Templateless Synthesis and Characterization of Hollow Gadolinium Doped Cerium Oxide Nanofibers by Electrospinning

الملخص EN

The hollow nanofibers of Ce0.8Gd0.2O2−δ (GDC20) were electrospun from the PVP and nitrate precursors.

The evolution of hollow channel was investigated by TG-DTA and ex situ TEM for the fibers heated at 250–300°C for 1–5 h.

The hollow cores were revealed during the crystallization of nano-GDC20 and the PVP decomposition stage.

The structural and morphological properties of GDC20 fibers before and after being calcined at 500–900°C for 8 h were investigated by FTIR, FE-SEM, TEM, EDS, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy.

The results from XRD and Raman scattering verify the successful doping of Gd3+ ions into the CeO2 host lattice.

The conductivity of the cold-pressed GDC 20 pellet sintered at 1400°C is more than 0.01 S/cm at and above 600°C.