NiO/YSZ Composite as a Precursor Material to SOFC Anodic Application

Authors

  • V. Mohanta  Institute of Materials Science, Planetarium Building, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • S. Otta  Institute of Materials Science, Planetarium Building, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • B. K. Roul   Institute of Materials Science, Planetarium Building, Acharya Vihar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Keywords:

Solid state reaction route, NiO/YSZ composite, electrical properties, SOFC

Abstract

The conventional solid state reaction route is used to prepare ceramic composite from commercially available high-purity NiO (Aldrich, 99.99%) and YSZ (Aldrich, 99.9%) powders. Composites were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) techniques. The NiO/YSZ composites were found to be in crystalline form with homogeneous mixture of YSZ and NiO phases. Impedance measurements and analysis were performed over a frequency range 1 kHz to 2 MHz at different temperatures. Conductivity in various temperature and different nickel contents were also studied which established the fact that the development of NiO/YSZ composite showed remarkable anodic properties which are highly suitable to be used as a precursor material for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC).

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V. Mohanta, S. Otta, B. K. Roul , " NiO/YSZ Composite as a Precursor Material to SOFC Anodic Application, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.1397-1403, January-February-2018.