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Microstructure and Electrical Conductivity of ZnO Addition on the Properties of (Bi0.92Ho0.03Er0.05)2O3

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The solid electrolyte is one of the most important components for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The various divalent or trivalent metal ion-doped bismuth-based materials exhibit good ionic conductivity. Therefore, these materials are used as electrolytes in the SOFC. In this paper, the samples of (Bi0.92−x Ho0.03Er0.05)2O3 + (ZnO) x solutions with a 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2 molar ratio are synthesized by the solid state reaction method. The detailed structural and electrical characterizations are investigated by using x-ray diffraction (XRD), alternating current electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD patterns of all samples are indexed on a monoclinic symmetry with a P21/c space group. In addition, the rietveld parameters are determined by using the FullProf software program. The impedance measurements of the samples are obtained at the 1 Hz to 20 MHz frequency range. The impedance value of the pellets increases with temperature. Based on the impedance results, it is found that the contribution of grain (bulk) is more than a grain boundary in terms of conductivity, which permits the attribution of a grain boundary. The ionic conductivity decreases with an increasing amount of Zn contribution. The value of highest electrical conductivity among all samples is calculated as 0.358 S cm−1 at 800°C for undoped (Bi0.92Ho0.03Er0.05)2O3.

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The authors acknowledge the support provided by the Research and Application Center for Hydrogen Technologies, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey.

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  1. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Sinop University, 57000, Sinop, Turkey

    İ. Ermiş

  2. Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Süleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    V. Çorumlu

  3. Department of Physics Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey

    M. Sertkol

  4. Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Süleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    M. Öztürk

  5. Department of Physics, Süleyman Demirel University, 32260, Isparta, Turkey

    M. Kaleli

  6. Department of Physics, Celal Bayar University, 45000, Manisa, Turkey

    A. Çetin

  7. Instute of Science, Celal Bayar University, 45000, Manisa, Turkey

    M. Turemiş

  8. Department of Physics, Erciyes University, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey

    M. Arı

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Ermiş, İ., Çorumlu, V., Sertkol, M. et al. Microstructure and Electrical Conductivity of ZnO Addition on the Properties of (Bi0.92Ho0.03Er0.05)2O3 . J. Electron. Mater. 45, 5860–5866 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4799-4

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