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Structural studies of bismuth nanocrystals embedded in SiO2 or GeO2 matrices.
PublicationW wyniku wygrzewania w atmosferze wodoru szkieł bizmutowych i germanowych otrzymano warstwę nanogranul bizmutu w otoczeniu amorficznej matrycy oraz powierzchniową warstwę bizmutowych granul. Grubość i struktura tak otrzymanych warstw silnie zależy od czasu i temperatury redukcji.
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Silver-doped TiO2 prepared by microemulsion method: surface properties, bio- and photoactivity
PublicationOtrzymane fotokatalizatory typu Ag-TiO2 wykazywały wyższą aktywność w reakcjach fotodegradacji fenolu w obecności promieniowania z zakresu UV oraz światła widzialnego w porównaniu z komercyjnym katalizatorem Degussa P25 oraz czystym niedomieszkowanym TiO2, otrzymanym w mikroemulsji woda-AOT-cykloheksan. Powierzchnia właściwa (BET) otrzymanych katalizatorów wynosiła od 100 do 160 m2/g. Na podstawie analizy rentgenowskiej (XRD) stwierdzono,...
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Pressure effects on the superconductivity of the HfPd2Al Heusler compound: Experimental and theoretical study
PublicationPolycrystalline HfPd2Al has been synthesized using the arc-melting method and studied under ambient-pressure conditions by x-ray diffraction from room temperature up to 450 °C. High-pressure x-ray diffraction up to 23 GPa was also performed using Diacell-type membrane diamond anvil cells. The estimated linear thermal expansion coefficient was found to be α=1.40(3)×10−5K−1, and the bulk modulus derived from the fit to the third-order...
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Heat capacities and thermodynamic properties of antimony substituted lanthanum orthoniobates
PublicationThe results of heat capacity measurements for the lanthanum orthoniobate substituted with 10, 20 and 30 mol% of antimony (LaNb0.9Sb0.1O4, LaNb0.8Sb0.2O4 and LaNb0.7Sb0.3O4) are presented and discussed. Temperature dependence of low temperature heat capacity was analyzed within the Debye and Einstein models. The Debye temperature decreased, whereas the Einstein temperature increased with antimony content. The decrease of the Debye...
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Photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped TiO2 nanotubes prepared by anodic oxidation: The effect of applied voltage, anodization time and amount of nitrogen dopant
PublicationNitrogen doped TiO2 nanotube arrays were prepared by anodizing Ti foils in an organic electrolyte containing specified amounts of urea as nitrogen precursor. The photocatalytic activity of the samples was evaluated by analyzing the degradation kinetics of phenol in water. The influence of tubes’ length, tubes’ surface morphology and amount of nitrogen in the TiO2 lattice on hydroxyl radical formation efficiency, photocatalytic...
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Charge Transport in High-Entropy Oxides
PublicationThis work presents the results of research on the transport properties of the high-entropy BaZr1/8Hf1/8Sn1/8Ti1/8Y1/8In1/8Sm1/8Yb1/8O3–x perovskite oxide with special focus on proton transport. The presented study is part of broader work in which we focus on multiple different chemical compositions with the cation number varying from 5 up to 12 (in B-sublattice). The presence of proton defects is analyzed with thermogravimetry,...
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Correlation between structural and electrical properties in highly porous (Y,Sr)(Ti,Nb)O3-delta SOFC anodes
PublicationIn order to find a relationship between structural and electrical properties, niobium and yttrium doped SrTiO3 ceramics were prepared via solid-state reaction. The samples were sintered in hydrogen and air conditions. The samples were also fabricated with a pore-former to obtain highly porous specimens. The electrical properties of Nb-doped SrTiO3 samples and yttrium and niobium co-doped SrTiO3 were compared. The comparable electrical...
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Nanoporous TiO2 electrode grown by laser ablation of titanium in air at atmospheric pressure and room temperature
PublicationRecently, fabrication of the nanoporous TiO2 photoelectrode on metal foils by means of sputtering of the Ti film on preheatedmetal substrate followed by the TiO2 deposition (doctor blade technique) and sintering represents the frequently applied technique. This is despite the relatively complicated procedure and number of parameters to be controlled in order to fabricate films of required properties. In this work an approach is...
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Water uptake analysis of acceptor-doped lanthanum orthoniobates
PublicationIn this work, lanthanum orthoniobates doped with either antimony, calcium, or both have been synthesized and studied. The water uptake of the investigated materials has been analyzed by means of thermogravimetric studies. The results show the difference between the thermodynamics of hydration between the lanthanum orthoniobate system and other proton conducting ceramics. The relation between the water uptake and effective acceptor...
