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Elsevier, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 6(34), p. 1563-1569, 2014

DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.12.007

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Synthesis and densification of lanthanum silicate apatite electrolyte for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell via co-precipitation method

Journal article published in 2014 by Tianrang Yang, Hailei Zhao, Jaeho Han, Nansheng Xu, Yongna Shen, Zhihong Du ORCID, Jie Wang
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Abstract

Lanthanum silicate apatite (LSA, La9.33+xSi6O26+1.5x, x = 0–0.67) has been widely investigated as a promising electrolyte material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). In this work, a facile and low-cost co-precipitation method is used to synthesize LSA precursor powders. The well dispersed nanopowders (ca. 70 nm) with pure hexagonal LSA phase are obtained by calcining the precursor at 900 °C. Impurity of La2SiO5, caused by the different precipitation productivities of La(NO3)3 and TEOS, can be eliminated through lowering the La/Si ratio in the starting mixtures. The dispersant (PEG200) plays a crucial role in co-precipitation processes, which can effectively mitigate the agglomeration and therefore significantly improve the sinterability of the nanoparticles. Dense LSA ceramic with relative density of 98% is obtained after sintering at 1550 °C, which exhibits a conductivity of 0.13 mS cm−1 at 500 °C.