Solid State Ionics, Vol.136-137, 431-436, 2000
Enhanced Al3+ conduction in Al-2(WO4)(3)-Sc-2(MoO4)(3) solid solutions
Solid solutions in the system (Al-2(WO4)(3))(1-x)(Sc-2(MoO4)(3))(x) have been formed and electrically characterized. These compounds are mixed trivalent cation conducting solid electrolytes in which both Al3+ and Sc3+ cations are mobile. However, whether Al3+ or Sc3+ cations represent the main charge carrying species depends on the sample composition. In solid solutions with a low Sc-2(MoO4)(3) content (x < 0.6), the Al3+ cations are the predominant charge carriers whereas Sc3+; cations transport the main electrical current fraction in compounds with x > 0.7. In comparison to pure Al-2(WO4)(3), the electrical conductivity is maximally increased by 22 times in (Al-2(WO4)(3))(0.4)(Sc-2(MoO4)(3))(0.6), up To 7.7 X 10(-5) S cm(-1) (600 degreesC) with a corresponding activation energy of 76.0 kJ/mol. The trivalent cations are clearly identified as mobile charge carriers which generate the electrical properties within these materials. Neither conductivity contributions by oxygen anions nor by electronic species were observed.
Keywords:Sc-2(WO4)(3) type structure;aluminum;molybdate;tungstate;ionic conductivity;trivalent cation