Characterization of NiO-YSZ Nanocomposite Synthesized by Combustion Method

Abstract

Homogeneous mixture of nanocrystalline powder of NiO–YSZ composite is preferred as the precursor of Ni-YSZ anode in solid oxide fuel cell. Combustion synthesis is an economically viable technique for the preparation of advanced ceramics and nano-materials. In present work, Nickel Oxide–Yttria stabilized Zirconia (NiO–YSZ) composite of composition, mNiO–(1–m) Zr0⋅9Y0⋅1 O1⋅95 (m = 0⋅4), was successfully synthesized by combustion process using glycine as fuel and nitrate as oxidizer. The study of prepared Nano-composites has been done by DTA-TGA and FTIR to determine the powder properties