Abstract
We report the synthesis, structural characterization, and oxide ion and proton conductivities of the perovskite-related Ba3–xSrxYGa2O7.5 family. Single-phase samples are prepared for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3 and show a complex structural evolution from P2/c to C2 space groups with an increase in x. For 1.0 ≲ x ≲ 2.4, average structures determined by X-ray and neutron powder diffraction show metrically orthorhombic unit cells, but HAADF-STEM imaging reveals this is caused by microstructural effects due to intergrowths of the Ba- and Sr-rich structure types. Variable-temperature powder diffraction studies suggest that 0 ≲ x ≲ 2.4 compositions undergo a phase transition upon being heated to space group Cmcm that involves disordering of the oxygen substructure. Thermal expansion coefficients are reported for the series. Complex impedance studies show that the Ba-rich samples are mixed proton and oxide ion conductors under moist atmospheres but are predominantly oxide ion conductors at high temperatures or under dry atmospheres. Sr-rich samples show significantly less water uptake and appear to be predominantly oxide ion conductors under the conditions studied.
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