Published September 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Grain-boundary effect in ceria doped with trivalent cations: I, electrical measurements

  • 1. Henry Krumb School of Mines, Columbia Univ., New York, NY 10027

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The ''grain-boundary effect,'' which leads to a greatly reduced dc ionic conductivity due to the presence of a blocking layer in the vicinity of the grain boundaries, is studied in detail for ceria ceramics doped with various trivalent dopants (particularly Y/sup 3-/, Gd/sup 3+/, and La/sup 3+/). The effects of porosity, of sintering time, and of dopant size and dopant concentration are investigated. Finally, it is shown that the grain-boundary effect virtually disappears when nearly silicon-free starting materials are used

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Journal Title
J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
Journal Volume
69
Journal Issue
9
Series
J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
Journal Page Range
641-646
ISSN
0002-7820
CODEN
JACTA