Oxygen permeation property in Nd deficient Nd 2 NiO 4 was studied. The oxygen permeation rate increases with increasing Ga. Nd deficiency in Nd 2 NiO 4 is also useful for increasing the oxygen permeation rate. The improved oxygen permeation rate could be assigned to the increased amount of excess oxygen and stabilizing a tetragonal structure at a low temperature. The oxygen permeation rate of Nd 1.9 ͑Ni 0.75 Cu 0.25 ͒ 0.95 Ga 0.05 O 4 achieved a value of 3.6 cm 3 /min cm 2 from air to He at 1273 K with 0.5 mm thickness and this value belongs to the highest class in the reported oxygen permeation rate.Separation of oxygen from air with low cost and small energy consumption is strongly requested at present. Permeation of oxygen through mixed ionic and electronic ceramic ͑MIEC͒ membranes driven by the oxygen chemical activity gradient is an attractive process for the separation of oxygen gas from air. [1][2][3][4] Most studies on MIECs for these applications have been focused on perovskite-type oxides up to now. In particular, much attention has been paid to LaCoO 3 -and LaFeO 3 -based oxides; 1,4-7 however, oxygen permeability in the Co-based perovskite oxide is not sufficiently high for this purpose. With respect to the oxide ion conductivity of perovskite-type oxides, ͑La,Sr͒͑Ga,Mg͒O 3 is a superior oxide ion conductor, which is applicable as an electrolyte material for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells. 8 Taking advantage of the properties of these oxides, we developed a new perovskite-type MIEC of ͑La,Sr͒͑Ga,Fe͒O 3 . 9 We also reported the importance of oxygen diffusion in porous substrate on the oxygen permeation rate in MIEC film. 10 Oxides of the K 2 NiF 4 -type structure, which consists of a series connection of perovskite and rocksalt blocks, are attracting much interest recently because of their high oxygen permeability. 11-18 Due to the large free volume in this structure, fast oxide ion diffusion is expected because of low oxygen atomic density. It has been reported that A 2 BO 4 -type oxides can incorporate excess oxygen 12,13 that is probably accommodated in the relatively large free volume in the rocksalt block in the K 2 NiF 4 structure. In addition, the fast diffusion of oxide ion occurs 12,18 along the rocksalt plane. 17 Kilner et al. used tracer diffusion and molecular simulation techniques for the study of oxygen diffusivity in La 2 NiO 4 -based oxide and confirmed that the fast oxygen diffusivity is observed along the rocksalt plane. 19,20 In our previous study, we reported the large oxygen permeation rate in Pr 2 NiO 4 doped with Cu and Ga. [21][22][23] The oxygen permeability of these oxides was studied by Kovalevsky et al. 24 Neutron diffraction analysis suggests that interstitial oxygen in the rocksalt block is the main diffusing species in this oxide. 25,26 Although Pr deficiency is useful for achieving the high oxygen permeation rate in Pr 2 NiO 4 , 22 this effects have not been studied in detail. Therefore, in this study, oxygen permeation property in Nd 2 NiO 4 doped with ...