Cooperative oxygen ion dynamics inGd 2 Ti 2 − y Zr y O 7
Author(s) -
Karla J. Moreno,
G. Mendoza-Suárez,
Antonio F. Fuentes,
Javier GarcíaBarriocanal,
C. León,
J. Santamarı́a
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
physical review b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-4489
pISSN - 1098-0121
DOI - 10.1103/physrevb.71.132301
Subject(s) - oxygen , ion , energy (signal processing) , activation energy , diffusion , materials science , range (aeronautics) , analytical chemistry (journal) , physics , chemistry , thermodynamics , chromatography , quantum mechanics , composite material
We report on dispersive conductivity measurements in the oxygen ion conductor Gd_(2)(Ti_(2−y)Zr_(y))O_(7). Increasing Zr content leads to higher concentration of oxygen vacancies and results in higher activation energies for long-range ion transport, whilst the microscopic energy barrier for single ion hopping remains constant. We find evidence that, besides oxygen binding energy, enhanced cooperativity in oxygen ion dynamics determines the activation energy for long-range diffusion
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