Abstract
AbstractThe electrical conductivity of the transition metal oxide Co1‐σO has been measured as a function of the oxygen activity and the temperature in the whole stability field of CoO using a very pure single crystal. The results are modelled in terms of a new conductivity model in which free electron holes as well as electron holes which are trapped by cation vacancies contribute to the conductivity. At low oxygen activities also electrons are considered. Within this model the following parameters are obtained: the two mass action constants, K1 and K11, for the incorporation of oxygen and the formation of singly ionized vacancies, the mobilities of free and trapped electron holes, b0 and b1, and the product of the electron mobility and the electronic mass action constant, Kebe. A microscopic interpretation of the model is made possible by translating the so‐called five‐frequency model for impurity diffusion to the conductivity problem. Then it is also possible to estimate the lifetime of the associate consisting of a doubly ionized vacancy and an electron hole, which is about twenty times larger than the residence time of an electron hole on a cation site.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
