Published June 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Diffusion coefficients of oxygen in Nd2CuO4-δ

  • 1. Science Univ. of Tokyo (Japan)

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The chemical diffusion in Nd2CuO4-δ was measured by means of a thermomicrobalance in a temperature range of 650 to 900C under oxygen pressure of 1 to 0.01 atm, using dense polycrystalline specimens. It was found that the relaxation after a step change in oxygen pressure from 0.3 to 0.01 atm was exponential, and the reduction rate coincided with that of oxidation. From this result, the relaxation was concluded to obey diffusion-controlled kinetics, and the chemical diffusion coefficient was determined. The self-diffusion coefficient of oxygen and the oxygen vacancy diffusion coefficient were calculated from the chemical diffusion coefficient. The self-diffusion coefficient of oxygen in Nd2CuO4-δ was slightly larger than that in perovskites, and lower than that of YBa2Cu3O6.4. The vacancy diffusion coefficient of Nd2CuO4-δ is almost the same as that of perovskite-type oxides

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Journal Title
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Journal Volume
92
Journal Issue
2
Series
J. Solid State Chem.
Journal Page Range
489-495
ISSN
0022-4596
CODEN
JSSCB