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Chromotograph

A gas chromatograph system "Chromatec Crystal 5000.2" and a model reactor were installed and tested.

2015-10-11

Sealants test setup

Components for setup for testing of high-temperature sealants under SOFC operation conditions were elaborated.

2015-09-21

Conference

Russian Conference with International Participation "Fuel Cells and Power Generation Sytems on their Base", was successfully organized
at the ISSP RAS.
Within the framework of Young Scientists' School, PhD student D.A. Agarkov made a report entitled "Experimental Setup for in situ
Investigations of Processes at the SOFC Composite Electrodes Using Raman Spectroscopy Technique"
Among others, the following presentations made at the conference can be mentioned:

V.A. Kolotygin: "Mixed Conductivity and Stability of Perovskite-Like (La0.5А0.5)0.95Fe0.5Cr0.5O3-d, La0.5A0.5Fe1-xTixO3-d и La0.5A0.5Mn0.5Ti0.5O3-d (А = Са, Sr, Ba)" (oral presentation)

A.I. Ivanov: "Thermodynamic, Trandsport and Thermomechanical Properties of La0.5A0.5Mn0.5Ti0.5O3-d (А = Са, Sr, Ba) Perovskites as SOFC Anodes: Effect of Alkali-Earth Cation Radius" (poster presentation)

2015-07-05

Thesis defence

MSU student Kostretsova N.B. successfully defended her thesis entitled "Investigation of Thermal and Chemial Expansivity of Ceria-Based Solid Solutions".

2015-05-08

Thesis defence

MSU student Eliseeva G.M. successfully defended her thesis titled as "Analysis of the Electrical Properties of Oxide-Based Ceramic Materials with Dominant Oxygen Ionic Conductivity"

2015-05-08

Bachelor thesis defence

MSU student Zagitova A.A. successfully defended the Bachelor thesis "Physico-Chemical Properties of Mixed Conductors Based on La- and Pr-Doped Ceria"

2015-05-06

Nabertherm furnaces

High-temperature furnaces Nabertherm were installed and tested

2015-03-11

PhD thesis defence

V.A. Kolotygin successfully defended his PhD thesis "Perovskite-Like Oxide and Composite Anode Materials for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Functional Properties and Electrochemical Behavior in Contact with Gallate- and Silicate-Based Solid Electrolytes" and was awarded PhD degree in the area of Materials Science and Engineering

2015-02-27

Scientific report

Ivanov A.I. made a report "Ceria-Based Mixed Conductors as Prospective Materials for Electrochemical Power Sources in the Future" on the International Materials Science Forum 'Innovative materials and technologies' - IMTECH 2015

2015-02-25

New setup

A new setup for the measurements of oxygen transference numbers in solid oxide materials was tested

2015-02-10

Optical microscope

a high-temperature optical microscope "Misura" was successfully installed

2015-01-15

Evaluator C1000-HT

A system for fuel cell testing "Evaluator С1000-HT" was successfully installed and tested

2014-12-23

Setaram Setsys Evolution 16/18

A TGA/DTA analyser "Setaram Setsys Evolution 16/18" was successfully installed.

2014-11-15

Conductivity measurements

A setup for conductivity measurements in flowing gas mixtures was successfully constructed and tested

2014-10-29

Poster presentation

Ivanov A.I. made a poster presentation 'Ionic and electronic transport in fluorite-like Ce(La,Pr)O2-d' on the 1st International Scientific Conference 'Science of the Future'

2014-09-18

Poster presentation

Kuritsyna I.E. made a poster presentation ' Conductivity of ZrO2-based solid electrolyte membranes for fuel cell applications: an overview' on the 1st International Scientific Conference 'Science of the Future'

2014-09-18

Poster presentation

MSU student Zagitova A.A. made a poster presentation "Mixed Conductivity of Fluorite-Like Solid Solutions Ce1-x-yLaxPryO2-d" on 12th International Meeting "Fundamental Problems of Solid State Ionics"

2014-07-04

Oral presentation

Kolotygin V.A. made an oral presentation "Oxygen Permeability of Ba1-xSrxFe1-yTiyO3-?- and BaTi0.5Fe0.5-zCezO3-d-Based Membranes with Perovskite-Like Structure" on the 10th International Conference 'Physicochemical Problems of Renewable Energy"

2014-07-01

Oral presentation

PhD student Ivanov A.I. made an oral presentation "Functional Properties of (La1-xSrx)1-yTi0.5Mn0.5O3-d (x=0.15-0.75, y=0-0.05) as SOFC anodes" on the 10th International Conference 'Physico-Chemical Problems of Renewable Energy"

2014-07-01

Thesis defence

MSU student Zagitova A.A. successfully defended her thesis entitled "Synthesis and Properties of (Ce,La,Pr)O2-d as Protective Layers for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells"

2014-05-12

Conductivity and Seebeck coefficient

A setup for conductivity and Seebeck coefficient measurements in a wide oxygen partial pressure range was successfully constructed

2014-05-06

Dilatometry

A setup for high-temperature dilatometry LINSEIS L75V, including two parallel gas mixing systems, was successfully installed and tested.

2014-04-25

Scientific council approval

PhD student Kuritsyna's I.E. thesis title "Electrochemical properties and Stability of Sr0.7Ce0.3MnO3-d-based Electrodes in Contact with Single Crystal and Ceramic Membranes of Stabilized ZrO2" was approved by the Scientific Council of ISSP RAS

2013-12-02

Laboratory seminar

PhD student Kuritsyna I.E. made a report at the laboratory seminar "Electrochemical properties and Stability of Sr0.7Ce0.3MnO3-d-based Electrodes in Contact with Single Crystal and Ceramic Membranes of Stabilized ZrO2"

2013-11-28

Scientific reports

PhD student Ivanov A.I. made 2 reports titled as "Synthesis and characterization of catalytically-active protective layers for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells" and "Synthesis and functional properties of mixed ionic-electronic conductors with perovskite- and fluorite-like structures for utilization as SOFC electrodes"

2013-11-27

UMNIK award

PhD student Ivanov A.I. received the "U.M.N.I.K." award for the project "Synthesis and characterization of catalytically-active protective layers for intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells"

2013-11-27

Scientific council approval

PhD student Ivanov's A.I. thesis title "Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties of Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors with Perovskite- and Fluorite-Like Structures for SOFC Electrodes" was approved by the Scientific Council of ISSP RAS

2013-11-25

Scientific report

V.A. Kolotygin made a report at the Scientific Council of ISSP RAS "Physico-chemical and thermomechanical properties of LaCrO3-, La(Ti,Mn)O3- and Sr(Nb,Mn)O3-based perovskite-like oxides as SOFC anodes"

2013-11-18

Interlaboratory seminar

V.A. Kolotygin made a report at the interlaboratory seminar "Analysis of physicochemical and thermomechanical properties of perovskite-like oxide materials as SOFC anodes"

2013-11-08

224 GLK rebuilt

The laboratory room 224 GLK is now being rebuilt for installation of the thermal analysis and materials processing equipment.

2013-09-24