SABRINA GONCALVES DE MACEDO CARVALHO

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  • Artigo IPEN-doc 26438
    Enhancement of the ionic conductivity in electric field-assisted pressureless sintered BITIVOX solid electrolytes
    2019 - MEDINA, MIDILANE S.; CARVALHO, SABRINA G.M.; MUCCILLO, ELIANA N.S.; MUCCILLO, REGINALDO
    Bi4V1.8Ti0.2O11 (BITIVOX) ceramic pellets, prepared with powders obtained by a sol gel technique, were sintered either conventionally at 800 C/8 h or by applying an AC electric voltage, limiting the electric current through the pellets. Electric voltages were applied isothermally at 700 C and 800 C during 5 min in the green pellet positioned in the sample holder of a dilatometer for monitoring thickness variation. The BITIVOX pellets shrank 13.6% after applying 200 V cm􀀀1 at 800 C and 10.4% heating to 800 C for 8 h. Thermal analysis and X-ray di raction of the powders were performed to evaluate the crystallization temperature and the structural phase, respectively. The electrical behavior of the sintered BITIVOX pellets was analyzed by the impedance spectroscopy technique, showing that the sample flash sintered at 800 C/5 min had lower bulk resistivity than the sample conventionally sintered at 800 C/8 h. The surfaces of the sintered pellets were observed in a scanning electron microscope showing similar grain sizes and pore content in all sintered samples.
  • Artigo IPEN-doc 26437
    Electrical behavior of electric field-assisted pressureless sintered ceria-20 mol% samaria
    2019 - REIS, SHIRLEY L.; CARVALHO, SABRINA G.M.; MUCCILLO, ELIANA N.S.; MUCCILLO, REGINALDO
    CeO2:20 mol% Sm2O3 green ceramic pellets were sintered conventionally at 1500 C/2 h and flash sintered by applying a 200 V cm􀀀1 electric field at 800 C, 1000 C and 1200 C. The thickness shrinkage of the pellets was followed bythe specimen being positioned inside a dilatometer adapted with platinum electrodes and terminal leads connected to a power supply for application of the electric voltage. The microstructure of the surfaces of the sintered samples were observed in a scanning electron microscope. The electrical properties were evaluated by the impedance spectroscopy technique in the 5 Hz–13 MHz frequency range from 210 C to 280 C. The main results show that (i) the final shrinkage level is nearly independent of the temperature when the electric field is applied and slightly better than that of the 1500 C sintered pellet, and (ii) the bulk conductivity of the sample flash sintered at 1200 C is similar to that of the sample sintered at 1500 C. The availability of a pathway for the electric current pulse derived from the applied electric field is proposed as the reason for the achieved shrinkages. Scavenging of the grain boundaries by Joule heating is proposed as the reason for the improved oxide ion bulk conductivity.
  • Artigo IPEN-doc 24720
    Electrical behavior and microstructural features of electric field-assisted and conventionally sintered 3 mol % yttria-stabilized zirconia
    2018 - CARVALHO, SABRINA G.M.; MUCCILLO, ELIANA N.S.; MUCCILLO, REGINALDO
    ZrO2: 3 mol % Y2O3 (3YSZ) polycrystalline pellets were sintered at 1400 C and by applying an alternating current (AC) electric field at 1000 C. An alumina sample holder with platinum wires for connecting the sample to a power supply was designed for the electric field-assisted sintering experiments. The apparent density was evaluated with the Archimedes technique, the grain size distribution by analysis of scanning electron microscopy images, and the electrical behavior by the impedance spectroscopy technique. Sintering with the application of AC electric fields to 3YSZ enhances its ionic conductivity. An explanation is proposed, based on the dissolution back to the bulk of chemical species, which are depleted at the grain boundaries, leading to an increase in the oxygen vacancy concentration. For the enhancement of the grain boundary conductivity, an explanation is given based on the diminution of the concentration of depleted chemical species, which migrate to the bulk. This migration leads to a decrease of the potential barrier of the space charge region, known to be responsible for blocking the oxide ions through the intergranular region. Moreover, the heterogeneity of the distribution of the grain sizes is ascribed to the skin effect, the tendency of the AC current density to be largest near the surface, decreasing towards the bulk.