화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol.164, No.7, II491-II496, 2017
Analysis of Charge Transport in Ce0.8Gd0.2-xPrxO2-delta at T <= 600 degrees C
Doped ceria pellets with the composition Ce0.8Gd0.2-xPrxO2-delta with x = 0.15, 0.1, 0.05, and 0.03 were investigated with a special focus on the partial conductivities in the temperature range of 200-600 degrees C. Temperature dependent conductivity provided by impedance spectroscopy in air was compared to measurements of the oxygen partial pressure dependent electronic conductivity. The electronic conductivity was analyzed down to 200 degrees C by using a modified Hebb-Wagner setup with encapsulated Pt microcontacts. A small polaron hopping process introduced by reduction of praseodymium was found to have a pronounced influence on the electronic conductivity at low temperatures. A splitting of the maximum introduced by praseodymium small polaron hopping was observed. Especially for the compositions x <= 0.1, a strong deviation of the electronic conductivity curves from the standard acceptor doping case was measured due to superimposed electronic conductivity from the Pr3+/4+ redox reaction. (C) 2017 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.