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Ceramic composites for single-layer fuel cells
PublicationComposite materials consisting of acceptor doped lanthanum orthoniobate electrolyte phase (La0.98Ca0.02NbO4) and Li2O:NiO:ZnO semiconducting phase were synthesized. The precursor powder of La0.98Ca0.02NbO4 was prepared in nanocrystalline (mechanosynthesis) and microcrystalline (solid-state synthesis) form. The composite can be applied in a single-layer fuel cell, because of the presence of two phases acting as an anode and a cathode...
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Tin Oxide Encapsulated into Pyrolyzed Chitosan as a Negative Electrode for Lithium Ion Batteries
PublicationTin oxide is one of the most promising electrode materials as a negative electrode for lithium-ion batteries due to its higher theoretical specific capacity than graphite. However, it suffers lack of stability due to volume changes and low electrical conductivity while cycling. To overcome these issues, a new composite consisting of SnO2 and carbonaceous matrix was fabricated. Naturally abundant and renewable chitosan was chosen...
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Evolution of magnetic and transport properties in (Cr1−xMnx)2AlC MAX-phase synthesized by arc melting technique
PublicationHerein we initiate a comeback to the arc melting technique to produce MAX-phase solid solutions. Bulk samples of (Cr1−xMnx)2AlC MAX-phase with X = 0, 0.025, 0.05 and 0.1 were synthesized and studied by means of X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy in combination with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. Samples were established to be homogeneous with an incorporation of Cr7C3, AlCr2 and Al2O3 secondary phases which...
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Fabrication and Structural Properties of LaNb 1‐x As x O 4 Ceramics
PublicationLanthanum niobate substituted with arsenic was synthesized by three methods: solid state reaction from binary oxides and two different methods combining co-precipitation and solidstate reaction. In the first of the combined methods LaNb1- xAsxO4 was synthesized from LaAsO4, obtained from coprecipitation method, and lanthanum and niobium oxides. In the second LaNbO4 was first synthesized from binary oxides and then mixed with LaAsO4...
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Electrical conductivity and relaxation processes in V2O5 nanorods prepared by sol–gel method
PublicationProperties of high purity V2O5 nanorods prepared by a sol – gel method are presented. The studied materials were characterized by: X-ray diffractometry (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The electrical impedance was measured as a function of temperature and frequency. The obtained results show that the electrical conductivity increases with increasing temperature. The d.c. conductivity...
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Characterization of structural, thermal and mechanical properties of bismuth silicate glasses
Publicationhe influence of heating and reduction processes on the structural, thermal and mechanical properties of bismuth-silicate glasses has been investigated. Two compositions of glasses: 40Bi2O3–60SiO2 (Bi0.57Si0.43Ox) and 27Bi2O3–73SiO2 (Bi0.43Si0.57Ox) were fabricated by a typical melt quenching technique. Then the reduction in hydrogen at 380 °C for 20, 42 or 67 h was performed. It was found that a 50 μm-thick layer was formed on...
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Influence of Sb-substitution on ionic transport in lanthanum orthoniobates
PublicationThe results of ionic transport measurements for the lanthanum orthoniobate substituted with 10 and 30 mol% of antimony (LaNb0.9Sb0.1O4 and LaNb0.7Sb0.3O4) are presented and discussed. The influence of calcium co-doping on these properties has also been analysed. It has been shown that for the investigated material protonic conductivity predominates at temperatures up to 800 °C in oxidizing atmospheres under wet conditions. The...
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Vibrational Properties of LaNb0.8M0.2O4-δ (M=As, Sb, V, and Ta)
PublicationLaNb0.8M0.2O4-δ (where M=As, Sb, V, and Ta) oxides with pentavalent elements of different ionic sizes were synthesized by a solid-state reaction method. The vibrational properties of these oxides have been investigated. These studies revealed that the substituent element influences both Debye temperature value as well as the Raman active vibrational modes. Additionally, the low-temperature vibrational properties of LaNb0.8Sb0.2O4-δ...
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Highly Occupied Surface States at Deuterium-Grown Boron-Doped Diamond Interfaces for Efficient Photoelectrochemistry
PublicationPolycrystalline boron-doped diamond is a promising material for high-power aqueous electrochemical applications in bioanalytics, catalysis, and energy storage. The chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process of diamond forma-tion and doping is totally diversified by using high kinetic energies of deu-terium substituting habitually applied hydrogen. The high concentration of deuterium in plasma induces atomic arrangements and steric...
