Electrode materials Y 0.5 Ca 0.5 Mn 1x (ëÓ, Ni ) x é 3 ( x = 0-0.1) have an o' -orthorhombic perovskite structure. Doping with transition metals raises the content of ions Mn 4+ from 49% at x = 0 to 62% at x = 0.05 Ni. At 500-650 K there takes place an o'-o -orthorhombic transition, with the thermal expansion coefficient rising from (7.1-8.1) × 10 -6 to (10.5-11) × 10 -6 ä -1 . Composition Y 0.5 Ca 0.5 Mn 1x (ëÓ, Ni ) x é 3 is n -type semiconductor with a considerable oxygen constituent at >1000 K. Effect of the electrode material composition on the resistance parameter ( ρ / d ) of an intermediate layer E/SE and on the polarization resistance ( R η ) of the triple-phase boundary E/SE/GP is similar. At 300-1100 K and 10 2 -10 5 Pa, minimum values of these quantities are exhibited by samples with the Y 0.5 Ca 0.5 Mn 0.95 Ni 0.05 é 3 electrode layer 50 mg cm -2 thick.