To develop suitable sealants for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFC), glass-ceramics based on the CaO-BaO-B203-AI203-Si02 system were studied. Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), glass tr...To develop suitable sealants for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFC), glass-ceramics based on the CaO-BaO-B203-AI203-Si02 system were studied. Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), glass transition temperature (Tg) and dilatometric softening point temperature (Td) of specimens were determined by means of dilatometer analysis and crystallization temperature was measured by differential thermal analysis (DTA). Also, crystallization behavior during prolonged heat-treatment and microstructure properties were studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. Electrical properties were measured at different temperatures, and the results showed a high resistance (〉104 Ω) at the SOFC operation temperature (600-800 ℃). Moreover, mechanical properties of heat-treated specimens (1, 10, 30, 50 h) were measured, Microstructure investigation revealed a well-adhered bonding between the sealant glass-ceramic electrolyte and glass.展开更多
SiO2-CaO-MgO glass and glass-ceramic powder doped with Nd3+ were synthesized with sol-gel method. Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), Ca(NO3)2?4H2O, Mg(NO3)2?6H2O, Nd(NO3)3?6H2O, ethanol, distilled water, and ...SiO2-CaO-MgO glass and glass-ceramic powder doped with Nd3+ were synthesized with sol-gel method. Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), Ca(NO3)2?4H2O, Mg(NO3)2?6H2O, Nd(NO3)3?6H2O, ethanol, distilled water, and HNO3 were used as starting materials. The synthesized powder’s properties were examined with simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The STA curves showed that the softening point and crystallization temperatures were shifted to higher temperatures with increasing dopant content. Regarding XRD patterns of glass samples, Nd was found to act as an intermediate oxide in glass matrix. The XRD patterns of glass-ceramic samples indicated that bredigite and akermanite crystallized in the glass matrix after heat treating at 900 oC. The fluorescence spectra showed that glass-ceramics emitted much stronger irradiation than glasses with the same dopant content. The SEM images illustrated uniform and homogeneous distribution of applied oxides in glass and glass-ceramic compositions.展开更多
文摘To develop suitable sealants for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFC), glass-ceramics based on the CaO-BaO-B203-AI203-Si02 system were studied. Coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), glass transition temperature (Tg) and dilatometric softening point temperature (Td) of specimens were determined by means of dilatometer analysis and crystallization temperature was measured by differential thermal analysis (DTA). Also, crystallization behavior during prolonged heat-treatment and microstructure properties were studied by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. Electrical properties were measured at different temperatures, and the results showed a high resistance (〉104 Ω) at the SOFC operation temperature (600-800 ℃). Moreover, mechanical properties of heat-treated specimens (1, 10, 30, 50 h) were measured, Microstructure investigation revealed a well-adhered bonding between the sealant glass-ceramic electrolyte and glass.
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文摘SiO2-CaO-MgO glass and glass-ceramic powder doped with Nd3+ were synthesized with sol-gel method. Tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), Ca(NO3)2?4H2O, Mg(NO3)2?6H2O, Nd(NO3)3?6H2O, ethanol, distilled water, and HNO3 were used as starting materials. The synthesized powder’s properties were examined with simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), photoluminescence (PL) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. The STA curves showed that the softening point and crystallization temperatures were shifted to higher temperatures with increasing dopant content. Regarding XRD patterns of glass samples, Nd was found to act as an intermediate oxide in glass matrix. The XRD patterns of glass-ceramic samples indicated that bredigite and akermanite crystallized in the glass matrix after heat treating at 900 oC. The fluorescence spectra showed that glass-ceramics emitted much stronger irradiation than glasses with the same dopant content. The SEM images illustrated uniform and homogeneous distribution of applied oxides in glass and glass-ceramic compositions.