Issue 8, 2013

Crystal structure, electrical conductivity and thermal expansion of Ni and Nb co-doped LaCoO3

Abstract

The effect of co-doping LaCoO3 with Ni and Nb has been investigated in the two solid solution series (1 − x)LaCoO3xLaNi2/3Nb1/3O3 and (1 − y)LaCo2/3Ni1/3O3yLaNi2/3Nb1/3O3. The materials were shown to be stoichiometric with respect to oxygen. The compositional effect on the evolution of the crystal structure, thermal expansion and electrical conductivity is reported. The chemical stability of LaCoO3 in a reducing atmosphere was improved and the thermal expansion was suppressed at higher levels of Nb-substitution. The materials with mixed oxidation states on the B-site possessed superior electrical transport properties compared to solid solutions with cations in mainly isovalent oxidation states. The evolution of the electronic conductivity, thermal expansion and crystal structural is discussed with emphasis on the oxidation states of Ni and Co, and the spin transitions of Co.

Graphical abstract: Crystal structure, electrical conductivity and thermal expansion of Ni and Nb co-doped LaCoO3

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Oct 2012
Accepted
30 Nov 2012
First published
30 Nov 2012

Dalton Trans., 2013,42, 2704-2715

Crystal structure, electrical conductivity and thermal expansion of Ni and Nb co-doped LaCoO3

V. Øygarden and T. Grande, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 2704 DOI: 10.1039/C2DT32399K

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