The solid solutions of the Sr 1-xBaxFeO3-y system (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) having a perovskite structure were prepared in air at 1423 K and then heat-treated in air (A), O 2(O) and N2(N) to examine possibility of controlling the nonstoichiometry and applicability as an additive for electrical conducting inorganic adhesives (ECIA). In the samples heated in N2 stream, there existed almost no Fe 4+ ions, and at constant te mperature their electrical conductivities were considerably lower than th ose of the samples heat-treated in air or O 2. Sr0.8Ba0.2Fe 3+ 0.49Fe 4+ 0.51O2.76 (SB2-A) whose Fe 3+ /Fe 4+ ratio was nearly 1 (0.96) and whose conductivity values (1.04 ohm −1 cm −1 at 283 K and 1.88 ohm −1 cm −1 at 673 K) were higher than any other samples, was found to be Fe 4+ τO4-y system (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) prepared in O 2 stream, Sr0.9Ba0.1La1.00 Fe 3+ 0.55Fe 4+ 0.45O4.225 and Sr0.8Ba0.2- La1.00Fe 3+ 0.54Fe 4+ 0.46O4.230 had considerably high conduc- tivity values (ohm −1 cm −1 ) of -2.4 (at 283 K) ~ -0.7(at 573 K) and -2.8 (at 283 K) ~ -1.1 (at 573 K). Adding them into inorganic adhesive (AB-11, made from the reaction of the mixtures of SiC, ZnO2 and NaOH) with several composition, various ECIAs for high temperature were prepared and, among them, ECIA-3 12 containing Sr0.8Ba0.2La1.00Fe 3+ 0.54 Fe 4+ 0.46O4.230 (70 wt%) exhibited the highest conductivity values of -3.24 ohm −1 cm −1 at 290K and -1.99 ohm −1 cm −1 at 773 K. In that study, however, the adhesive properties of ECIA-2 (containing Sr0.9Ba0.1La1.00Fe 3+ 0.55Fe 4+ 0.45O4.225(70 wt%)) and ECIA-3 (containing Sr0.8Ba0.2La1.00Fe 3+ 0.54 Fe 4+ 0.46O4.230 (70 wt%)) were not satisfactory because of their lower conductivity values than those of metals like Cu and Fe, and of their sensitiveness to curing conditions. Considering such previous works, this study was aimed at performing synthesis and heat-treatments of the Sr 1-x- BaxFeO3-y system (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) under various conditions (in air, in O 2 (1 atm) and in N2 (1 atm)), at checking whether it is possible to control the nonstoichi- ometry of the Sr1-xBaxFeO3-y system and eventually at investigating their applicability as additives for ECIAs for electrolytic oxygen evolution electrode 3,4 and solid oxide fuel cell. 5 The changes of oxygen contents with temperature, of mixed valency ratios of Fe 3+ and Fe 4+ and of conduc- tivities were measured. Finally mixing each sample (20 wt%) with BG-11 inorganic adhesive, 14 ECIAs were prepared and their properties were examined.
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