A facile and environment-friendly method to fabricate thin electrolyte films for solid oxide fuel cells

Template-free solvothermal synthesis of size-controlled yttria-stabilized-zirconia hollow spheres

“…If larger cations of lower valence (e.g., Y 3+ ) are substituted for Zr 4+ , the hightemperature structures (cubic and tetragonal) can be stabilized at room temperature because the substitution introduces oxygen vacancies which compensate for the difference in charge [3]. Yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ) is widely used as a catalyst, in oxygen sensors, and as the electrolyte in solid oxide fuel cells, among other applications, because of its excellent properties of low thermal conductivity, high ionic conductivity, high corrosion resistance and high refractive index [4][5][6][7]. As to zirconia and doped zirconia materials, many kinds of morphologies have been fabricated, such as nanoparticles [8], nanospheres [9], nanobelts [10], nanowires [11,12], nanotubes [13], flake-like structure [14], mesoporous structures [15], hollow structures [16][17][18][19], and etc.…”

Tuning the phase composition and particle characteristics of partially stabilized yttria and ceria co-doped zirconia nanocrystals via a sol–gel process with sodium chloride as an additive

“…The most important application areas for ZrO 2 include toughened ceramics [2,3], refractories [4], piezoelectrics [5], solid electrolytes [6], active component and/or supports in catalysis [7,8], and photonics [9]. The crystal structure of ZrO 2 has a substantial influence on its characteristics and applications.…”

Composite Electrolyte of SOFC Based on Stabilized Zirconia 1Yb10ScSZ Nanopowder

“…Zirconia doped with other oxides could be utilized for making an electrolyte. It's commonly used for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and oxygen sensor [Li, 2011]. Scandia stabilized zirconia (ScSZ) has been attracted much attention as candidate materials for intermediate temperature of SOFC because it has the highest ionic conductivity among another stabilized zirconia materials.…”