A model describing the effect of oxygen partial pressure on non-stoichiomet
ry, in both cation and oxygen sublattices of oxide perovskite-type material
s, such as (La,Sr)MnO3. and related changes in Fermi energy level, is deriv
ed. This model may be applied for evaluation of semiconducting properties o
f these materials from data of the deviation from stoichiometry. (C) 2001 E
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