Oxide-ion conductivity in CuxCe1−xO2−δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10)

Up to 10 at.% of copper readily substitutes for cerium in ceria. It is found that at oxygen partial pressures between 0.21 atm and 10−5 atm, CuxCe1−xO2−δ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.10) solid solution behave as an oxide-ion electrolyte. Interestingly, Cu0.10Ce0.90O2−δ exhibits the oxide-ion conductivity of ca. 10−4 Ω−1 cm−1 at 600 °C at an oxygen partial pressure of 10−5 atm.