Anitrate-citratecombustionroutetosynthesizeLa0.9Sr0.1Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δpowderforsolidoxidefuelcellapplicationwaspresented.Thisrouteisbasedonthegellingofnitratesolutionsbytheadditionofcitricacidandammoniumhydroxide,followedbyanintensecombustionprocessduetoanexothermicredoxreactionbetweennitrateandcitrateions.TheoptimumtechnicalparametersarethatthepHvalueis5,andthemolarratioofcitricacidtothetotalmetallicionis1.5:1.X-raydiffractioncharacterizationofcalcinedgelshowsthatpurephasewassynthesizedaftercalcinationat1400℃for10h,andtheTEMresultshowsthecalcinedpowderwithaverageparticlesizeisabout150nm.Thegrainresistancecontributestothetotalresistanceofsinteredpelletbelow500℃.Theconductivityofthesinteredpellentat800℃was0.07S-1.cm-1higherthantheconductivityofYSZ(0.05S-1.cm-1at800℃)
