In situ formation of oxygen vacancy in perovskite Sr(0.95)Ti(0.8)Nb(0.1)M(0.1)O3 (M = Mn, Cr) toward efficient carbon dioxide electrolysis.

ABSTRACT: In this work, redox-active Mn or Cr is introduced to the B site of redox stable perovskite Sr(0.95)Ti(0.9)Nb(0.1)O3.00 to create oxygen vacancies in situ after reduction for high-temperature CO2 electrolysis. Combined analysis using X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis confirms the change of the chemical formula from oxidized Sr(0.95)Ti(0.9)Nb(0.1)O3.00 to reduced Sr(0.95)Ti(0.9)Nb(0.1)O2.90 for the bare sample. By contrast, a significant concentration of oxygen vacancy is additionally formed in situ for Mn- or Cr-doped samples by reducing the oxidized Sr(0.95)Ti(0.8)Nb(0.1)M(0.1)O3.00 (M = Mn, Cr) to Sr(0.95)Ti(0.8)Nb(0.1)M0.1O2.85. The ionic conductivities of the Mn- and Cr-doped titanate improve by approxima

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5382710 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature