Abstract
Abstract Dense Ce 0.8 Sm 0.1 Gd 0.1 O 2− δ electrolytes were fabricated by sintering of CeO 2 solid solutions which were prepared from metal nitrates and NaOH using self propagating room temperature synthesis (SPRT). Three different routes were employed to obtain CeO 2 solid solution powders: (I) hand mixing of reactants, (II) ball milling of reactants and (III) ball milling of Ce 0.8 Sm 0.2 O 2− δ and Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2 O 2− δ solid solutions previously prepared by ball milling of corresponding nitrates and NaOH. Density measurements showed that ball milling, which is more convenient than hand mixing, is an effective way to obtain almost full dense samples after presureless sintering at 1550 °C for 1 h. These samples had larger grain size and consequently higher conductivity than the samples obtained by hand mixing. The highest conductivity of 2.704×10 −2 (Ω cm) −1 was measured at 700 °C in a sample prepared by route II. It was found that reduced grain size in samples obtained by hand mixing leads to a decrease in grain boundary conductivity and therefore decrease in the total conductivity. The results showed that mixing of single doped ceria solid solutions improved densification and inhibited grain growth.
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