The electrical conductivity of dense and nanoporous zirconia-based thin fi lms is compared to results obtained on bulk yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramics. Different thin fi lm preparation methods are used in order to vary grain size, grain shape, and porosity of the thin fi lms. In porous fi lms, a rather high conductivity is found at room temperature which decreases with increasing temp...

Combinations of NiCoCrAlY APS and high-velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) bond coatings were deposited on alloy 247 disk substrates with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) top to assess the benefit air plasma sprayed (APS) ‘flash’ coatings. Using 1-h cycles at 1100 ℃ in 10% H2O HVOF-only APS-only as a baseline, it was found that flash extended average coating lifetime by 16% 35% thicker performing best....

Currently, ceramics are widely used in various industry branches, especially energy, chemistry, and aerospace, as well medicine. Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) having unique electrical, thermal, mechanical properties is one of the most popular for such applications. In this study, influence sintering temperature yttria percentage on microstructure behavior YSZ have been investigated. Correspo...

Laser machining of the nickel oxide–yttria-stabilized zirconia (NiO–YSZ) composite in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) may be an effective approach to enlarge electrode–electrolyte interface and improve cell performance. However, laser energy can cause thermal damage surface during machined operation. In this work, microstructure changes collateral caused by pulsed on sintered NiO–YSZ state-of-th...

The thermal barrier coating (TBC) of jet engine turbines permits operation at what otherwise would be prohibitively high temperatures. Ideally, a jet engine should operate at very high temperatures to maximize fuel efficiency and power. Combustion gases are often held at temperatures above 1370° C, while engine metal superalloys have melting points that range between 1230° and 1315° C. As a res...

We employed operando anomalous surface X-ray diffraction to investigate the buried interface between the cathode and the electrolyte of a model solid oxide fuel cell with atomic resolution. The cell was studied under different oxygen pressures at elevated temperatures and polarizations by external potential control. Making use of anomalous X-ray diffraction effects at the Y and Zr K-edges allow...

Abstract Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) has been used as a thermal barrier coating (TBC) material in gas turbines for several decades. Although continuous efforts have made to develop novel TBC materials that can work at higher temperature, no single other than YSZ all the desired attributes TBCs. In this paper, we report in-situ synthesis of quasi-binary GdNbO 4 /Gd 3 NbO 7 composites based ...

Gadolinia-doped ceria (GDC) is widely used as an interlayer for preventing the formation of SrZrO3 between yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrolyte and lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides (LSCF) cathode solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). However, diffusion Gd ions to YSZ results in decrease ionic conductivity due Gd2(Zr, Ce)2O7. In present work, we focus on lanthanum-doped (LDC) LSCF cathod...