Electrochemical Response of Highly Porous Percolative CGO Electrospun Membranes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
3. Experimental
3.1. Materials and Methods
3.2. Materials Characterization
3.3. Electrochemical Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Crystallite Sizes (nm) (XRD) | Grain Sizes (nm) (SEM) | Nanofibers Diameters (nm) (SEM) | Membrane Porosity (%) (SEM) |
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CGO500 | 7.57 ± 0.82 | - | 42.71 ± 11.49 | 86.60 ± 1.38 |
CGO600 | 14.96 ± 1.26 | 18.56 ± 4.90 | 76.50 ± 14.61 | 88.10 ± 1.38 |
CGO700 | 24.49 ± 1.92 | 32.53 ± 10.48 | 97.25 ± 31.06 | 87.30 ± 1.38 |
CG0800 | 31.08 ± 2.71 | 47.21 ± 14.46 | 65.84 ± 19.16 | 84.40 ± 1.38 |
CGO900 | 40.40 ± 2.98 | 67.57 ± 22.32 | 60.45 ± 15.56 | 86.60 ± 1.38 |
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Hubert Silva, R.; Esposito, V.; Dankeaw, A.; Bergmann, C.P.; Marani, D. Electrochemical Response of Highly Porous Percolative CGO Electrospun Membranes. Catalysts 2020, 10, 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070756
Hubert Silva R, Esposito V, Dankeaw A, Bergmann CP, Marani D. Electrochemical Response of Highly Porous Percolative CGO Electrospun Membranes. Catalysts. 2020; 10(7):756. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070756
Chicago/Turabian StyleHubert Silva, Rafael, Vincenzo Esposito, Apiwat Dankeaw, Carlos Pérez Bergmann, and Debora Marani. 2020. "Electrochemical Response of Highly Porous Percolative CGO Electrospun Membranes" Catalysts 10, no. 7: 756. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10070756