Flash microwave synthesis and sintering of nanosized La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.93Ru0.07o3–δ for fuel cell application

Perovskite-oxide nanocrystals of La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.93Ru0.07O3–δ with a mean size around 10 nm were prepared by microwave flash synthesis. This reaction was performed in alcoholic solution using metallic salts, sodium ethoxide and microwave autoclave. The obtained powder was characterised after purification by energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), BET adsorption technique, photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that integrated perovskite-type phase and uniform particle size were obtained in the microwave treated samples. At last the synthesised powder was directly used in a sintering process. A porous solid, in accordance with the expected applications, was then obtained at low sintering temperature (1000 °C) without use of pore forming agent.

Graphical abstractTEM photograph of La0.75Sr0.25Cr0.93Ru0.07O3–δ obtained by microwave flash synthesis. This picture confirms the nanometric size of the ceramic particles.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide