The Effect of Heterogeneous Doping on Transport Properties of Lanthanum Dimolybdate

Abstract

A heterogeneous doping method was used for the first time to modify the transport properties of the oxygen-ion conductor La(2)Mo(2)O(9). The effect of temperature and oxygen partial pressure in the gas phase on conductivity of the obtained composite {0.85La2Mo2O9–0.15La2Mo3O12} was studied. Introduction of 15 mol. % an inert low-conductive additional phase La(2)Mo(3)O(12) results in an increase in conductivity of the matrix phase by nearly 1 orders of magnitude. It is associated with appearance of a composite effect. However, there is no suppression of the α-La(2)Mo(2)O(9)↔β-La(2) Mo(2)O(9) phase transition. It is shown that the conductivity type of both lanthanum dimolybdate and composite based on it is predominantly ionic in the wide range of oxygen partial pressures