Conduction in In2O3/YSZ heterostructures: Complex interplay between electrons and ions, mediated by interfaces

Autor: B. W. Veal, J. A. Eastman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: APL Materials, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 042502-042502-7 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2166-532X
DOI: 10.1063/1.4977205
Popis: Thin film In2O3/YSZ heterostructures exhibit significant increases in electrical conductance with time when small in-plane electric fields are applied. Contact resistances between the current electrodes and film and between the current electrodes and substrate are responsible for the behavior. With an in-plane electric field, different field profiles are established in the two materials, with the result that oxygen ions can be driven across the heterointerface, altering the doping of the n-type In2O3. A low frequency inductive feature observed in AC impedance spectroscopy measurements under DC bias conditions was found to be due to frequency-dependent changes in the contact resistance.
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