Project supported by the National "863" Program of China (2007AA05Z136);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51172113);the Taishan Scholar Overseas Distinguished Professorship Program from the Shandong Province Government,the Shandong Natural Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars (JQ201118);the Research Foundation for Talented Scholars of Qingdao University of Science and Technology (400-0022374)
A cone-shaped gadolinium doped ceria(Ce0.9Gd0.1O1.95,GDC) electrolyte cylinder with a thin wall was fabricated using slip cast-ing technique.The diameter of the larger open end of the cone-shaped cylinder was 0.85 c...