Schmidt, Marek, Wojciech2009-08-112011-01-042009-08-112011-01-04b21038648http://hdl.handle.net/1885/48187Non-stoichiometric strontium iron oxide is described by an abbreviated formula SrFeOx (2.5 ≤ x ≤ 3.0) exhibits a variety of interesting physical and chemical properties over a broad range of temperatures and in different gaseous environments. The oxide contains a mixture of iron in the trivalent and the rare tetravalent state. The material at elevated temperature is a mixed oxygen conductor and it, or its derivatives,can have practical applications in oxygen conducting devices such as pressure driven oxygen generators, partial oxidation reactors in electrodes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). ¶ This thesis examines the behaviour of the material at ambient and elevated temperatures using a broad spectrum of solid state experimental techniques such as: x-ray and neutron powder diffraction,thermogravimetric and calorimetric methods,scanning electron microscopy and Mossbauer spectroscopy. Changes in the oxide were induced using conventional thermal treatment in various atmospheres as well as mechanical energy (ball milling). ¶ ...enThe Australian National UniversityferriteSrFeOxSrFeOSrFeO2.5SrFeO2.75SrFeO2.875SrFeO3Sr2Fe2O5Sr4Fe4O11Sr8Fe8O23SrFe12O19ionic conductorsolid state electrolyteoxygen conductoroxideferritenon-stoichiometric oxideoxidationcarbonationneutron diffractionx-ray diffractionRietveld methodspectroscopythermogravimetryMossbauerTGADTADSCSEMantiferromagnetNeel pointEllingham plotball millingmechanochemistrySOFCsolid oxide fuel celloxygen generatoroxygen conducting membranemechanical activationcrystal structuremechanical oxidationmechanical carbonationphase diagramperovskitehigh temperature crystal structurephase transitionhigh temoxygen nonstoichiometry200110.25911/5d7a2b8fa6e52