Effect of Off-Stoichiometry on Electrical Conductivity in Ni-Fe and Mn-Co Spinel Systems

Chesson, D. A.; Zhu, J. H.

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/abae3a

Effect of Off-Stoichiometry on Electrical Conductivity in Ni-Fe and Mn-Co Spinel Systems

Journal Article · Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abae3a· OSTI ID:1799832

^[1]; Zhu, J. H. ^[2]

Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States); OSTI
Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)

This study seeks to clarify the effects of off-stoichiometry on the electrical conductivity of spinels in the (Ni,Fe)₃O₄ and (Mn,Co)₃O₄ systems. Spinels with the compositions Ni_xFe_3–xO₄ (where x = 0.85, 0.875, 0.9, 1.0, 1.05, and 1.15) and Mn_xCo_3–xO₄ (where x = 1.0, 1.2, 1.35, 1.5, 1.75, and 2.0) were prepared using conventional solid-state process. Electrical conductivity measurements were taken between 500 °C and 800 °C using the 4-point DC method. The conductivity in Ni-Fe spinels increased with increasing Fe content. Similarly, the conductivity of Mn-Co spinels increased drastically with increasing Co content. The coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs) of these samples were also evaluated. All the (Ni,Fe)₃O₄ spinels were found to exhibit excellent CTE matching with prospective stack components. However, thermal expansion characteristics were highly dependent on the composition in the (Mn,Co)₃O₄ system, and only a narrow range of compositions was well-matched in CTE with prospective stack components. The significant effect of cation off-stoichiometry and sample preparation on the electrical behavior of spinels was discussed as a possible explanation for the large discrepancies in reported conductivity values for both systems.

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Research Organization:: Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0026210; FE0031187

OSTI ID:: 1799832

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online), Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society (Online) Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 167; ISSN 1945-7111

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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