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Properties of Barium Cerate-Zirconate Thin Films
PublicationIn this work, we review several experimental results showing the electrical properties of barium cerate-zirconate thin films and discuss them in view of the possible influence of various factors on their properties. Most of the presented Ba(Ce, Zr, Y)O3 thin films were formed by the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique, however thin films prepared using other methods, like RF magnetron sputtering, electron-beam deposition, powder...
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Conductivity, structure, and thermodynamics of Y2Ti2O7–Y3NbO7 solid solutions
PublicationThe defect fluorite yttrium niobate Y3NbO7 and pyrochlore yttrium titanate Y2Ti2O7 solid solutions have been synthesized via a solid state synthesis route. The resulting stoichiometry of the oxides is Y2+xTi2−2xNbxO7, where x = 0 to x = 1. All of the samples were single-phase; however, for those with a predominant fluorite phase, a small amount of additional pyrochlore phase was detected. The volume of the solid solution unit cells...
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Perovskites in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
PublicationPrzeglądowa publikacja dotycząca wykorzystania ceramicznych materiałów perowskitowych w tlenkowych ogniwach paliwowych.
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Nano Tin/Tin Oxide Attached onto Graphene Oxide Skeleton as a Fluorine Free Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries
PublicationHerein, we show a composite formation method of tin/tin oxide nanoparticles with graphene oxide and CMC based on laser ablation technique as an electrode material for energy storage devices. The material exhibited a three-dimensional conducting graphene oxide network decorated with tin or tin oxide nanoparticles. The structure, homogeneous distribution of nanoparticles, and direct contact between inorganic and organic parts were...
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Structure and transport properties of triple-conducting BaxSr1−xTi1−yFeyO3−δ oxides
PublicationIn this work, BaxSr1−xTi1−yFeyO3−δ perovskite-based mixed conducting ceramics (for x = 0, 0.2, 0.5 and y = 0.1, 0.8) were synthesized and studied. The structural analysis based on the X-ray diffraction results showed significant changes in the unit cell volume and Fe(Ti)–O distance as a function of Ba content. The morphology of the synthesized samples studied by means of scanning electron microscopy has shown different microstructures...
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Synthesis, microstructure and electrical properties of nanocrystalline calcium doped lanthanum orthoniobate
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Majbutnè fotoelektriki - sistemi, integrovanì z budnikom = Future of photovoltaic - building integrated systems
PublicationBIPV (ang. Building Integrated Photovoltaics) - architektoniczne, strukturalne i estetyczne systemy fotowoltaiczne zintegrowane z budynkami - to jedna z najbardziej obiecujących form wykorzystania energii odnawialnej, pozwalająca na połączenie systemu generującego energię elektryczną z obiektami takimi jak domy mieszkalne, szkoły i biurowce. Instalacje takie powstają na całym świecie, głównie w przypadku prestiżowych projektów,...
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Biotualet yak alternativa tradicijnij kanalizaciy
PublicationWspółczesne rozwiązania biotoalety. Zachowanie komfortu utylizowania, rozwiązania techniczne.
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Vikoristanne energi pidzemnih vod u teplotehnici [cz.2]
PublicationPrzedstawiono wybrane przykłady zagospodarowania wód podziemnych, charakteryzując zastosowany układ technologiczny źródła ciepła. Cechą wspólną przedstawianych rozwiązań jest poziom temperatury wody wymuszający zastosowanie pomp grzejnych w celu wykorzystania jej energii. Ponadto wybrane przykłady charakteryzują się różnymi wartościami temperatury zagospodarowywanych energetycznie wód, jak i dysponowaną mocą grzejną źródła...
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Vikoristanne energi pidzemnih vod u teplotehnici [cz.1]
PublicationPrzedstawiono wybrane przykłady zagospodarowania wód podziemnych, charakteryzując zastosowany układ technologiczny źródła ciepła. Cechą wspólną przedstawianych rozwiązań jest poziom temperatury wody wymuszający zastosowanie pomp grzejnych w celu wykorzystania jej energii. Ponadto wybrane przykłady charakteryzują się różnymi wartościami temperatury zagospodarowywanych energetycznie wód, jak i dysponowaną mocą grzejną źródła...
