The Electrical Properties of Tb-Doped CaF2 Nanoparticles under High Pressure

Autor: Tingjing Hu, Xiaoyan Cui, Jingshu Wang, Xin Zhong, Yinzhu Chen, Junkai Zhang, Xuefei Li, Jinghai Yang, Chunxiao Gao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Crystals, Vol 8, Iss 2, p 98 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4352
DOI: 10.3390/cryst8020098
Popis: The high-pressure transport behavior of CaF2 nanoparticles with 3 mol% Tb concentrations was studied by alternate-current impedance measurement. All of the electrical parameters vary abnormally at approximately 10.76 GPa, corresponding to the fluorite-cotunnite structural transition. The substitution of Ca2+ by Tb3+ leads to deformation in the lattice, and finally lowers the transition pressure. The F− ions diffusion, electronic transport, and charge-discharge process become more difficult with the rising pressure. In the electronic transport process, defects at grains play a dominant role. The charge carriers include both F− ions and electrons, and electrons are dominant in the transport process. The Tb doping improves the pressure effect on the transport behavior of CaF2 nanocrystals.
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