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Motivated by recent work on the Ruddlesden–Popper material, \({\hbox{La}}_{2} {\hbox{NiO}}_{{4 + \delta }} ,\) which was shown to be a superior oxide-ion conductor than conventional solid-oxide fuel cell cathode perovskite materials, we undertook A- and B-site doping studies of the Ruddlesden–Popper nickelate series in an attempt to identify other candidates for cathode application. In this paper, we summarize our most significant results for the \({\hbox{La}}_{{\text{2}}} {\hbox{Ni}}_{{1 - x}} {\hbox{Co}}_{x} {\hbox{O}}_{{4 + \delta }}\)and \({\hbox{La}}_{{2 - y}} {\hbox{Sm}}_{y} {\hbox{NiO}}_{{4 + \delta }}\)systems and more recently, the higher-order Ruddlesden–Popper phases La n+1Ni n O3n+1 (n=2 and 3), which show greater promise as cathode materials than the n=1 compositions.
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The authors thank the National Research Council Canada and the British Council for funding of the work on the \({\hbox{La}}_{2} {\hbox{Ni}}_{{1 - x}} {\hbox{Co}}_{x} {\hbox{O}}_{{4 + \delta }}\) and \({\hbox{La}}_{{2 - x}} {\hbox{Sm}}_{x} {\hbox{NiO}}_{{4 + \delta }}\) systems through the Joint Science and Technology program, grant reference 00CRP12.
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Amow, G., Skinner, S.J. Recent developments in Ruddlesden–Popper nickelate systems for solid oxide fuel cell cathodes. J Solid State Electrochem 10, 538–546 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10008-006-0127-x
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