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Ekonomicna efektivnisot` tieplovich pomp = Economic effectivenes ofheat pum-ps
PublicationNowe technologie w zakresie wytwarzania energii powinny spełniać kryterium efektywności ekonomicznej i kryterium efektywności energetycznej, które oznacza zmniejszenie zużycia energii pierwotnej po zastosowaniu nowej technologii. Kryteria te są bardzo wrażliwe na zmiany parametrów eksploatacyjnych systemów energetycznych i zmiany parametrów makroekonomicznych. W publikacji opisano model matematyczny powyższych kryteriów dla...
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Vivedenna dosovih vod u grunt = The rain - water management solutions basedon the seepage phenomena
PublicationWprowadzanie wód opadowych do gruntu. Rozwiązania o małej przepustowości, głównie do zastosowania w budynkach jednorodzinnych.
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Vivedenna dosovih vod u grunt = The rain - water management solutions basedon the seepage phenomena cz.2
PublicationWprowadzanie wód opadowych do gruntu. Rozwiązania o dużej przepustowości, do użycia w odwadnianiu dużych powierzchni.
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Sanitarno - gigienicna bezpeka sistem protiopozeznogo vodopostacania
PublicationZagrożenia sanitarne we współczesnych warunkach funkcjonowania obiektów o podwyższonym zagrożeniu pożarowym.
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Vartist´ solniacnogo nagrivanija wody dla pobytovych potrieb
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki studium parametrycznego efektywności ekonomicznej instalacji słonecznej do ogrzewania wody użytkowej w Polsce w aktualnych warunkach gospodarczych. W rachunku ekonomicznym wykorzystano zmodyfikowaną metodę kosztów rocznych-koherentną z metodą ''Zaktualizowanej Wartości Netto''-NPVW studium rozważono wpływ temperatury wody uzupełniającej oraz wielkość zużycia wody na jednostkowe średnie dyskontowe koszty...
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Storing energy from renewable sources
PublicationOmówiono metody, urządzenia i sposoby magazynowania energii mechanicznej, elektrycznej, cieplnej i chemicznej z uwzględnieniem energii ze źródeł odnawialnych.
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Vse pro biotualeti
PublicationPrzegląd rozwiązań biotoalet. Podstawowe informacje.
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Structural, spectral and magnetic properties of Ni(II), Co(II) and Cd(II) compounds with imidazole derivatives and silanethiolate ligands
PublicationA series of new metal heteroleptic complexes have been obtained in simple reactions of 1-(3-aminopropyl)-imidazole (api) and 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-yl)-butane (bbi) ligands with metal silanethiolates or acetylacetonates. The obtained complexes are the coordination polymers [Ni{SSi(tBuO)3}2(μ-api)]n1, [Co{SSi(tBuO)3}2(μ-api)]n2, [Cd{SSi(tBuO)3}2(μ-api)·2CH3OH]n3, [Cd{SSi(tBuO)3}2(μ-bbi)·CHCl3]n4 and the dimer [Co{SSi(tBuO)3}2(μ-bbi)·3CH3OH]25....
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Properties of Barium Cerate Thin Films Formed Using E-Beam Deposition
PublicationThis article focuses on the properties of the BaCeO3 thin films formed by electron-beam vapor deposition and investigates the formation of barium cerates on supports with different thermal expansion coefficients (Stainless Steel, Invar, Glass Sealing, and Inconel substrates) and the influence of the technological parameters on the properties of the formed thin films with an emphasis on the stability of the films. Morphology and...
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Oxide nanoparticle exsolution in Lu-doped (Ba,La)CoO3
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Novel Class of Proton Conducting Materials—High Entropy Oxides
PublicationHere, for the first time, we present data on proton conductivity of high-entropy, single-phase perovskites. The BaZr0.2Sn0.2Ti0.2Hf0.2Ce0.2O3−δ, BaZr0.2Sn0.2Ti0.2Hf0.2Y0.2O3−δ, BaZr1/7Sn1/7Ti1/7Hf1/7Ce1/7Nb1/7Y1/7O3−δ, and BaZr0.15Sn0.15Ti0.15Hf0.15Ce0.15Nb0.15Y0.10O3−δ single-phase perovskites were synthesized. Before electrical measurements, materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy...
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Energetics of formation and stability in high pressure steam of barium lanthanide cobaltite double perovskites
PublicationThis study concerns energetics of formation and the stability in high water partial pressure of BaLnCo2O6−δ, (Ln = La, Pr, Nd, and Gd) (BLnC) and BaGd1−xLaxCo2O6−δ, where x = 0.2, 0.5, and 0.7 (BGLC) double perovskite cobaltites. Those materials are extensively studied due to their potential applications as a positrode in electrochemical devices. Therefore, their stability under such conditions is a key issue. All investigated...
