Studies of the Defect Structure of Nonstoichiometric Rutile, TiO[sub 2?x]
- 1 January 1967
- journal article
- Published by The Electrochemical Society in Journal of the Electrochemical Society
- Vol. 114 (2) , 172-176
- https://doi.org/10.1149/1.2426532
Abstract
The electrical conductivity of single crystals of rutile was measured in the “c” and “a” directions over the temperature range 1000°–1500°C and from 1 to 10−15 atm of oxygen. Based on the excellent fit observed between the theoretically derived relation and the experimental conductivity data, the nonstoichiometric defect structure of rutile was rationalized in terms of quasi‐free electrons and both triply and quadruply ionized titanium interstitials. In addition, this equation satisfies a contribution due to impurity conduction where is proportional to a temperature dependent concentration of ionized impurities or a contribution due to intrinsic conduction where is proportional to a temperature dependent concentration of holes in the valance band.Keywords
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