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Interdiffusion in the Er/sub 2/O/sub 3/-HfO/sub 2/ system

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7142760· OSTI ID:7142760
The interdiffusion coefficient shows an approximately exponential composition dependence over the range 2 to 18 mole percent HfO/sub 2/ in Er/sub 2/O/sub 3/. This composition dependence increases as temperature increases. Extrapolation of interdiffusion coefficient data to N/sub HfO/sub 2/ = 0 allows rough estimation of the impurity diffusion coefficients for Hf in essentially pure Er/sub 2/O/sub 3/. These coefficients are lower in magnitude and higher in temperature dependence than published Er self-diffusion coefficients in undoped Er/sub 2/O/sub 3/. The temperature dependence of the interdiffusion coefficient increases with HfO/sub 2/ concentration in the range 2 to 12 mole percent HfO/sub 2/, and decreases in the range 12 to 18 mole percent HfO/sub 2/.
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Iowa (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
7142760
Report Number(s):
IS-T-727
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English