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Effect of crystallographic structure on electrical and mechanical characteristics of Sm2O3-Doped CeO2 films

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Electrical conductivity, dielectric permittivity and mechanical hardness of the polycrystalline CeO2 + xSm2O3 (x = 0, 10.9–15.9 mol %) films prepared by Electron Beam Physical Vapour Deposition (EB-PVD) and Ionic Beam Assisted Deposition, (IBAD), techniques were investigated in dependence on their structure and microstructure influenced by the deposition conditions, namely composition, deposition temperature and Ar+ ion bombardment. The electrical conductivity of doped ceria prepared without Ar+ ion bombardment and investigated by the impedance spectroscopy, IS, was found to be predominantly ionic one under the oxidizing atmosphere/low-temperature conditions and the higher amounts of Sm2O3 (>10 mol %) used. The bulk conductivity as a part of total measured conductivity was a subject of interest because the grain boundary conductivity was found to be ∼3 orders of magnitude lower than the corresponding bulk conductivity. Ar+ ion bombardment acted as a reducer (Ce4+ → Ce3+) resulting in the development of electronic conductivity. Dielectric permittivity determined from the bulk parallel capacitance measured at room temperature and the frequency of 1 MHz, similarly as the mechanical hardness measured by indentation (classical Vickers and Depth Sensing Indentation-DSI) techniques were also found to be dependent on the deposition conditions. The approximative value of hardness for the investigated films deposited on the substrate was estimated using a simple phenomenological model described by the power function HV = HV 0 + aP b and compared with the so-called apparent hardness (substrate + investigated film) determined by the classical Vickers formula. Results obtained are analyzed and discussed.

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  1. Institute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 84511, Bratislava, Slovakia

    M. Hartmanová

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, 60300, Brno, Czech Republic

    V. Navrátil

  3. Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Sciences, Masaryk University, 61137, Brno, Czech Republic

    V. Buršíková

  4. Department of Experimental Physics, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, 84248, Bratislava, Slovakia

    F. Kundracik

  5. Institute of Material Science, Univ. Sevilla-C.S.I.C, 41092, Sevilla, Spain

    C. Mansilla

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Published in Russian in Elektrokhimiya, 2011, Vol. 47, No. 5, pp. 539–551.

After the paper delivered at the 10th Meeting “Fundamental Problems of Solid-State Ionics”, Chernogolovka, 2010.

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Hartmanová, M., Navrátil, V., Buršíková, V. et al. Effect of crystallographic structure on electrical and mechanical characteristics of Sm2O3-Doped CeO2 films. Russ J Electrochem 47, 505–516 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193511050041

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