si6O27 powder under oxidizing and reducing atmospheres was confirmed from the analysis of the measured XRD pattern and Raman spectral results. Open circuit potential of a button cell, made up of the La10Si6O27 sample, was tested up to 800 °C with both oxygen and hydrogen at opposite sides of the cell and was found to ~ 1 V. Hence, the results demonstrate that La10Si6O27 could be a promising solid electrolyte material for the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) applications.

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Acknowledgements

Dr. NS and Dr. PM gratefully acknowledge BRNS sanction no. 2012/34/73/BRNS/2967, Government of India, for providing financial support in the form of major research projects and also PFRC, DST, UGC, AICTE, CSIR and DRDO for allowing the use of instruments. The authors also thank the Central Instrumentation Facility (CIF), Pondicherry University, for allowing the use of Raman Spectroscopy and SEM–EDX.

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  1. Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, 605014, India

    Paramananda Jena & N. Satyanarayana

  2. Centre for Advanced Materials Engineering Research and Application, Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering and Technology, Kirumampakkam, Pondicherry, 607403, India

    S. Jayasubramaniyan & P. Muralidharan

  3. Powder Metallurgy Division, Materials Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Vashi Complex, Navi, Mumbai, 400703, India

    P. K. Patro, R. K. Lenka & Amit Sinha

  4. Lam Research Corporation, Fremont, CA, 94538, USA

    E. S. Srinadhu

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Jena, P., Jayasubramaniyan, S., Patro, P.K. et al. Structural characterization, electrical conductivity and open circuit voltage studies of the nanocrystalline La10Si6O27 electrolyte material for SOFCs. Appl. Phys. A 124, 125 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-017-1520-2

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