Relationship among the powder mass, press charge, and final properties of an LSGM electrolyte for solid oxide cells

Erwin Sepúlveda, Felipe Sanhueza, Ramón Cobo, José Jiménez, Mangalaraja Ramalinga Viswanathan

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Abstract

In this work, La0.85Sr0.15Ga0.85Mg0.15O3−δ (LSGM) was prepared as an electrolyte for solid oxide cell (SOC) applications. A fast combustion method was used, starting with nitrate salts and citric acid as fuel. Different parameters, such as mass and pressing load, in the pre-sintering step were used to obtain a highly ionic conductive material at intermediate temperatures. The aim is to find optimal processing conditions for energy savings. SEM analysis showed similar grain sizes and distributions for all samples. The XRD spectra showed two main phases corresponding to LSGM orthorhombic (space group Imma) and LSGM cubic (space group Pm-3m). LaSrGaO4 appeared in lighter samples. The EIS revealed that heavier samples present high conductivity, showing a clear relationship between conductivity, sample mass (during the pre-sintering step), and the LSGM phase amount. The effect of pressure was less evident. The highest conductivity was 0.013 and 0.063 S cm−1 at 600 and 800 °C, respectively. Graphical abstract: (Figure presented.)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)329-335
Number of pages7
JournalMRS Advances
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2024
Externally publishedYes

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