Novel SrO-Containing Glass-Ceramic Sealants for Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC): Their Design and Characterization under Relevant Conditions
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Thermal Analysis
3.2. XRD Analysis of the Crystalline Phases
3.3. Morphological and Compositional Analysis
3.4. Electrical Resistivity Analyses in a Dual Atmosphere
3.5. Post-Mortem Analyses
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Glass ID | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
HJ14 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 4 |
NS4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2 | 12 |
NS9I | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3 | 12 |
Glass ID | Glass Transition Temperature Tg (°C) | First Shrinkage Temperature TFS (°C) | Maximum Shrinkage Temperature TMS (°C) | Onset Crystallization Temperature Tx (°C) | Peak Crystallization Temperature Tp (°C) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
HJ14 | 695 ± 3 | 716 ± 2 | 820 ± 3 | 854 ± 5 | 876 ± 5 |
NS4 | 702 ± 2 | 743 ±2 | 830 ± 3 | 858 ±3 | 890 ± 2 |
NS9I | 707 ± 5 | 746 ± 2 | 832 ± 5 | 850 ± 5 | 887 ± 3 |
Glass ID | CTEs of as-Joined Glass-Ceramic |
---|---|
HJ14 | (10.3 ± 0.2) × 10−6 K−1 |
NS4 | (9.9 ± 0.2) × 10−6 K−1 |
NS9I | (10.3 ± 0.1) × 10−6 K−1 |
O | Al | Si | Ca | Cr | Sr | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Point 1 | 57.2 | --- | 21.9 | 4.3 | --- | 16.5 |
Point 2 | 66.9 | 3.1 | 20.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 8.9 |
Point 3 | 54.6 | --- | 24.0 | 4.4 | --- | 17.0 |
Point 4 | 66.5 | --- | 33.5 | --- | --- | --- |
O | Al | Si | Ca | Cr | Sr | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Point 1 | 58.5 | 11.8 | 20.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 7.4 |
Point 2 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 23.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 15.7 |
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Javed, H.; Zanchi, E.; D’Isanto, F.; Bert, C.; Ferrero, D.; Santarelli, M.; Smeacetto, F. Novel SrO-Containing Glass-Ceramic Sealants for Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC): Their Design and Characterization under Relevant Conditions. Materials 2022, 15, 5805. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15175805
Javed H, Zanchi E, D’Isanto F, Bert C, Ferrero D, Santarelli M, Smeacetto F. Novel SrO-Containing Glass-Ceramic Sealants for Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC): Their Design and Characterization under Relevant Conditions. Materials. 2022; 15(17):5805. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15175805
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaved, Hassan, Elisa Zanchi, Fabiana D’Isanto, Chiara Bert, Domenico Ferrero, Massimo Santarelli, and Federico Smeacetto. 2022. "Novel SrO-Containing Glass-Ceramic Sealants for Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC): Their Design and Characterization under Relevant Conditions" Materials 15, no. 17: 5805. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15175805