Influence of Sb-substitution on ionic transport in lanthanum orthoniobates

Sebastian Wachowski, Aleksandra Mielewczyk-Gryń, Krzysztof Zagórski, Cheng Li, Piotr Jasiński, Stephen J. Skinner, Reidar Haugsrud, Maria Gazda

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Abstract

The results of ionic transport measurements for the lanthanum orthoniobate substituted with 10 and 30 mol% of antimony (LaNb0.9Sb0.1O4 and LaNb0.7Sb0.3O4) are presented and discussed. The influence of calcium co-doping on these properties has also been analysed. It has been shown that for the investigated material protonic conductivity predominates at temperatures up to 800 °C in oxidizing atmospheres under wet conditions. The maximum observed protonic conductivity reaches ∼10-4 S cm-1 at 800 °C (in humidified air); under dry conditions, the increasing influence of oxygen vacancies and holes is detected. Oxygen self-diffusivity has also been analysed by isotopic exchange to investigate the possible diffusion paths.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11696-11707
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume4
Issue number30
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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