Oxygen transport in epitaxial SrTiO3/SrTi1?xFexO3 multilayer stacks

Michal Schulz, Timna Orland, Alexander Mehlmann, Avner Rothschild, Holger Fritze

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-119
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Sensors and Sensor Systems
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Feb 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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