简介:Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9(SDC)electrolytewaspreparedbyamodifiedsolidstatemethodatrelativelylowsinteringtemperatureswithoutanysinteringpromoters.ThephasecompositionandmicrostructureoftheelectrolyteswereinvestigatedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD)andfieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscopy(FESEM)technologies.ArelativedensityofSDCelectrolytesinteredat1300oCreached97.3%andthemeanSDCgrainsizewasabout770nm.Theirionicconductivityandthermalexpansioncoefficientwerealsomeasuredbyelectrochemicalworkstationanddilatometer.Theelectrolyteattainedahighconductivityof5×10–2S/cmat800oCwithanactivationenergyof1.03eVandaproperthermalexpansioncoefficientof12.6×10–6K–1.
简介:TwonovelwashcoatsCe0.8Zr0.15La0.05OδandCe0.8Zr0.2O2waspreparedbyanimpregnationmethod,whichactedasahostfortheactivePdcomponenttopreparePd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substrateandPd/Ce0.8Zr0.2O2/substratemonolithiccatalystsfortoluenecombustion.ThewashcoatswascharacterizedbyX-raydiffraction(XRD),Ramanspectroscopy,Brunauner-Emmett-Teller(BET),andH2-temperature-programmedreduction(H2-TPR).Theresultindicatedthatboththewashcoatshadstrongvibration-shockresistanceaccordingtoultrasonictest.DopingLa3+intoCeO2-ZrO2solidsolutioncouldgeneratemoreoxygenvacancies,andcouldinhibitthesinterofCeO2-ZrO2solidsolutionwhencalcinedathightemperatures(800,900and1000°C).ThewashcoatCe0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδhadmuchbetterredoxproperties.ThereductivetemperatureofCe4+speciesshiftedtolowtemperatureby60°Cwhenthewashcoatscalcinedathightemperatures(800,900and1000°C).ThePd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substratemonolithiccatalystcalcinationat500°Chadthebestcatalyticactivityandthe95%tolueneconversionatatemperatureaslowas190°C.Whencalcinedatlowtemperature(500and700°C),thecatalyticactivityhaslittleimprovement,however,whencalcinedathightemperature,thecatalyticactivityofPd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substratemonolithiccatalystshadsignificantimprovement.Ascatalystwashcoat,theCe0.8Zr0.15La0.05OδhadbetterthermalstabilitythanthewashcoatCe0.8Zr0.2O2,thedevelopedPd/Ce0.8Zr0.15La0.05Oδ/substratemonolithiccatalystinthisworkwaspromisingforeliminatingVolatileorganiccompounds.
简介:15%Ag-addedcubicperovskitesSr0.9La0.1TiO3andRuddlesden-Popper(RP)phasesSr2.7La0.3Ti2O7werefabricatedviahydrothermalsynthesis,coldpressingandhigh-temperaturesintering.Thestructureandthermoelectricpropertieswerealsoinvestigatedforallsamples.TheresultsindicatedthatAgprecipitatedasasecondphase.AgadditionmadeelectricalconductivityandabsoluteSeebeckcoefficientenhanced,asaresult,theZTvalueswereenhancedbothfortwoseries.Comparedwithcubicperovskite,RPphasewassubjectedtosmallerimpactbyAgaddition.ThereasonsforenhancingZTvalueandthedifferentimpactfortwoseriesbyAgadditionwerealsodiscussed.