Abstract
The effect of Fe 2O 3 addition (0–2.5 mol%) on the densification, crystal structure, ionic conductivity, and aging behavior of Ce 0.8Sm 0.2O 1.9 (SDC) was studied. The addition of Fe 2O 3 promotes densification, reducing sintering temperature by ∼100–150 °C. X-ray diffraction showed that these materials exhibit a fluorite structure; a second phase of Fe 2O 3 is identified when Fe 2O 3 content was ≥1.5 mol%. Impedance spectroscopy measurements indicated that SDC with 0.25 mol% Fe 2O 3 has the highest conductivity, about 10% higher than that of SDC at 700 °C. Conversely, a reduction in conductivity is observed in all samples after aging in air at 800 °C for 120 h. Because of the harmful effect of aging, conductivity rapidly decreases as Fe 2O 3 content in the samples exceeded 0.25 mol%. However, SDC with 0.25 mol% Fe 2O 3 shows the same magnitude of decrease in conductivity compared with that of SDC after aging. This indicates that SDC with 0.25 mol% Fe 2O 3 continues to present the best conductivity even after high-temperature aging.
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