Mössbauer Study of Lanthanum–Strontium Ferromanganite Oxides

The La0.88Sr0.2Mn(1−y)Fey0(3±δ, i (LSMF with y = 0, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1) compounds are prospective cathode materials for advanced solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) application operating at 700° C. Usual analysis methods like thermogravimetric analysis or redox titration enable to determine the average oxidation state of both manganese and iron cations. The comparative role of iron and manganese in B-site was evaluated by 57Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy. Spectra revealed that the complete substitution of iron for manganese induces the formation of Fe5+ for the compound with y = 1. However, no tetravalent iron cation was observed in air for the LSMF compounds with y = 0.2, 0.5 and 0.8. This means that o…