Microstructure characterization and electrical transport of nanocrystalline ZrO{sub 2}–CeO{sub 2} solid solution
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· Materials Research Bulletin
- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, Burdwan 713209, West Bengal (India)
- Department of Physics, Vivekananda College, Burdwan 713103, West Bengal (India)
Graphical abstract: - Highlights: • Monoclinic ZrO{sub 2} phase has been changed to cubic ZrO{sub 2} phase within a short milling. • Conductivity increases due to change of phase from monoclinic to cubic. • A maximum has been observed in the s–T curve. • A transformation from −ve to +ve ac magnetoconductance has been observed. - Abstract: Nanocrystalline ZrO{sub 2}–CeO{sub 2} (ZC) solid solution is synthesized by high energy ball-milling the powder mixture of monoclinic (m) ZrO{sub 2}–10 mol% CeO{sub 2} in air medium. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) patterns show that the method IS effective to synthesize cubic (c) ZrO{sub 2} phase within a short milling time. Formation mechanism, structural and microstructural changes of different phases and relative phase abundances have been estimated by Rietveld analysis of XRD patterns. The dc conductivity has been enhanced due to monoclinic to cubic phase transformation. A transformation from small polaron hopping to correlated barrier hoping has been observed from the of temperature dependence frequency exponent study. A crossover from negative to positive ac magnetoconductance has been observed at temperature T = 280 K and 230 K for unmilled (ZC0H) and 8 h (ZC8H) milled samples, respectively.
- OSTI ID:
- 22285117
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Journal Name: Materials Research Bulletin Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 48; ISSN MRBUAC; ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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