x 3
FORMATION OF La1–xSr CrO PEROVSKITE
2
For lower Sr content, La0.9Sr0.1CrO , the perovs-
+
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kite phase results directly from the combustion re-
action, without the necessity for additional thermal
treatments. Using the organic precursors’ method,
the formation of La0.9Sr0.1CrO
at 1000°C.
requires annealing
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The average crystallite size of the combustion-syn-
thesized powders is directly influenced by the na-
ture of the fuel.
2+
As the Sr content increases, its inclusion into the
perovskite phase takes place more difficult and a
higher annealing temperature is required. Although
in the case of combustion synthesis the resulting
Fig. 4 XRD patterns of the La0.9Sr0.1CrO
3
prepared via
powder already contains La0.7Sr0.3CrO
3
as the main
crystalline phase, some of the Sr content is immo-
bilized in SrCrO . The inclusion of SrCrO into the
desired crystalline phase requires annealing at
350°C. From this point of view similar results were
obtained using the organic precursors’ method.
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combustion synthesis and organic precursors’ method,
after annealing at different temperatures
4
4
An important remark is that the brown color of the
powder cannot be assigned to the presence of residual
carbon because the losses on ignition are almost negli-
1
3+
gible (1.1%), but to the simultaneous presence of Cr
3+
4+
2+
and Cr due to the partial substitution of La by Sr .
After annealing the sample at 1000°C with one hour
soaking time, there are no modifications concerning
the color of the powder or its phase composition, ex-
cept for an improvement of the crystalline character
evidenced by the increase in the average crystallite size
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Conclusions
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The two unconventional synthesis methods allow
the formation of the perovskite solid solutions,
CrO (x=0.1 and 0.3), at lower tempera-
La1–xSr
x
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tures than in the case of the ceramic method, based
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