In this work, the electrical properties of LaAlO3 doped with strontium (Sr) and co-doped with praseodymium (Pr) and manganese (Mn) were investigated. Doped-LaAlO3 powders were prepared by oxide mixture through successive calcinations. Samples, obtained via isostatic pressing, were sintered at 1600 °C in air during 6 h of soaking time. Sintered samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and impedance spectroscopy. Conductivity measurements show that Sr-doped-LaAlO3 is a p-type semiconductor at high oxygen partial pressures, but becomes a pure oxide-ion conductor at low oxygen partial pressures. A significant difference in electrical conductivity of Pr- and Mn-co-doping on the B- and A-site, respectively, in Sr-LaAlO3 was observed. The Pr-co-doping increased the grain conductivity in oxidizing condition and the activation energy remained constant. The Mn co-doping generated samples with high electronic conductivity.
lanthanum aluminate; electrical characterization; solid electrolyte; anode
