Influence of the size of doping ion on phase stability and oxygen permeability of SrCo_0.8Fe_0.2O_3-δ oxide

The compounds of SrCo_0.8Fe_0.2O_3-δ (SCF) doped with Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺, Ba ²⁺, Ti⁴⁺ and Zr⁴⁺ are synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction. The phase stabilities and oxygen permeabilites of these synthesized oxides are investigated. It is found that the doping Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, Sr²⁺ and Ba ²⁺ totally dissolve into the SCF unit cell, while SrTiO₃ and SrZrO₃ phases form when SCF is doped with Ti⁴⁺ and Zr⁴⁺, respectively. A possible mechanism of the doping behavior is proposed to interpret the structure transformation of the SCF unit cell. Phase stability increases directly with the size of the doping ion when SCF is doped with the ions in the same group. However, the influence of the size of the doping ion on the oxygen permeation behavior is negligible for the membranes doped with the ions in the same group.