Tuning electrochemical properties and thermal stability of YSZ mesoporous thin films for SOFC applications
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| author | Sievers, Bernardo Granja, Leticia Zelcer, Andrés Juan, Dilson Ferrari, Valeria Passanante, Sebastián Lombardo, Verónica Fuertes, María Cecilia Fuentes, Rodolfo Oscar Sacanell, Joaquín |
| author_facet | Sievers, Bernardo Granja, Leticia Zelcer, Andrés Juan, Dilson Ferrari, Valeria Passanante, Sebastián Lombardo, Verónica Fuertes, María Cecilia Fuentes, Rodolfo Oscar Sacanell, Joaquín |
| contents | Dense and mesoporous 4% mol Yttria-stabilized zirconia thin films were deposited on amorphous silica substrates. The effects of the temperature on the mesostructure were analyzed, by applying different thermal treatments to the samples within the range of SOFC operation conditions. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements rendered evidence of a single mechanism, consistent with grain boundary/surface oxide ion conduction. Our results show that the presence of the highly accessible porosity improves the superficial ionic conductivity, reducing the activation energy of the overall process. Density functional theory calculations on the (110) surface were performed to estimate the associated energy barriers. Our results suggest that ionic transport along the surface of accessible pores connected to the atmosphere could account for the observed reduction in activation energy. |
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| spellingShingle | Tuning electrochemical properties and thermal stability of YSZ mesoporous thin films for SOFC applications Sievers, Bernardo Granja, Leticia Zelcer, Andrés Juan, Dilson Ferrari, Valeria Passanante, Sebastián Lombardo, Verónica Fuertes, María Cecilia Fuentes, Rodolfo Oscar Sacanell, Joaquín Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Dense and mesoporous 4% mol Yttria-stabilized zirconia thin films were deposited on amorphous silica substrates. The effects of the temperature on the mesostructure were analyzed, by applying different thermal treatments to the samples within the range of SOFC operation conditions. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy measurements rendered evidence of a single mechanism, consistent with grain boundary/surface oxide ion conduction. Our results show that the presence of the highly accessible porosity improves the superficial ionic conductivity, reducing the activation energy of the overall process. Density functional theory calculations on the (110) surface were performed to estimate the associated energy barriers. Our results suggest that ionic transport along the surface of accessible pores connected to the atmosphere could account for the observed reduction in activation energy. |
| title | Tuning electrochemical properties and thermal stability of YSZ mesoporous thin films for SOFC applications |
| topic | Materials Science Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.08750 |