High Oxide-Ion Conductivity through the Interstitial Oxygen Site in Ba7Nb4MoO20-Based Hexagonal Perovskite Related Oxides
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Abstract
Oxide-ion conductors are important in various applications such as solid-oxide fuel cells. Although zirconia-based materials are widely utilized, there remains a strong motivation to discover electrolyte materials with higher conductivity that lowers the working temperature of fuel cells, reducing cost. Oxide-ion conductors with hexagonal perovskite related structures are rare. Herein, we report oxide-ion conductors based on a hexagonal perovskite-related oxide Ba7Nb4MoO20. Ba7Nb3.9Mo1.1O20.05 shows a wide stability range and predominantly oxide-ion conduction in an oxygen partial pressure range from 2 × 10-26 to 1 atm at 600 °C. Surprisingly, bulk conductivity of Ba7Nb3.9Mo1.1O20.05, 5.8 × 10-4 S cm-1, is remarkably high at 310 °C, and higher than Bi2O3- and zirconia-based materials. The high conductivity of Ba7Nb3.9Mo1.1O20.05 is attributable to the interstitial-O5 oxygen site, providing two-dimensional oxide-ion O1-O5 interstitialcy diffusion through lattice-O1 and interstitial-O5 sites in the oxygen-deficient layer, and low activation energy for oxide-ion conductivity. Present findings demonstrate the ability of hexagonal perovskite related oxides as superior oxide-ion conductors.
Date Acceptance
2020-12-21
Citation
Nature Communications, 12 (556)
ISSN
2041-1723
Publisher
Nature Research
Journal / Book Title
Nature Communications
Volume
12
Issue
556
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© The Author(s) 2021
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20859-w
Grant Number
EP/P026478/1
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2021-01-25