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Hydrazine-nitrate combustion synthesis of BaCeO3 preceramic powders: structure, morphology and thermophysical properties

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In the present work, preceramic nanocrystallite barium cerate (BaCeO3) was successfully synthesized using the hydrazine-nitrate combustion method. Using carbon-free hydrazine (N2H4) as fuel significantly reduced the formation of carbonate by-products. Subsequent annealing of combustion products in the air atmosphere at temperatures in the range of 500–1000 °С yielded preceramic powders based on chemically and phase-pure BaCeO3. Characterization of the as-received powders was performed by X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDXS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), simultaneous thermal analysis (DTA-TGA) and adsorption-structural analysis (N2, 77 K). Thermophysical properties of the sample annealed at 1000 °С were investigated using laser flash analysis (LFA) in the temperature interval of 1000 °С. As a result of a comprehensive study, the sequence of chemical and phase transformations that lead to the formation of barium cerate with a rhombic structure (Pnma, a = 6.2145 Å, b = 8.7776 Å, c = 6.2337 Å) during the thermal processing of combustion products was investigated. It was established that the average size of the obtained nanocrystals is 38 ± 3 nm and that they form micron-sized agglomerates with a specific surface area of the powder of 4.8 m2/g. It was shown that the sintered sample of barium cerate is characterized by thermal diffusivity values of 0.28 to 0.20 mm2/s and thermal conductivity values of 0.41–0.35 W/mK, depending on temperature. These results, given the impact of porosity on the sample (~40%), show very good agreement with the thermophysical characteristics of densely sintered ceramics based on BaCeO3—a solid oxide electrolyte SOFC. Consequently, the proposed method of hydrazine-nitrate synthesis of barium cerate presents itself as a promising approach to obtaining preceramic powders and ceramics in the area of solid oxide fuel cells.

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  • Novel hydrazine-nitrate combustion route was proposed to synthesize BaCeO3 nanopowder.

  • Thermal treatment of combustion products leads to chemically and phase pure BaCeO3.

  • Crystallite size and its aggregation outperform those for conventional approaches.

  • Thermophysical performance of BaCeO3 powders makes it promising for SOFC ceramics.

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Acknowledgements

The studies were performed using the analytical equipment of the Engineering Center of the St. Petersburg State Institute of Technology. We are especially grateful to M.I. Chebanenko, K.D. Martinson, D.P. Danilovich. and Motaylo E.S. for help in characterizing the materials and D.K. Przybyla for help with translating the text of the article.

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Tenevich, M.I., Shevchik, A.P. & Popkov, V.I. Hydrazine-nitrate combustion synthesis of BaCeO3 preceramic powders: structure, morphology and thermophysical properties. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 101, 380–389 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-021-05717-5

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