abstract
Ba(Pr1-xZrx)(1-y)YyO3-delta materials were obtained by a two-step process of mechanical activation followed by annealing at 1250 degrees C. Guidelines for correlations between structure and composition, and their role on stability were characterised as a function of atmosphere, with special emphasis on degradation by carbonation in CO2-rich atmospheres, or upon redox changes. The role of humidity on these degradation processes was also analysed by taking into account differences between wet and dry atmospheres with regards to the onset of secondary phases and structural changes. Thermodynamic calculations were used to predict 2-phase and 3-phase equilibria in contact with CO2-rich atmospheres and to obtain corresponding stability diagrams. The thermodynamic calculations were also used as guidelines for the progress of carbonation in isothermal conditions, and also with variable temperature, namely on cooling carbonate free materials from high temperatures, or on re-heating under CO2. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
keywords
STRUCTURAL PHASE-TRANSITIONS; DOPED BAPRO3; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; FUEL-CELLS; PEROVSKITES; ELECTROLYTES; CONDUCTIVITY; DIFFRACTION; BATBO3; OXIDE
subject category
Chemistry
authors
Antunes, I; Mather, GC; Frade, JR; Gracio, J; Fagg, DP
our authors
Isabel Alexandra Gonçalves Antunes
Junior Researcher
Jorge Ribeiro Frade
Retired Professoracknowledgements
This work was supported by the FCT, Portugal (Project PTDC/CTM/66243/2006), the European Commission under Project STREP033410-MATSILC, Sponsorship by Martifer Energia, and the MICINN (Project no. ENE2009-14750-C05-03).