Solid-oxide fuel cells are devices for the efficient conversion of chemical energy to electrical
energy and heat. Research efforts are currently addressed toward the optimization of cells …

Today's world needs highly efficient systems that can fulfill the growing demand for energy.
One of the promising solutions is the fuel cell. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is considered by …

Many energy-related materials rely on the uptake and release of large quantities of ions, for
example, Li+ in batteries, H+ in hydrogen storage materials, and O2− in solid-oxide fuel cell …

The rare–earth–doped ceria overcomes the difficulties of yttria–stabilized zirconia (YSZ) as
an electrolyte in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) due to its superior ionic conductivity in the …

Doped ceria is an important electrolyte for solid oxide fuel cell applications. Molecular
dynamics simulations have been used to investigate the impact of uniaxial strain along the< …

Interfacial lattice-strain, typically capable of altering the energy states of electrical carriers
associated with hetero-interfaces, has shown unprecedented efficiency for improving the …

The modification of CeO2 properties by means of aliovalent doping is investigated within the
ab initio density functional theory framework. Lattice parameters, dopant atomic radii, bulk …

Perovskite oxides with high oxygen ionic conductivity have played major roles in five
important devices of significance for clean energy future and automated manufacturing, ie …

Using first-principles calculation, the effect of lattice strain on the oxygen vacancy formation
at CeO 2 (111) surface has been investigated. The tensile strain facilitates the oxygen …

In the present work, a new series of Smx (x= 1, 6 and 12 wt.%) doped SrO: CoO (1: 1)
nanocrystals (NCs) have been synthesized by microwave-assisted method. The as …