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Enhancing Pr1-xBaxMnO3-δ perovskite charge-transport by electronic structure modulation

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Research has shown half (Pr0.5Ba0.5MnO3-δ) perovskite to exhibit good electronic and magnetic properties. However, it is necessary to clarify whether electronic transport originates in the cubic or hexagonal phase. This paper explores Ba-doped Pr1-xBaxMnO3-δ (x = 0.35, 0.4, 0.45 and 0.5) disordered perovskites with mixed valence states. The cubic-phase transition increases when the EDTA sol–gel synthesis method was used. Electrical conductivity studies demonstrate that cubic \(Pm\overline{3}m\) space group symmetry with a little number of oxygen vacancies enhances conductivity. The origin of this process has been explained in terms of the transition from Mn4+ \(\to \) Mn3+ ions forming hopping sites for electrons/holes. Rietveld refinement, HRTEM, and XPS confirm a complete structure transition to single cubic perovskite. Charge carrier transport clarifies that the cubic perovskite structure enhances the electrical conductivity more effectively than their cubic/hexagonal mixture counterparts. Our results suggest that the activation energy for electron transport is independent of symmetry but not of Pr3+ concentration. Electrical conductivity increases up to twice as much (182 Scm−1) suggested by previously published research, ratifying its potential application as a cathode for SOFC.

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The authors would like to thank Carlos Ornelas and Jose Silva Vidaurri for their valuable participation in TEM and XPS characterizations during this work. H. A. Martinez-Rodriguez wants to thank CONACyT Mexico and. COLCIENCIAS (Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation) Colombia.

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Martinez-Rodriguez, H.A., Jurado, J.F., Herrera-Pérez, G. et al. Enhancing Pr1-xBaxMnO3-δ perovskite charge-transport by electronic structure modulation. J Mater Sci 56, 16510–16523 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06332-z

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