Aseriesofoxygenpermeabledual-phasecompositeoxides60wt%Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-δ-40wt%LnBaCo2O5+δ(CGO-LBCO,Ln=La,Pr,Nd,Sm,GdandY)weresynthesizedthroughasol-gelrouteandeffectsoftheLn3+cationsontheirphasestructure,oxygenpermeabilityandchemicalstabilityagainstCO2wereinvestigatedsystemicallybyXRD,SEM,TG-DSCandoxygenpermeationexperiments.XRDpatternsrevealthatthelargerLn3+cations(La3+,Pr3+andNd3+)successfullystabilizedthedouble-layeredperovskitestructureofsinteredLBCO,whilethesmallerones(Sm3+,Gd3+,andY3+)resultedinthepartialdecompositionofLBCOwithsomeimpuritiesformed.CGO-PBCOyieldsthehighestoxygenpermeationflux,reaching2.8×10-7mols-1cm-2at925?Cwith1mmthicknessunderair/Hegradient.TheTG-DSCprofilesin20mol%CO2/N2andoxygenpermeabilityexperimentswithCO2assweepgasshowthatCGO-YBCOdemonstratesthebestchemicalstabilityagainstCO2,possiblyduetoitsminimumbasicity.ThestableoxygenpermeationfluxofCGO-YBCOunderCO2atmosphererevealsitspotentialapplicationintheoxy-fuelcombustionrouteforCO2capture.
