Grain size effect on the electrical properties of nanocrystalline ceria

The total and partial electronic conductivities of gadolinium doped ceria (Ce0.95Gd0.1O1.95−δ: GDC) with nanometer grain size have been evaluated in an attempt to identify the nanosize effect in heavily doped ceria. Nanocrystalline GDC bulk specimens with relatively high densities (≥96% of theoretic...

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Published in:Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2014-09, Vol.34 (10), p.2363-2370
Main Authors: Lee, Kyung-Ryul, Lee, Jong-Ho, Yoo, Han-Ill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Doped CeO2
Grain boundary blocking
Nanocrystalline
Space charge layer
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Summary:The total and partial electronic conductivities of gadolinium doped ceria (Ce0.95Gd0.1O1.95−δ: GDC) with nanometer grain size have been evaluated in an attempt to identify the nanosize effect in heavily doped ceria. Nanocrystalline GDC bulk specimens with relatively high densities (≥96% of theoretical density) and various grain sizes (70, 100, 170nm) were successfully fabricated by a conventional solid-state sintering method. According to the measurements of total and partial electronic conductivity via AC-impedance and DC polarization methods, respectively, no significant grain size dependence appeared for either type of conductivity. Furthermore, both total and partial electronic conductivity were not significantly different from those of microcrystalline GDC, which indicated that, upon nanostructuring within the examined grain size range, nanostructured bulk GDC was not affected by any nanosize effect: either space charge layer effect or grain boundary blocking effect.
ISSN:0955-2219
1873-619X
DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2014.02.035