The following thesis demonstrates two isotope tracing experiments that measure oxygen transport through electrochemically polarized solid oxides. Cathode-symmetric ‘button’ cells with yttria stabilized zirconia(YSZ) electrolytes and either strontium doped lanthanum manganate(LSM) or composite LSM/YSZ cathodes were studied. The first experiment measured the residence time distributions(RTD) of 34O2. The measured RTDs were compared at different temperatures(700-800°C) and applied potentials(-2 to -8V). Comparisons with simulated RTDs revealed that oxygen transport was laterally heterogeneous. Delamination of the counter electrode is likely the source of the heterogeneity. The second experiment measured a wave of 18O by exposing an interior cross section and applying ToF-SIMS analysis. A depth profile was produced that spans the cathode and electrolyte interface. The depth profile was compared with a variety of limiting oxygen activation scenarios predicted by a simple 1-D model. Comparisons demonstrated that oxygen activation is likely not restricted to the cathode and electrolyte interface.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Colorado State University, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

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This project has set out to design and optimise a robust and efficient interface for capillary electrophoresis-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (CE-ICP-MS) and to investigate the application of the technique in elemental speciation studies. An interface was constructed using a commercial microconcentric nebuliser (MCN) and a cyclonic spray chamber. The cyclonic spray chamber was designed specifically to provide rapid sample response and washout and to minimise sample dispersion. Isoforms of the heavy metal binding protein, metallothionein, were separated and the bound metals detected to characterise the interface. Suction from the self-aspirating nebuliser was identified as the principal factor controlling electrophoretic resolution.

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