Abstract
The effects of various cations (, , , , , , , , , , and ) were examined as dopants into the B site of perovskite barium zirconate. The solubility of In, Yb, Tm, Er, and Ho, whose ionic radii are close to that of zirconium ion, into the B site is more than 0.075 at . In contrast, when there is a large difference of ionic radii between trivalent cations (, , , and ) and zirconium ion, the solubility of trivalent cations into barium zirconate is less than . The microstructure of sintered pellets and their conductivity in wet atmosphere were investigated. We could divide dopants into two classes based on the extent of proton conductivity and microstructure: “Y-type” and “Sc-type” dopants. Yb, Ho, Er, and Tm belong to Y-type dopants, which have a microstructural mixture of coarse and fine grains and higher proton conductivity. In belongs to Sc-type dopants, which have well-grown grains and lower proton conductivity.
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