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Synthesis, microstructure and electrical properties of nanocrystalline calcium doped lanthanum orthoniobate
PublicationThe single phase lanthanum orthoniobate with tetragonal structure has been synthesized by the means of mechanosynthesis method. The studies have shown the crystal structure of La0.98Ca0.02NbO4 depends on the synthesis stage. The samples were predominantly in the tetragonal phase with a trace amount of the monoclinic phase. The SEM studies of morphology and microstructure have shown nanocrystallinity of the materials. The Raman...
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Antimony substituted lanthanum orthoniobate proton conductor – structure and electronic properties.
PublicationX‐ray and neutron diffraction have been utilized to analyze the crystalline and electronic structure of lanthanum orthoniobate substituted by antimony. Using X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy, changes in the electronic structure of the material upon substitution have been analyzed. The structural transition temperature between fergusonite and scheelite phases for 30 mol% antimony substitution was found...
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Microstructural Design of Ba0.5La0.5Co0.5Fe0.5O3 Perovskite Ceramics
PublicationBa0.5La0.5Co0.5Fe0.5O3 was synthesized in the solid-state reaction route. The influence of ball milling parameters (such as milling media size, angular velocity, and time), pelletizing pressure, and annealing parameters on the microstructure was studied. The grain size distribution and density or specific surface area changes were investigated in each approach while the individual parameters were changed. The evaluation of BLCF...
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Oxide nanoparticle exsolution in Lu-doped (Ba,La)CoO3
PublicationThis study investigated Lu doping of Ba0.5La0.5CoO3 and its influence on the exsolution of oxide nanoparticles (NPs). As a result of Lu doping, we observed the phase segregation into the main Ba0.4La0.6Co0.85Lu0.15O3 (BLCO–Lu) phase and the secondary Ba0.85La0.15Co0.75Lu0.25O3 (BCO–Lu) phase. We noticed the exsolution of BCO–Lu nanoparticles on the main BLCO–Lu phase. Moreover, the BLCO–Lu phase exsolved in the form of nanoparticles...
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Electric and magnetic properties of Lanthanum Barium Cobaltite
PublicationThe cubic Ba0.5La0.5CoO3‐δ was synthesized using solid state reaction. The structural properties were determined by the simultaneous refinement of Synchrotron Powder X‐ray Diffraction and Neutron Powder Diffraction data. Iodometric titration was used to examine the oxygen stoichiometry and average cobalt oxidation state. Low‐temperature magnetic studies show soft ferromagnetic character of fully oxidized material, with θP = 198(3)...
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High-Temperature Structural and Electrical Properties of BaLnCo2O6 Positrodes
PublicationThe application of double perovskite cobaltites BaLnCo2O6−δ (Ln = lanthanide element) in electrochemical devices for energy conversion requires control of their properties at operating conditions. This work presents a study of a series of BaLnCo2O6−δ (Ln = La, Pr, Nd) with a focus on the evolution of structural and electrical properties with temperature. Symmetry, oxygen non-stoichiometry, and cobalt valence state have been examined...
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Structure and water uptake in BaLnCo2O6−δ (Ln =La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb and Dy)
PublicationThe structure of BaLnCo2O6-δ (Ln =La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb and Dy) was studied by the means of synchrotron radiation powder X-ray diffraction, neutron powder diffraction and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), while water uptake properties were analysed with the use of thermogravimetry (TG) and water adsorption isotherms. The structure refinement revealed that the dominant phase in all compositions was orthorhombic with an ordering...
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What is in a name: Defining “high entropy” oxides
PublicationABSTRACT High entropy oxides are emerging as an exciting new avenue to design highly tailored functional behaviors that have no traditional counterparts. Study and application of these materials are bringing together scientists and engineers from physics, chemistry, and materials science. The diversity of each of these disciplines comes with perspectives and jargon that may be confusing to those outside of the individual fields,...
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Dylematy rozwoju energetyki w Polsce.
PublicationPrzedstawiono dylematy rozwoju energetyki w Polsce. Opisano główne uwarunkowania i bariery rozwoju. Przedstawiono prognozę sytuacji energetycznej kraju do 2020 roku.
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Status report on high temperature fuel cells in Poland – Recent advances and achievements
PublicationThe paper presents recent advances in Poland in the field of high temperature fuel cells. The achievements in the materials development, manufacturing of advanced cells, new fabrication techniques, modified electrodes and electrolytes and applications are presented. The work of the Polish teams active in the field of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) is presented and discussed. The review is oriented...