The
effects of the contents of iron and cobalt on the crystal structure,
oxygen content, thermal expansion coefficient, and electrical–electrochemical
properties of materials Eu2SrCo
x
Fe2–x
O7−δ (x = 0.50 and 1.00) are reported. These oxides
are well-ordered new members of the Ruddlesden–Popper series
(Eu,Sr)
n+1(Co,Fe)
n
O3n+1 system with n = 2 as determined by selected area electron diffraction and high-resolution
transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction studies. The
two materials are semiconductors of p-type, with much higher total
conductivity under working conditions for the low cobalt compound,
Eu2SrCo0.50Fe1.50O7−δ. Composite cathodes prepared with this oxide present much lower
area-specific resistance values (0.08 Ω·cm2 at
973 K in air) than composites containing Eu2SrCo1.00Fe1.00O7−δ (1.15 Ω·cm2). This significant difference is related to the much higher
total conductivity and a sufficiently high content of oxygen vacancies
in the Fe-rich phase. The excellent electrochemical performance of
Eu2SrCo0.50Fe1.50O7−δ with low cobalt content, which shows one of the lowest area-specific
resistance reported so far for a Ruddlesden–Popper oxide, makes
it a good candidate for application as a cathode material for solid
oxide fuel cells at intermediate temperatures in real devices.
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