Observation of ionic thermocurrents in zirconia-based solid electrolytes |
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Authors: | G. Garcia-Belmonte J. Bisquert L. M. Navarro J. R. Jurado F. M. B. Marques |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dept. de Ciències Experimentals, Universitat Jaume I, 12080 Castelló, Spain;(2) Electroceramics Department, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio (CSIC), 28500 Arganda del Rey, Madrid, Spain;(3) Dpto. Ceramica e Vidro, Universidade de Aveiro, 3800 Aveiro, Portugal |
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Abstract: | In ionic conductors, long range-migrating charges are a main cause of polarization processes. This has complicated, up to date, the study of ionic thermocurrents (ITC) in solid electrolytes. However, the method is appealing, as it probes directly charge-formation phenomena that are important both from a scientific point of view and for applications. This work reports on the observation of ITC in solid electrolytes. Under appropriate experimental conditions, the ITC response of a zirconia sample electroded with platinum is a reproducible one, thus opening the way to a new characterization method that may complement other well established methods, such as Impedance Spectroscopy and a number of electrochemical techniques. The general trends of the response, which is composed of two well resolved ITC peaks, is discussed. One of them, taking place at higher temperatures, conforms to the standard shape of a first order kinetics depolarization process. Paper presented at the 2nd Euroconference on Solid State Ionics, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Sept. 10–16, 1995 |
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