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Oxygen ion mobility and conductivity prediction in cubic yttria-stabilized zirconia single crystals

Journal of Materials Science volume 53, pages 1699–1709 (2018)Cite this article

Abstract

The CALPHAD (calculation of phase diagrams) approach is applied to predict the oxygen vacancy concentration at different temperatures and yttria concentrations of cubic yttria-stabilized zirconia (c-YSZ) single crystals. The quantitative mobility diagrams of oxygen ions are developed in a wide range of temperature and yttria concentration, using the experimental data from the literature. Therefore, the ionic conductivity of c-YSZ single crystals is predicted, using the mobility and oxygen vacancy concentration. Particularly, the conductivity of low-yttria c-YSZ is predicted by applying the CALPHAD approach for the first time. The conductivity prediction of low-yttria c-YSZ can be crucial, since new applications may be designed based on this new information. The activation energy and pre-exponential factor diagrams versus yttria concentration are also plotted.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (PRF#54190-DNI10). The author M. Asadikiya also acknowledges the Doctoral Evidence Acquisition (DEA) Fellowship from Graduate School of Florida International University.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33174, USA

    Mohammad Asadikiya & Yu Zhong

  2. Center for the Study of Matter at Extreme Conditions (CeSMEC), Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33199, USA

    Mohammad Asadikiya & Yu Zhong

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA

    Yu Zhong

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Asadikiya, M., Zhong, Y. Oxygen ion mobility and conductivity prediction in cubic yttria-stabilized zirconia single crystals. J Mater Sci 53, 1699–1709 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-017-1625-1

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