Effects of cooperativity on ion dynamics in oxygen conducting Gd 2Ti2-yZryO7

J. García-Barriocanal, K. J. Moreno, G. Mendoza-Suárez, A. F. Fuentes, J. Santamaría, C. León

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Abstract

We analyze ion dynamics in the oxygen ion conductor Gd2Ti 2-yZryO7 by impedance spectroscopy measurements. We find that electrical conductivity relaxation is well described by stretched exponentials of the form Φ(t) = exp(-(t/τ)1-n), with the fractional exponent n increasing systematically with Zr content. Increasing Zr content also leads to an increase in the activation energies for long-range ion diffusion from 0.7 to 1.0 eV. These results are explained in terms of the enhanced cooperativity in oxygen ion dynamics when increasing the concentration of mobile oxygen vacancies with Zr content.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2813-2818
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Volume351
Issue number33-36 SPEC. ISS.
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2005

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Funding Information:
We thank K.L. Ngai for stimulating discussions. Authors from Universidad Complutense thank financial support from MCYT and CAM. Authors from CINVESTAV-IPN thank CONACYT for financial support. K.J. Moreno thanks CINVESTAV-IPN for financial support during her stay at Universidad Complutense.

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