Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7744928 | Solid State Ionics | 2016 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Niobium phosphate is an interesting proton conductor operational in the intermediate temperature range. In the present work two forms of phosphates were prepared: an amorphous one with high specific area and a crystalline one with low specific surface area. Both phosphates exhibited very low proton conductivities. An activation process was developed to convert the phosphates into crystal grains with a phosphorus rich amorphous phase along the grain boundaries. As a result, the obtained niobium phosphates showed considerably enhanced and stable proton conductivities. The activation effect was prominent when the high surface area amorphous phosphate was used as the precursor. At 250 °C thus obtained niobium phosphate showed a high and stable conductivity of 0.03 S cmâ 1 under dry atmosphere and of 0.06 S cmâ 1 at a water partial pressure of 0.12 atm.
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Authors
Yunjie Huang, Lele Yu, Haiyan Li, Chengshuai Wang, Qingfeng Li, Qin Shuai,