Electrical Properties of a Nanosynthesized PGDC Electrolyte Material

Authors Somoju Ramesh
Affiliations

Department of Physics, School of Science, GITAM (Deemed to be University), 502329 Telangana, India

Е-mail ramesh.ou1@gmail.com
Issue Volume 14, Year 2022, Number 2
Dates Received 01 February 2022; revised manuscript received 18 April 2022; published online 29 April 2022
Citation Somoju Ramesh, J. Nano- Electron. Phys. 14 No 2, 02017 (2022)
DOI https://doi.org/10.21272/jnep.14(2).02017
PACS Number(s) 81.20.Ka, 81.07.Wx, 61.05.cp, 78.30.j, 72.80.Ng, 82.47.Ed
Keywords Modified sol-gel process, XRD (90) , SEM (112) , Raman (37) , Electrical conductivity (10) .
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Pr-Gd doped ceria nanopowder particles of the PGDC (Ce0.8Gd0.18Pr0.02O2 – δ) sample were synthesized by a sol-gel process modified using sucrose and pectin. XRD results showed space groupand a cubic structure. The average crystallite size was in the range of 9-13 nm. The average crystallite size value increased with temperature. Raman spectra showed more oxygen vacancies than undoped ceria. The relative density of the sample was 97 %. SEM images clearly showed a denser surface with grains. The electrical conductivity of the PGDC sample was 0.01461 S/cm at 700 C with an activation energy of 0.92 eV.

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