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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
Volume 16, Issue 10, Pages 4942-4951Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3cp55054k
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The influence of line defects (dislocations) on the electrical properties of polycrystalline TiO2 was investigated. Line defects were created in TiO2 during spark plasma sintering at 1000 degrees C and 400 MPa. TEM characterisation indicates dislocations to be preferably oriented on {110} and {01} planes. The measured electrical conductivity as a function of oxygen partial pressure and temperature revealed that the dislocations play a vital role in modifying the defect chemistry of TiO2. The presence of dislocations enhanced the ionic conductivity over a wide range of oxygen partial pressures. The observed changes can be interpreted in terms of negatively charged dislocation cores and adjacent space charge accumulation layers. The present findings point towards an alternative method to tune the electrical properties of ionic solids.
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