Conductivity at Low Humidity of Materials Derived from Ferroxane Particles

Carboxylic-acid-stabilised γ-FeOOH particles (ferroxanes) are synthesized using a precipitation from aqueous solution, and a following reaction with acetic acid. The materials produced with these powders are investigated by XRD, SEM, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and impedance spectroscopy. Conduc...

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Main Authors: Alberto Lapina, Peter Holtappels, Mogens Mogensen
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Electrochemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/930537
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description Carboxylic-acid-stabilised γ-FeOOH particles (ferroxanes) are synthesized using a precipitation from aqueous solution, and a following reaction with acetic acid. The materials produced with these powders are investigated by XRD, SEM, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and impedance spectroscopy. Conductivity of both sintered and unsintered materials decreases strongly with a decrease in water partial pressure in the atmosphere during the test. The highest conductivity (7·10−3 S cm−1) is measured in air (pH2O = 0.037 atm) at room temperature on sintered material. The conductivity values are compared with other works in the literature and the dependence of conductivity on surface area and pore size is discussed. It is suggested that both unsintered and sintered materials act as proton conductors at room temperature under moderate humidity conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-39e300e82d2249dc9509b363b05610d22025-08-20T03:35:50ZengWileyInternational Journal of Electrochemistry2090-35292090-35372012-01-01201210.1155/2012/930537930537Conductivity at Low Humidity of Materials Derived from Ferroxane ParticlesAlberto Lapina0Peter Holtappels1Mogens Mogensen2Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, P.O. Box 49, 4000 Roskilde, DenmarkDepartment of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, P.O. Box 49, 4000 Roskilde, DenmarkDepartment of Energy Conversion and Storage, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksborgvej 399, P.O. Box 49, 4000 Roskilde, DenmarkCarboxylic-acid-stabilised γ-FeOOH particles (ferroxanes) are synthesized using a precipitation from aqueous solution, and a following reaction with acetic acid. The materials produced with these powders are investigated by XRD, SEM, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and impedance spectroscopy. Conductivity of both sintered and unsintered materials decreases strongly with a decrease in water partial pressure in the atmosphere during the test. The highest conductivity (7·10−3 S cm−1) is measured in air (pH2O = 0.037 atm) at room temperature on sintered material. The conductivity values are compared with other works in the literature and the dependence of conductivity on surface area and pore size is discussed. It is suggested that both unsintered and sintered materials act as proton conductors at room temperature under moderate humidity conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/930537
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Conductivity at Low Humidity of Materials Derived from Ferroxane Particles
International Journal of Electrochemistry
title Conductivity at Low Humidity of Materials Derived from Ferroxane Particles
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