Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic Oxides

Surface exchange coefficient (<i>k</i>) and bulk diffusion coefficient (<i>D</i>) are important properties to evaluate the performance of mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) ceramic oxides for use in energy conversion devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells. The values o...

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Main Authors: Fuyao Yan, Yiheng Wang, Ying Yang, Lei Zhu, Hui Hu, Zhuofu Tang, Yanxiang Zhang, Mufu Yan, Changrong Xia, Yueming Xu
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Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/12/1240
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Yiheng Wang
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Yanxiang Zhang
Mufu Yan
Changrong Xia
Yueming Xu
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Ying Yang
Lei Zhu
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Changrong Xia
Yueming Xu
Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic Oxides
Coatings
distribution of characteristic times
electrical conductivity relaxation
surface exchange coefficient
bulk diffusion coefficient
author_facet Fuyao Yan
Yiheng Wang
Ying Yang
Lei Zhu
Hui Hu
Zhuofu Tang
Yanxiang Zhang
Mufu Yan
Changrong Xia
Yueming Xu
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title Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic Oxides
title_short Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic Oxides
title_full Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic Oxides
title_fullStr Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic Oxides
title_full_unstemmed Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic Oxides
title_sort distribution of characteristic times: a high-resolution spectrum approach for visualizing chemical relaxation and resolving kinetic parameters of ionic-electronic conducting ceramic oxides
publisher MDPI AG
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issn 2079-6412
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Surface exchange coefficient (<i>k</i>) and bulk diffusion coefficient (<i>D</i>) are important properties to evaluate the performance of mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) ceramic oxides for use in energy conversion devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells. The values of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i> are usually estimated by a non-linear curve fitting procedure based on electrical conductivity relaxation (ECR) measurement. However, the rate-limiting mechanism (or the availability of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i>) and the experimental imperfections (such as flush delay for gaseous composition change, <i>τ<sub>f</sub></i>) are not reflected explicitly in the time–domain ECR data, and the accuracy of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i> demands a careful sensitivity analysis of the fitting error. Here, the distribution of characteristic times (DCT) converted from time–domain ECR data is proposed to overcome the above challenges. It is demonstrated that, from the DCT spectrum, the rate-limiting mechanism and the effect of <i>τ<sub>f</sub></i> are easily recognized, and the values of <i>k</i>, <i>D</i> and <i>τ<sub>f</sub></i> can be determined conjunctly. A strong robustness of determination of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i> is verified using noise-containing ECR data. The DCT spectrum opens up a way towards visible and credible determination of kinetic parameters of MIEC ceramic oxides.
topic distribution of characteristic times
electrical conductivity relaxation
surface exchange coefficient
bulk diffusion coefficient
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/12/1240
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spelling doaj-44248acefd7b4f25a11638e5ec8a50212020-12-18T00:02:22ZengMDPI AGCoatings2079-64122020-12-01101240124010.3390/coatings10121240Distribution of Characteristic Times: A High-Resolution Spectrum Approach for Visualizing Chemical Relaxation and Resolving Kinetic Parameters of Ionic-Electronic Conducting Ceramic OxidesFuyao Yan0Yiheng Wang1Ying Yang2Lei Zhu3Hui Hu4Zhuofu Tang5Yanxiang Zhang6Mufu Yan7Changrong Xia8Yueming Xu9National Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaNational Key Laboratory for Precision Hot Processing of Metals, MIIT Key Laboratory of Advanced Structure-Function Integrated Materials and Green Manufacturing Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, ChinaBeijing Research Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Technology, Beijing 100083, ChinaSurface exchange coefficient (<i>k</i>) and bulk diffusion coefficient (<i>D</i>) are important properties to evaluate the performance of mixed ionic-electronic conducting (MIEC) ceramic oxides for use in energy conversion devices, such as solid oxide fuel cells. The values of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i> are usually estimated by a non-linear curve fitting procedure based on electrical conductivity relaxation (ECR) measurement. However, the rate-limiting mechanism (or the availability of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i>) and the experimental imperfections (such as flush delay for gaseous composition change, <i>τ<sub>f</sub></i>) are not reflected explicitly in the time–domain ECR data, and the accuracy of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i> demands a careful sensitivity analysis of the fitting error. Here, the distribution of characteristic times (DCT) converted from time–domain ECR data is proposed to overcome the above challenges. It is demonstrated that, from the DCT spectrum, the rate-limiting mechanism and the effect of <i>τ<sub>f</sub></i> are easily recognized, and the values of <i>k</i>, <i>D</i> and <i>τ<sub>f</sub></i> can be determined conjunctly. A strong robustness of determination of <i>k</i> and <i>D</i> is verified using noise-containing ECR data. The DCT spectrum opens up a way towards visible and credible determination of kinetic parameters of MIEC ceramic oxides.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/12/1240distribution of characteristic timeselectrical conductivity relaxationsurface exchange coefficientbulk diffusion coefficient