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| author | Sterling, Tyler C. Ye, Feng Jo, Seohyeon Parulekar, Anish Zhang, Yu Cao, Gang Raj, Rishi Reznik, Dmitry |
| author_facet | Sterling, Tyler C. Ye, Feng Jo, Seohyeon Parulekar, Anish Zhang, Yu Cao, Gang Raj, Rishi Reznik, Dmitry |
| contents | In-situ diffuse neutron scattering experiments revealed that when electric current is passed through single crystals of rutile TiO2 under conditions conducive to flash sintering, it induces the formation of parallel planes of oxygen vacancies. Specifically, a current perpendicular to the c-axis generates planes normal to the (132) reciprocal lattice vector, whereas currents aligned with the c-axis form planes normal to the (132) and to the (225) vector. The concentration of defects increases with incresing current. The structural modifications are linked to the appearance of signatures of interacting Ti3+ moments in magnetic susceptibility, signifying a structural collapse around the vacancy planes. Electrical conductivity measurements of the modified material reveal several electronic transitions between semiconducting states (via a metal-like intermediate state) with the smallest gap being 27 meV. Pristine TiO2 can be restored by heating followed by slow cooling in air. Our work suggests a novel paradigm for achieving switching of electrical conductivity related to the flash phenomenon |
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| spellingShingle | Structural and electronic transformations in TiO2 induced by electric current Sterling, Tyler C. Ye, Feng Jo, Seohyeon Parulekar, Anish Zhang, Yu Cao, Gang Raj, Rishi Reznik, Dmitry Materials Science In-situ diffuse neutron scattering experiments revealed that when electric current is passed through single crystals of rutile TiO2 under conditions conducive to flash sintering, it induces the formation of parallel planes of oxygen vacancies. Specifically, a current perpendicular to the c-axis generates planes normal to the (132) reciprocal lattice vector, whereas currents aligned with the c-axis form planes normal to the (132) and to the (225) vector. The concentration of defects increases with incresing current. The structural modifications are linked to the appearance of signatures of interacting Ti3+ moments in magnetic susceptibility, signifying a structural collapse around the vacancy planes. Electrical conductivity measurements of the modified material reveal several electronic transitions between semiconducting states (via a metal-like intermediate state) with the smallest gap being 27 meV. Pristine TiO2 can be restored by heating followed by slow cooling in air. Our work suggests a novel paradigm for achieving switching of electrical conductivity related to the flash phenomenon |
| title | Structural and electronic transformations in TiO2 induced by electric current |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.08223 |