Abstract
Yttria–zirconia doped ceria, 10% ZrO 2–10% Y 2O 3–CeO 2 (mol%) (CZY) and 0.5 mol% alumina-doped CZY (CZYA), prepared through oxide mixture process, were sintered by isothermal sintering (IS) and two-step sintering (TSS) having as variable the temperature and soaking time. The electrical conductivity of sintered samples was investigated in the 250 to 600 °C temperature range by impedance spectroscopy in air atmosphere. The microstructure was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Alumina, as additive, improves the grain boundary conductivity of samples sintered at temperatures lower than 1500 °C. Concerning the sintering mode, two-step sintering (TSS) proved to be a good procedure to obtain CZYA samples with high electrical conductivity and density (> 95%) at relatively low sintering temperature and long soaking time.
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