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Electronic conductivity of Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2− x Pr x O 2− δ and influence of added CoO
Author(s) -
Schmale Kerstin,
Grünebaum Mariano,
Janssen Martin,
Baumann Stefan,
SchulzeKüppers Falk,
Wiemhöfer HansDieter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201046365
Subject(s) - conductivity , praseodymium , analytical chemistry (journal) , doping , materials science , cobalt , solid solution , dopant , partial pressure , oxygen , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , chromatography
Doped ceria and ceria based solid oxide solutions show a unique combination of oxygen ion mobility, electronic conductivity, and high catalytic activity for redox reactions. In this work, the minority conductivity of electrons has been measured directly as a function of the composition of ceria–praseodymia based solid solutions in order to maximize the electronic conductivity without depressing the oxygen ion mobility. The influence of Co as well as the Gd/Pr dopant ratio on the electronic conductivity of ceria–praseodymia pellets was studied for the compositions Ce 0.8 Gd 0.2− x Pr x O 2− δ (0.05 ≤ x ≤ 0.15) with and without an additional Co content of 0.02 with respect to the formula. The Hebb–Wagner polarization technique was used with ion‐blocking microcontacts. In the temperature range 700–800 °C, the presence of high amounts of praseodymium increases the p‐type conductivity by a factor of more than 10 for oxygen partial pressures higher than 10 −10 bar. Co‐doped ceria–gadolinia–praseodymia solid solutions showed a further increase of the electronic conductivities in a partial pressure range where the Co‐free materials showed the minimum of the electronic conductivities. It is assumed that the effect of the additional cobalt doping is due to electronic short circuits along the grain boundaries via segregated CoO.