The electronic charge carrier concentration in La 1-x Sr x FeO 3-d was shown to depend on the partial pressure of O 2 (pO 2 ). Chemical diffusion coefficient and surface exchange coefficient, k chem , were determined by conductivity relaxation in O 2 /N 2 and CO/CO 2 mixtures. k chem was proportional to pO 2 1.06 in O 2 /N 2 , while in CO/ CO 2 k chem was controlled by a reaction mechanism involving both CO and CO 2 .