Cation Diffusion and Demixing in Yttria Stabilized Zirconia: Comparison of Assumptions of Constant Electric Field and Constant Current

Autor: Graeme E. Murch, Manfred Martin, Irina V. Belova, Dominik Samuelis
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Defect and Diffusion Forum. :247-252
ISSN: 1662-9507
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ddf.258-260.247
Popis: In this paper, the phenomenon of steady-state cation demixing in yttria-stabilized zirconia in an electric field is examined for the case of an open system wherein the defects are everywhere close to internal surfaces which allow the Schottky-defect reaction to occur (very fine grain material). The effect of the constant electric field assumption as a substitute for the constant current condition is analyzed for diffusion by vacancy-pairs and by vacancy-triplets over a wide range of applied electric fields. It is shown that the assumption of a constant electric field provides only a moderate correction to the shape of the demixing concentration profile.
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