Lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides, with the perovskite structure,
were synthesised using citrate and glycine complexation methods. Low
temperature calcination of the precursor phases leads to the formation
of cubic perovskites, which on high temperature calcination form rhom
bohedrally distorted perovskites. The cubic phase is identified as a p
erovskite, La0.6Sr0.4-xCo0.2Fe0.8O3-delta with a large degree of stron
tium deficiency (x = 0.20 to 0.25).