ThetemperaturedependenceofresistivityρofYSZdopingcompositeof(1-x)La0.67Ca0.33MnO3+xYSZandY2O3dopingcompositeof(1-y)La0.67MnO3+yY2O3isinvestigated,respectively,inatemperaturerange77-300K,wheretheYSZrepresentsyttria-stabilizedzirconia(8mol%Y2O3+92mol%ZrO2).ExperimentalresultsshowthattheYSZdopinglevelhasimportanteffectsonboththemetal-insulator(M-I)transitiontemperaturesandzerofieldresistivityofthecompositesof(1-x)La0.67Ca0.33MnO3+xYSZ.However,theY2O3dopinglevelhaslittleeffectontheM-Itransitiontemperaturesandthezerofieldresistivityof(1-y)La0.67Ca0.33MnO3+yY2O3onlyincreasesslightly.Thedifferencebetweenthetwotypesofcompositesmaymainlyresultsfromthedifferentdistributionofhighresistancephasesatthegrainboundariesand/orsurfacesofLa0.67Ca0.33MnO3grainsratherthanthesubstitutionofLa^3+ionswithY^3+ions.
