Dissociation behavior of protons incorporated in yttrium doped barium zirconate

The dissociation behavior of protons incorporated in yttrium-doped barium zirconate (BZY20) was investigated via combination of in-situ diffuse reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and evolved gas analysis. The vicinities of dopant or host ions were considered as sites of proton dissolution. The temperature dependence of the dissociation of protons from each site was evaluated. Protons which were considered to have dissolved in the vicinity of dopant ions were easily removed and dissociated as water. On the other hand, those which dissolved in the vicinity of host ions were dissociated as hydrogen at high temperatures. Such dissociation behavior was also detected after using D2O saturated gas for pre-treatment. These results suggest that some protons which dissolved in the perovskite oxide could dissociate as hydrogen without forming oxygen vacancies. (131words)