Obtaining solid electrolytes based on zirconium oxide

Ceramic materials based on zirconia were synthesized by the controlled precipitation method, ZrO₂: 3% molY₂O₃: η mol% Y₂O₃ (η = 3,4,5), using commercial zirconia, TZ-3YB-E, and a concentrate of mixed rare earth oxides. The powder samples were thermally treated at 600 ° C (2h) to remove unwanted carbonates formed in the synthesis process, and then subjected to milling using attrition mill and finally compacted by uniaxial pressing and sintered at 1500 ° C (2h). The densities were analyzed by the Archimedes method, obtaining results higher than 96% of theoretical. Using XRD and Rietveld refinements, the phases present in the samples were known qualitatively and quantitatively, observing a mixture of the cubic and tetragonal phases. An improvement in the conductivity in the samples co-doped with complex impedance spectroscopy was determined