TY - JOUR
T1 - Nanostructured PLD-grown gadolinia doped ceria: Chemical and structural characterization by transmission electron microscopy techniques
AU - Rodrigo, Katarzyna Agnieszka
AU - Wang, Hsiang-Jen
AU - Heiroth, Sebastian
AU - Pryds, Nini
AU - Kuhn, Luise Theil
AU - Esposito, Vincenzo
AU - Linderoth, Søren
AU - Schou, Jørgen
AU - Lippert, T.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - The morphology as well as the spatially resolved elemental and chemical characterization of 10 mol% gadolinia doped ceria (CGO10) structures prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique are investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy accompanied with electron energy loss spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. A dense, columnar and structurally inhomogeneous CGO10 film, i.e. exhibiting grain size refinement across the film thickness, is obtained in the deposition process. The cerium M4,5 edges, used to monitor the local electronic structure of the grains, indicate apparent variation of the ceria valence state across and along the film. No element segregation to the grain boundaries is detected. These results are discussed in the context of solid oxide fuel cell applications.
AB - The morphology as well as the spatially resolved elemental and chemical characterization of 10 mol% gadolinia doped ceria (CGO10) structures prepared by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique are investigated by scanning transmission electron microscopy accompanied with electron energy loss spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. A dense, columnar and structurally inhomogeneous CGO10 film, i.e. exhibiting grain size refinement across the film thickness, is obtained in the deposition process. The cerium M4,5 edges, used to monitor the local electronic structure of the grains, indicate apparent variation of the ceria valence state across and along the film. No element segregation to the grain boundaries is detected. These results are discussed in the context of solid oxide fuel cell applications.
KW - Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
KW - Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
KW - Brændselsceller og brint
U2 - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.10.006
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0169-4332
VL - 257
SP - 5341
EP - 5346
JO - Applied Surface Science
JF - Applied Surface Science
IS - 12
ER -