Anion Diffusion in α‐Cr2O3

Abstract
Oxygen‐18 exchange between gaseous oxygen, held at a pressure of 125 mm Hg in a Pt10Rh chamber, and spheres of α‐Cr2O3 containing three or less grains was determined from 1100° to 1450°C. Isotope equilibrium on crystal surfaces appears to be quickly established, and the rate‐determining factor is self‐diffusion conforming to the relation D = 15.9 exp(‐101,000/ RT) cm2sec−1. Changing sphere diameters caused no detectable variation in diffusion coefficients. Anions are the much slower diffusing species in this oxide.

This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit: