Elsevier, Journal of Membrane Science, 1-2(361), p. 120-125
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.06.001
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In this work, we investigate the effect of partial substitution of bismuth oxide on BaSc0.1Co0.9O3−d perovskite membranes. Doping was carried out in the A-site (Ba1−xBixSc0.1Co0.9O3−d) and B-site (BaBixSc0.1Co0.9−xO3−d). Bi doping at or below 10% (x ≤ 0.10) in both sites resulted in significant increase of oxygen flux, up to two orders of magnitude at the low to medium temperature range (650–850 •C) as com-pared to non-doped disk membranes. Among all compositions, B-site doped x = 0.05 showed the highest oxygen fluxes, reaching 2.17 ml min−1cm−2 at 950 •C. These results suggest that Bi doping at or below 10% conferred superior ionic oxygen diffusion transport, owing to the formation of cubic structures. Further increases in the Bi-doping amount formed non-cubic structure delivering very low oxygen fluxes. The structure transition phenomena from non-cubic to cubic crystal lattices occurred for non-doped and A-site doped membrane with 20 and 30% mole bismuth oxide in excess of 800 •C, concomitantly with increases in oxygen fluxes and sharp rise of electrical conductivity. A-site and B-site doped x = 0.05 compounds exposed to nitrogen atmosphere at 850 •C for 7 days showed reasonable stable structure.