Host: The Ceramic Society of Japan
Cerium dioxide- (ceria, CeO2) based materials are of considerable interest for potential use as electrolytes in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) due to higher oxygen ionic conductivity than that of stabilized zilconia and a lower cost comparing with lanthanum gallate-based phases. Crystal structure of CeO2 was investigated by the Rietveld analysis of synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data measured at 873, 1273 and 1709K. The crystal structure of CeO2 at 873, 1273 and 1709K was successfully refined assuming the Fm-3m space group.