Mechanical behavior and electrical conductivity of La1-xCaxCoO3 (x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.55) perovskites
- Drexel University
- EMPA, Laboratory for High Performance Ceramics, Duebendorf, Switzerland
- ORNL
- University of Central Florida
This paper compares the important mechanical properties and the electrical conductivities from room temperature to 800oC of four LaCoO3 based cobaltite compositions with 0, 20, 40 and 55% Ca2+ ions substituted on the A site of the perovskite structure respectively. Ca2+ doped lanthanum cobaltite materials are strong candidates for use as cathodes in lower temperature solid oxide fuel cells operating at or below 800oC. Among these four cobaltite compositions, two (LaCoO3 and La0.8Ca0.2CoO3) were found to be phase pure materials, whereas the remaining two compositions (La0.6Ca0.4CoO3 and La0.45Ca0.55CoO3) contained precipitation of secondary phases such as CaO and Co3O4. The mechanical properties of the four compositions, in terms of Young s modulus, four-point bending strength and fracture toughness measurements, were measured at both room temperature and 800oC. At room temperature, doping with Ca2+ was found to substantially increase the mechanical properties of the cobaltites, whereas at 800oC the pure LaCoO3 composition exhibited higher modulus and strength values than La0.8Ca0.2CoO3. All of the four compositions exhibited ferroelastic behavior, as shown by the hysteresis loops generated during uniaxial load-unload compression tests. Electrical conductivity measurements showed the La0.8Ca0.2CoO3 composition to have the highest conductivity among the four compositions.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL); High Temperature Materials Laboratory
- Sponsoring Organization:
- EE USDOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 972021
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Power Sources, Journal Name: Journal of Power Sources Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 195; ISSN JPSODZ; ISSN 0378-7753
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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