Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) is one of the primary choices for the electrolyte material in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), due to its excellent ionic conductivity at high temperatures. Nevertheless, such performance is usually limited by the ionic conductivity at grain boundaries, which is at least two orders of magnitude lower than that of bulk [1]. As a result, many studies have been perfo...

UNLABELLED Laser-based diagnostics and therapeutics show promise for many neurological disorders. However, the poor transparency of cranial bone (calvaria) limits the spatial resolution and interaction depth that can be achieved, thus constraining opportunity in this regard. Herein, we report preliminary results from efforts seeking to address this limitation through use of novel transparent cr...

The sensing characteristics of a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ)-based sensor utilizing a NiO sensing-electrode (SE) towards toluene (C(7)H(8)) and interfering gases (C(3)H(6), H(2), CO, NO(2) and C(2)H(5)OH) were evaluated with a view to selective C(7)H(8) monitoring in indoor atmospheres. The fabricated YSZ-based sensor showed preferential responses toward 480 ppb C(2)H(5)OH, rather than the...

Reversible operation of a microtubular solid oxide fuel cell SOFC with high electrochemical efficiency is reported. These devices can ideally produce hydrogen from electricity and steam solid oxide electrolyser SOE and then use the stored hydrogen to generate electricity and heat SOFC , acting as a storage device for the electrical energy. A fuel-electrode-supported Ni–yttriastabilized zirconia...

The influence of electrode configuration on the impedancemetric response of nitric oxide (NO) gas sensors was investigated for solid electrochemical cells [Au/yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ)/Au)]. Fabrication of the sensors was carried out at 1050 °C in order to establish a porous YSZ electrolyte that enabled gas diffusion. Two electrode configurations were studied where Au wire electrodes wer...

Composites formed by infiltration of 45 wt % La0.8Sr0.2Cr0.5Mn0.5O3 (LSCM) into a 65% porous yttriastabilized zirconia (YSZ) scaffold were investigated in order to understand the reasons this material is able to provide excellent anode performance in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Scanning electron microscopy showed that the LSCM forms a film over the YSZ after calcination at 1473 K but that t...

Uniform, highly porous, columnar thin films incorporating YSZ and NiO prepared by magnetron sputtering with deposition at glancing incidence exhibited stoichiometries close to that of the YZr-Ni sputter target. Characterization by means of SEM, XRD, XPS and RBS revealed that the uniformly distributed nickel component in the as-deposited films consisted of NiO, and that the YSZ component was ess...

Authors reported an effective path to increase the electrical conductivity while to decrease the thermal conductivity, and thus to enhance the ZT value by nano-inclusions. By this method, the ZT value of Nb-doped SrTiO3 was enhanced 9-fold by yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) nano-inclusions. YSZ inclusions, located inside grain and in triple junction, can reduce the thermal conductivity by effe...