Band structure of TiO2-doped yttria-stabilized zirconia probed by soft-X-ray spectroscopy

Tohru Higuchi, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Shu Yamaguchi, Akiko Fukushima, Shik Shin, Takeyo Tsukamoto

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Abstract

The electronic structure of TiO2-doped yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) has been studied by soft-X-ray emission spectroscopy (SXES) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The valence band is mainly composed of the O 2p state. The O 1s XAS spectrum exhibits the existence of the Ti 3d unoccupied state under the Zr 4d conduction band. The intensity of the Ti 3d unoccupied state increases with increasing TiO2 concentration. The energy separation between the top of the valence band and the bottom of the Ti 3d unoccupied state is in accord with the energy gap, as expected from dc-polarization and total conductivity measurements.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L941-L943
JournalJapanese Journal of Applied Physics
Volume42
Issue number8 A
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2003

Keywords

  • Electronic structure
  • Soft-X-ray emission spectroscopy (SXES)
  • TiO
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS)
  • Yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ)

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