Abstract
In this study, we demonstrate that planetary bead-milling can provide nanosize precursor powders with markedly high sinterability, using BaZrO3 that is a typical proton-conducting oxide with low sinterability. The most frequent particle diameter of the bead-milled BaZrO3 powder evaluated by SAXS, DLS and TEM was around 2 nm. By using the bead-milled powder, the dense BarZrO3 was obtained at about 1400oC, which is 400oC lower than usual.
We also discuss the effect of bead-milling on microstructure and conductivity. In addition, in this study, we also discuss the planetary bead-milling using proton-conducting
oxide other than BaZrO3.