One of the most promising anode materials for solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) application is the Sr-doped LaMnO3 (LSM) which is known to have a high electronic conductivity but low ionic conductivity. To increase the ionic conductivity or diffusion of ions through the anode, Yttria-stabilized Zirconia (YSZ), which has good ionic conductivity, is proposed to be combined with LSM to create a...

The aim of this project was to begin the development of a new three-dimensional materials fabrication capability, Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM).[1, 2] This initial 6 months of support allowed us to assess the feasibility of printing high-quality ceramic layers. In particular, a process was developed for printing layers of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ). This required the development of s...

Composite electrodes of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) with La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 (LSM), La0.8Sr0.2FeO3 (LSF), and La0.8Sr0.2CoO3 (LSCo) were prepared and tested as solid oxide electrolyzer (SOE) anodes and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) cathodes at 973 K, using cells with a YSZ electrolyte and a Co-ceria-YSZ counter electrode. The LSM-YSZ electrode was activated by cathodic polarization but the enhan...

This study focused on the numerical simulation of distribution residual stress in yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) coatings prepared with atmospheric plasma spraying (APS). We particularly investigated around interface between top coat and bond coat. During thermal spray deposition, droplets particles deposit substrate a complex manner, causing waviness non-uniform distribution. Therefore, is a...

Thermal barrier coatings are essential to protect the combustion chamber liner material from harsh environments in modern gas turbines that used aerospace and land-based power generation facilities. As there several different materials produce thermal coatings, conventional coating is yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ). The most common method manufacture YSZ plasma spraying due its flexibility ra...

SOFC solid electrolytes are known for their ionic conductivity characteristics, which increase with increasing operating temperature. Using COMSOL Multiphysics numerical simulation, analysis of power performance yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) and lithium sodium carbonate – gadolinium-doped ceria ({LiNa}2CO3-GDC) was conducted to determine the potential these in application SOFC. The YSZ diffe...

This paper presents finite element analysis (FEA) of a coated and uncoated cylinder heads of a diesel engine to examine the distribution of temperature and stress. A thermal barrier coating system was applied on the combustion chamber of the cylinder heads, consists of two-layer systems: a ceramic top coat (TC), made of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ), ZrO2-8%Y2O3 and also a metallic bond coat...

There is a continuous search for an alternative oxide material to the yttria-stabilized zirconia (7YSZ), which currently serves as the thermal barrier coating materials for turbine engines [1]. The new material should have low thermal conductivity, high temperature stability, and ferroelastic toughening as exhibited by the 7YSZ. Therefore in this study, the Y-Ta-Zr-O system was investigated. Th...

Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is the best known ceramic-oxide material employed as a component of either solid electrolyte or anode cermet material for intermediate solid oxide fuel cell (IT SOFC). The properties of traditionally produced (by mechanical mixing of oxides) Al2O3/3YSZ composite with the same composition materials obtained by citrate and impregnation methods and with properties ...