• Enhanced thermoelectric performance and high-temperature thermal stability of p-type Ag-doped β-Zn4Sb3 

      Song, Lirong; Blichfeld, Anders Bank; Zhang, Jaiwai; Kasai, Hidetaka; Iversen, Bo B (Journal article, 2018)
      Here we report that the thermoelectric properties of bulk β-Zn4Sb3 can be improved in the range 300–575 K by Ag doping at the Zn sites. Proper Ag doping leads to decreased electrical resistivity and increased Seebeck ...
    • Extremely low thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric performance in liquid-like Cu2Se1-xSx polymorphic materials 

      Zhao, Kunpeng; Blichfeld, Anders Bank; Eikeland, Espen; Qiu, Pengfei; Ren, Dudi; Iversen, Bo B; Shi, Xun; Chen, Lidong (Journal article, 2017)
      Recently, copper chalcogenides Cu2−xδ (δ = S, Se, Te) have attracted great attention due to their exceptional thermal and electrical transport properties. Besides these binary Cu2−xδ compounds, the ternary Cu2−xδ solid ...
    • Investigating the electrochemical stability of Li7La3Zr2O12 solid electrolytes using field stress experiments 

      Smetaczek, Stefan; Pycha, Eva; Ring, Joseph; Siebenhofer, Matthäus; Ganschow, Steffen; Berendts, Stefan; Nenning, Andreas; Kubicek, Markus; Rettenwander, Daniel; Limbeck, Andreas; Fleig, Jürgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Cubic Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) garnets are among the most promising solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries with the potential to exceed conventional battery concepts in terms of energy density and safety. The electrochemical ...
    • Investigating the electrochemical stability of Li<inf>7</inf>La<inf>3</inf>Zr<inf>2</inf>O<inf>12</inf>solid electrolytes using field stress experiments 

      Smetaczek, Stefan; Pycha, Eva; Ring, Joseph; Siebenhofer, Matthäus; Ganschow, Steffen; Berendts, Stefan; Nenning, Andreas; Kubicek, Markus; Rettenwander, Daniel; Limbeck, Andreas; Fleig, Jürgen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Cubic Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) garnets are among the most promising solid electrolytes for solid-state batteries with the potential to exceed conventional battery concepts in terms of energy density and safety. The electrochemical ...
    • Processing of high performing composite cathodes for protonic ceramic fuel cells by exsolution 

      Rioja-Monllor, Laura; Bernuy-Lopez, Carlos; Fontaine, Marie-Laure; Grande, Tor; Einarsrud, Mari-Ann (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      La0.5Ba0.5CoO3-δ-BaZrO3 (LB-BZ)-based composite materials were prepared by a modified Pechini sol-gel method combined with exsolution. Two different LB-BZ composites were prepared through two alternative thermal treatments ...
    • Pure and Zr-doped YMnO3+δ as a YSZ-compatible SOFC cathode: a combined computational and experimental approach 

      Botello, Zulma L. Moreno; Montenegro, Alejandra; Osorio, Nicolas Grimaldos; Huve, Marielle; Pirovano, Caroline; Småbråten, Didrik Rene; Selbach, Sverre Magnus; Caneiro, Alberto; Roussel, Pascal; Gauthier, Gilles H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      A thorough study of the Y1−xZrxMnO3+δ series is presented with the objective to use these materials as SOFC cathodes. These pure and Zr-doped yttrium manganites exhibit a layered hexagonal structure similar to a peculiar ...
    • Slow surface diffusion on Cu substrates in Li metal batteries 

      Røe, Ingeborg Treu; Schnell, Sondre Kvalvåg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Dendrite growth on the lithium metal anode still obstructs a widespread commercialization of high energy density lithium metal batteries. In this work, we investigate how the crystal structure of the copper foil current ...
    • Surface reactivity and cation non-stoichiometry in BaZr1-xYxO3-δ (x=0-0.2) exposed to CO2 at elevated temperature 

      Sazinas, Rokas; Sunding, Martin Fleissner; Thøgersen, Annett; Sakaguchi, Isao; Norby, Truls Eivind; Grande, Tor; Polfus, Jonathan M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The reactivity of BaZr1−xYxO3−δ (x = 0–0.2) ceramics under 1 atm CO2 at 650 °C for up to 1000 h was investigated in order to elucidate possible degradation processes occurring when the material is applied as a proton-conducting ...
    • Thermoelectric properties of Cu2Se1−xTex solid solutions 

      Zhao, Kunpeng; Guan, Mengjia; Qiu, Pengfei; Blichfeld, Anders Bank; Eikeland, Espen; Zhu, Chenxi; Ren, Dudi; Xu, Fangfang; Iversen, Bo B; Xun, Shi; Chen, Lidong (Journal article, 2018)
      Binary Cu2Se and Cu2Te have gained great attention recently because of their interesting and abnormal physical properties, such as ultralow thermal conductivity, high carrier mobility, large effective mass of carriers and ...
    • Toughening of Y-doped BaZrO3 proton conducting electrolytes by hydration 

      Sazinas, Rokas; Einarsrud, Mari-Ann; Grande, Tor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      In BaZr1−xYxO3−x/2 (BZY), the state-of-the-art oxide proton conductors, the proton conductivity is facilitated by hydration of oxygen vacancies. Hydration induces lattice expansion, which may induce stress and thereby ...