Subsolidus solution and oxide ionic conductivity of Nd-substituted Bismuth Yttria Fluorites

Rahman, N. and Tan, K.B. and Zainal, Z. and Khaw, C. and Chon, M.P. (2015) Subsolidus solution and oxide ionic conductivity of Nd-substituted Bismuth Yttria Fluorites. Sains Malaysiana, 44 (7). pp. 1003-1009. ISSN 0126-6039

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Abstract

Pure phase Bi1.6Y0.4-xNdxO3 solid solution with x = 0.00, 0.10 and 0.20 was successfully synthesised via conventional solid state method at 850°C in 21 h. The materials were refined and fully indexed with space group Fm-3m and lattice parameters, a ranging from 5.5124(1) Å to 5.5289(4) Å. Variation of the lattice parameters of these materials were found in an almost linear correlation with increasing Nd2O3 dopant concentration. Thermal analysis of Bi1.6Y0.4-xNdxO3 solid solution showed no thermal event that associated with any phase transition or weight loss within the studied temperature range of 35 to 900°C. The electrical properties of the samples were investigated by ac impedance analyser, HP4192 at temperature ranging from 25 to 800°C over frequency of 5 Hz to 13 MHz. Bi1.6Y0.3Nd0.1O3 exhibited the highest oxide ion conductivity among the synthesised samples in Bi1.6Y0.4-xNdxO3 solid solution.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:Fluorite; oxide ion conductivity; solid Solution; x-ray diffraction
Journal:Sains Malaysiana
ID Code:8986
Deposited By: ms aida -
Deposited On:08 Sep 2015 07:55
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