Structural aspects of the ionic conductivity of La1xSrxCoO3-d

Doorn van, R.H.E. and Burggraaf, A.J. (2000) Structural aspects of the ionic conductivity of La1xSrxCoO3-d. Solid State Ionics, 128 (1-4). pp. 65-78. ISSN 0167-2738

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Abstract:	The crystal structure of La1−xSrxCoO3−δ in the composition range 0≤x≤0.8 was investigated by means of powder XRD. A more detailed study was performed on the x=0.7 composition by neutron diffraction, HRTEM, SAED, image analysis and PEELS. The XRD results indicate a long-range cubic perovskite symmetry (spacegroup Pm m) for x>0.5 and a rhombohedrally distorted perovskite structure (spacegroup R c) for x≤0.5. Neutron diffraction of La0.3Sr0.7CoO3−δ, annealed at 650°C in air showed ideal cubic symmetry. HRTEM and SAED studies, however, revealed microdomains with an ac×ac×2ac superstructure in addition to regions without such a superstructure. The superstructure could be explained by assuming the removal of all the oxygen ions from every other (001) AO4/4 plane. PEELS measurements indicated a lower oxidation state for Co in the superstructure regions than in the non-superstructure regions. The importance of oxygen-vacancy ordering on the magnitude of ionic conductivity is discussed.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2000 Elsevier Science
Research Group:	Inorganic Materials Science (IMS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/9933
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-2738(99)00282-9
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