The invention relates to an electrochemical device comprising and
powder of a polycrystalline fused product of formula (Sc2O3)yAx(ZrO2 + HfO2)1-x-y, with 0.030 < y < 0.150, and 0.000 ≤ x ≤ 0.070, and x ≤ y, A denoting an additive selected from Y2O3, Al2O3, CeO2, Yb2O3, Gd2O3, MnO, Bi2O3, La2O3, Pr2O3, Nd2O5, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Tb4O7, Ta2O5, Nb2O5 and mixtures thereof, ZrO2 + HfO2 + Sc2O3 + A representing more than 98% of the
mass of the fused product, MnO expressing the total content of
manganese oxides expressed in the form MnO, Pr2O3 expressing the total content of
praseodymium oxides expressed in the form Pr2O3, Nd2O5 expressing the total content of
neodymium oxides expressed in the form Nd2O5, Tb4O7 expressing the total content of
terbium oxides expressed as Tb4O7, Ta2O5 expressing the total content of
tantalum oxides expressed as Ta2O5, and Nb2O5 expressing the total content of
niobium oxides expressed as Nb2O5.