Abstract
Nano-ionic materials made of strontium titanate (SrTiO3, STO) and solid solutions of strontium ferrite in STO (SrTi1 ĝ' xFexO3, STF) are grown on single crystalline STO substrates and characterized. Since STF exhibits an oxygen deficiency and, simultaneously, enables oxygen interstitial defects, a space charge area close to the STOĝ€|ĝ€STF interface is present. Oxygen tracer diffusion experiments and impedance spectroscopy at temperatures from 500 to 700ĝ€°C and at oxygen partial pressure ranging from 10ĝ'3 to 10ĝ'23ĝ€bar confirm fast oxygen transport caused by enhanced ionic conductivity at the interface. There, an oxygen diffusion coefficient of 3. 4 × 10ĝ'10ĝ€m2ĝ€sĝ'1 at 600ĝ€°C and a p type conductivity of about 360ĝ€Sĝ€mĝ'1 at 700ĝ€°C are calculated. Such structures open new options in design of nano-ionic materials for oxygen sensors and energy conversion at temperatures lower than those of conventional materials such as yttrium-doped zirconia.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 107-119 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Sensors and Sensor Systems |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 Feb 2017 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Instrumentation
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering