Oxygen adsorption and electronic transport properties of Fe-substituted YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7} compounds

Journal Article · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2014.01.042· OSTI ID:22348633

Hao, Haoshan ^[1]; He, Qinglin ^[2]; Cheng, Yongguang; Zhao, Limin ^[1]

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1. School of Science, Henan Institute of Engineering, Zhengzhou 451191 (China)
2. School of Science, Jiaozuo Teacher's College, Jiaozuo 454001 (China)

Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • The conduction mechanism of YBaCo{sub 4}O{sub 7} system was established. • The effect of Fe substitution on the electronic transport was discussed. • The effect of oxygen adsorption/desorption processes on the transport properties was investigated. - Abstract: YBaCo{sub 4−x}Fe{sub x}O{sub 7} (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.8) samples were prepared by the solid-state reaction method and the effect of Fe substitution and oxygen adsorption/desorption on the electronic transport properties was investigated from room temperature to 900 °C. Fe for Co substitution results in a slight decline in the oxygen storage capacity at lower temperature (200–400 °C) and an increase of the phase-decomposition temperature at higher temperature (700–900 °C). Both the hole concentration and mobility are reduced in the Fe-containing compositions. Electrical resistivity, Seebeck coefficient, and conduction activation energy increase with the increasing Fe content. A close correlativity between oxygen adsorption and electronic transport behavior was observed in YBaCo{sub 4−x}Fe{sub x}O{sub 7} system. Oxygen adsorption decreases the electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficients because of the increase of hole concentration at lower temperature and the phase decomposition at higher temperature.

• OSTI ID: 22348633
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 53; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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