Properties of thoria-yttria solid electrolytes prepared by the citrate technique

Synthesis and characterization of Th1−xLnxO2−x/2 mixed-oxides

“…REE-doped thoria (REE = rare-earth element) is of great interest in view of its promising applications in various areas of energy technology such as oxygen sensors [1][2][3][4] or as potential nuclear fuel in several future concepts [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Indeed, due to the promising resources of thorium ores and to the possibility to achieve a nuclear fuel cycle which considerably reduces the amount of longlive radioactive wastes, a renewal of interest of thoria-based nuclear fuel cycles recently emerged.…”

Synthesis of UO2 and ThO2 doped with Gd2O3

“…solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and oxygen sensors. Due to the difficulty in achieving highly dense doped ThO 2 materials, the synthesis of ThO 2 doped with various REEs has been intensively investigated [20][21][22][23][24][25]. The phase behavior of ThO 2 -REO systems has already been investigated in 1954 by Brauer and Gradinger [26].…”

Novel approach for the bulk synthesis of nanocrystalline yttria doped thoria powders via polymeric precursor routes

“…Purohit et al [22] have also prepared nanocrystalline pure ThO 2 powders by the combustion method using glycine as fuel. Limited reports are available in the literature regarding preparation of fine powders of YDT by the combustion method [23][24][25]. Table 1 compares the experimental conditions and the results reported in those works.…”

“…Table 1 compares the experimental conditions and the results reported in those works. Cosentino and Mucillo [23,25] had prepared fine powders of n mol% Y 2 O 3 -ThO 2 (n ¼ 3, 6, 9 and 12) by the combustion method using 3:2 ratio by mass of citric acid and ethylene glycol as fuel. Pellet compacts of these powders achieved %90-95% th.d.…”