Microstructure and Electrical Conductivity of ZnO Addition on the Properties of (Bi0.92Ho0.03Er0.05)2O3

dc.contributor.authorErmiş I.
dc.contributor.authorÇorumlu V.
dc.contributor.authorSertkol M.
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk M.
dc.contributor.authorKaleli M.
dc.contributor.authorÇetin A.
dc.contributor.authorTuremiş M.
dc.contributor.authorArı M.
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T11:09:04Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T11:09:04Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe solid electrolyte is one of the most important components for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). The various divalent or trivalent metal ion-doped bismuth-based materials exhibit good ionic conductivity. Therefore, these materials are used as electrolytes in the SOFC. In this paper, the samples of (Bi0.92−xHo0.03Er0.05)2O3 + (ZnO)x solutions with a 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.2 molar ratio are synthesized by the solid state reaction method. The detailed structural and electrical characterizations are investigated by using x-ray diffraction (XRD), alternating current electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The XRD patterns of all samples are indexed on a monoclinic symmetry with a P21/c space group. In addition, the rietveld parameters are determined by using the FullProf software program. The impedance measurements of the samples are obtained at the 1 Hz to 20 MHz frequency range. The impedance value of the pellets increases with temperature. Based on the impedance results, it is found that the contribution of grain (bulk) is more than a grain boundary in terms of conductivity, which permits the attribution of a grain boundary. The ionic conductivity decreases with an increasing amount of Zn contribution. The value of highest electrical conductivity among all samples is calculated as 0.358 S cm−1 at 800°C for undoped (Bi0.92Ho0.03Er0.05)2O3. © 2016, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/s11664-016-4799-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14701/48490
dc.publisherSpringer New York LLC
dc.titleMicrostructure and Electrical Conductivity of ZnO Addition on the Properties of (Bi0.92Ho0.03Er0.05)2O3
dc.typeArticle

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