Hx. Hu et Ml. Liu, INTERFACIAL STUDIES OF SOLID-STATE CELLS BASED ON ELECTROLYTES OF MIXED IONIC-ELECTRONIC CONDUCTORS, Solid state ionics, 109(3-4), 1998, pp. 259-272
Combination of 4-probe impedance and polarization measurements offers
an effective approach to investigate electrode kinetics and transport
properties of each cell component in a solid-state electrochemical cel
l based on an electrolyte of mixed ionic-electronic conductor (MIEC).
In particular, two representative solid-state cells, one with an elect
rolyte of an MIEC (Pt /BaCe0.8Gd0.2O3/ Pt) and the other with an elect
rolyte of an ionic conductor (Pt /Bi1.5Y0.5O3/ Pt), are used as exampl
es to demonstrate the uniqueness of these techniques in separating the
response of each cell component, in measuring the interfacial polariz
ation resistance and overpotential of each individual interface, in id
entifying reaction mechanisms (the nature of rate-limiting steps), and
in determining kinetic parameters. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All
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