Vol. 29, No. 10 (2017)
Thermal Expansion, Microhardness and Oxygen Permeation of La1-xSr Co0.8Fe0.2O3+δ Membranes 2195
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The x = 0.1 membrane has less grain boundaries (large-
sized grains) compared with the x = 0.4 membrane but the x =
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0.1 membrane results in higher oxygen flux. It is made possible
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since the x = 0.1 sample has a higher lattice free volume than
the x = 0.4 sample. The highest until the lowest lattice free
volumes are respectively found in the samples of x = 0.1 (12
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12
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3
3
3
nm ), 0.3 (11.8 nm ) and 0.4 (11.5 nm ). The reduction of lattice
free volume on the x = 0.3 and x = 0.4 samples result from the
samples which contain excess oxygen. According to Tan et al.
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[
24], the increasing lattice free volume improves the oxygen
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ion transfer. The grain boundary area and then the lattice free
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volume mostly influence the oxygen flux in La1-xSr Co0.8Fe0.2O
x 3+δ
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membrane.
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0.0
0.1
0.2
x
0.3
0.4
Conclusion
Fig. 7. Correlation between shrinkage, microhardness and Sr substitution
for La1-xSr 3+δ membranes
The dense ceramic membranes of La1-xSr Co0.8Fe0.2O
x
3+δ
x
Co0.8Fe0.2
O
(0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) had been successfully produced from the
3+δ powders which were synthesized through
La1-xSr Co0.8Fe0.2O
x
2
+
the means of solid state reaction method. Such membranes
were characterized by using XRD, thermal gravimetric analysis,
hardness, thermal expansion and oxygen flux measurement.
The strontium carbonate was formed by the substitutions of
with a larger radius, namely Sr , to the ion with a smaller
radius i.e. La [22].
3+
Oxygen permeation flux:The oxygen flux measurements
were conducted successfully towards the x = 0.1, 0.3, and 0.4
membranes. Those membranes have a higher percentage of
shrinkage and hardness compared with x = 0.0 and 0.2 memb-
ranes. The low hardness causes the x = 0.0 and x = 0.2 memb-
ranes to crack when adhered to the quartz reactor for the flux
test. The highest until the lowest oxygen flux are produced by
x = 0.3; 0.1 and 0.4 membranes respectively (Fig. 8). The x =
3
0 and 40 % strontium to lanthanum, and it affected the thermal
expansion and oxygen stoichiometry. The increasing lattice
parameter of La1-xSr 3+δ with the Sr substitution is
impacted by the Sr ion radius which is higher than that of
x
+
Co0.8Fe0.2O
2
3+
the La ion. Curve of thermal expansion has a similar trend to
that of oxygen content value. In the oxygen flux measurement
from La1xSr Co0.8Fe0.2O3+δ membrane, the oxygen ion transport
x
0
.3 membrane have the highest oxygen flux since it is a
is primarily influenced by the grain boundary and then by the
free volume of lattice.
membrane with low TEC and large grain boundary area (small-
sized grains). The low TEC increases the membrane resistance
towards the stress from the gradient of the oxygen partial
pressure on both sides of the membranes during the oxygen
flux measurements. Meanwhile, the grain boundaries acted as
diffusivity paths of the oxygen. An oxygen exchange process
occurred especially on the surface of the membranes (surface
exchange-controlled processes) require small-sized grains (a
lot of grain boundaries) so that it create large oxygen flux on
the membranes [23].
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was supported by the Doctoral Research Grants
and the STRANAS Research Grant. Thanks are also due to
the Laboratory of Energy at LPPM ITS and the Laboratory of
Materials and Energy of Chemistry Department ITS, Institut
Teknologi Sepuluh for providing the research facilities.
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Fig. 8. Oxygen fluxes through La1-xSr
x
Co0.8Fe0.2O3+δ membranes in function
of the temperature