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Self-stabilizing mount for impedance measurements of solid electrolytes-with special applications to beta-alumina ceramics

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Because of deficiencies in the common methods, a new self-stabilizing mount has been developed for the impedance measurement of solid electrolytes. The prominant feature of the new mount is that clamping of the electrodes to the sample faces is not executed by springs or spring shackle screws or by other elastic forces, but instead just by weight. Its design allows quick sample change even at elevated temperatures, and it is, at the same time, suited for accurate laboratory investigations of samples of varying configurations and for routine quality control work. The versatility of the new self-stabilizing mount is demonstrated by the application of beta-alumina ceramic tubes. The temperature dependence of the axial and radial resistivities of different tubes of a special sintering lot is investigated and compared to a Na/Na-cell test result.

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  1. Brown, Boveri & Cie Aktiengesellschaft, Zentrales Forschungslabor, Postfach 101 332, 6900, Heidelberg, FR of Germany

    F. Harbach & W. Bansemir

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Harbach, F., Bansemir, W. Self-stabilizing mount for impedance measurements of solid electrolytes-with special applications to beta-alumina ceramics. J Appl Electrochem 13, 79–85 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00615890

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