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Microstructure and electrical properties of aluminium-substituted La(Sr)Ga(Mg)O3–δ-based solid electrolytes

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A study of the influence of the substitution of Al for Ga in the ceramic processing and electrical properties of La0.95Sr0.05Ga0.90–x Al x Mg0.10O3–δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.3) solid electrolytes is presented. The materials retained orthorhombic symmetry over the entire substitution range, whereas a deviation from Vegard’s law for x > 0.20 suggested a maximum Al solubility of x = 0.20. Scanning electron microscopy analysis of ceramic samples revealed that grain growth was inhibited for x ≥ 0.2. This microstructural change was related to an apparent deterioration of mechanical properties, as suggested by room-temperature Vickers hardness measurements. Impedance spectroscopy revealed a significant degradation of the grain-boundary electrical properties for x ≥ 0.20, whereas the bulk conductivity was enhanced for 0.10 ≤ x ≤ 0.15. Oxygen-permeability measurements confirmed that the studied materials remain essentially pure ionic conductors. An ionic conductivity maximum of 0.047 S/cm at 700 °C was obtained for x = 0.10. The effect of aluminium in the grain-bulk ionic conductivity is discussed in terms of defect cluster models and assuming fast oxygen diffusion along domain walls.

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The authors express their gratitude for financial support from COST Action 525, PRODEP (E. Gomes), FCT (Portugal), and CEC-Brussels (NoE FAME).

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  1. ESTG, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, P4900-348, Viana do Castelo, Portugal

    Eduarda Gomes

  2. Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    Glenn C. Mather

  3. Department of Ceramics and Glass Engineering, CICECO, University of Aveiro, P3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    Filipe M. Figueiredo & Fernando M. B. Marques

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Gomes, E., Mather, G.C., Figueiredo, F.M. et al. Microstructure and electrical properties of aluminium-substituted La(Sr)Ga(Mg)O3–δ-based solid electrolytes. Monatsh Chem 140, 1041–1052 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-009-0139-1

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