Synthesis and study of the electrical conductive properties of Cs2Fe2TiO16 in various gas atmospheres

Abstract

Abstract In this work, titanate Cs2Fe2Ti6O16 with a hollandite-type structure was synthesized by solid-phase synthesis. The electrical conductivity of the obtained ceramics was investigated in the temperature range from 25 to 800 °C in air and in the presence of an argon-hydrogen mixture (3% H2). It was found that the electrical conductivity of the compound under consideration depends on the composition of the atmosphere — the activation energy of conduction changes (0.57 eV in air and 0.91 eV in the presence of hydrogen). The volumetric and grain-boundary contributions to the total resistance of the sample in the gases under consideration are separated by impedance spectroscopy at a temperature of 800 °C.