Abstract
Nickel-yttrium stabilized zirconium (Ni-YSZ) nanocomposite were synthesized by to different paths: mechanochemical method and a novel sol-gel method at different temperatures. Preliminary structural/textural results obtained by XRD, BET and SEM analyses showed a typical crystalline cubic structure, with small crystallite size in those nanocomposites synthesized by sol-gel method as well as higher specific surface area and uniform distribution. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.