High temperature protonic conduction in LaBO3 with the aragonite-type structure

Autor: Koji Amezawa, Yoichi Tomii, Naoto Kitamura, Naoichi Yamamoto, Nobuyuki Takahashi
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Solid State Ionics. 175:575-579
ISSN: 0167-2738
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2004.02.079
Popis: Electrical conduction in lanthanum orthoborates LaBO 3 with the orthorhombic aragonite-type structure (S. G.: Pnam) was investigated by using conductivity measurements under 0.4–5 kPa of p (H 2 O) and 0.01–100 kPa of p (O 2 ) at 500–930 °C. From humidity dependence and H/D isotope effect of the conductivity, it was found that LaBO 3 exhibited dominantly protonic conduction under wet conditions by substituting Sr for La. Results of conductivity measurements under various p (H 2 O) and p (O 2 ) suggested that the contribution of electron hole conduction became significant as temperature increased, p (O 2 ) increased and p (H 2 O) decreased, although protonic conduction was estimated as predominant under the conditions used. The conductivities of the 1 mol% Sr-doped LaBO 3 were 1×10 −5 –2×10 −4 S cm −1 under moisturized conditions at 500–930 °C. The conductivity behaviors as well as the conductivity values of the Sr-doped LaBO 3 with the aragonite-type structure were quite similar to those of the acceptor-doped rare earth orthophosphates, indicating a similar proton conduction mechanism in these oxoacid salts.
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