Effects of defects on electrical transport properties of anatase TiO<sub>2</sub> polycrystalline under high pressure: AC impedance measurement

Wang Yue; Shao Bo-Huai; Chen Shuang-Long; Wang Chun-Jie; Gao Chun-Xiao

doi:10.7498/aps.72.20230020

Abstract

The electrical transport properties of anatase TiO₂ polycrystalline have been systematically investigated by using high pressure in-situ impedance spectroscopy measurements. The anomalous behaviors of resistance, parameter factor and relaxation frequency of grain and grain boundary can be found at 6.4, 11.5 and 24.6 GPa. The results indicate that the first two discontinuous points (6.4 and 11.5 GPa) correspond to the phase transitions of TiO₂ from anatase to α-PbO₂ and then to baddeleyite, respectively. Above 24.6 GPa, TiO₂ completely transforms into the baddeleyite phase. Based on the change of grain resistance and grain boundary resistance under pressure, intrinsic defects play a crucial effect in the electrical transport properties of TiO₂ at high pressures. At 6.4 GPa, the occurrence of phase transition gives rise to the variation of defects’ role, from a deep energy level defect (as a recombination centre) changes into a shallow energy level defect (providing carriers for the conduction and valence bands). In addition, the position of defect in energy band changes with pressure increasing. The phase transition of TiO₂ at 6.4 GPa is the rearrangement of TiO₆ octahedron, while the other one at 11.5 GPa can be attributed to the migration of oxygen Schottky defects from inner to surface. Combining the packing factor and relaxation frequency, the electrical transport properties of TiO₂ under pressure are revealed, the packing factor and the relaxation frequency are closely related to the mobility and the carrier concentration, respectively. The activation energy of grain and grain boundary decrease with the pressure elevating, indicating that the transport of carriers in grain and grain boundary become easier under pressure, and the former is smoother than the latter owing to the activation energy of grain being smaller than that of grain boundary in the same pressure range. Moreover, the relaxation frequency ratio of TiO₂ grain and TiO₂ grain boundary decreases with pressure increasing, and the grain boundary effect under high pressure is not obvious.

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College of Physical Science and Technology, Bohai University, Jinzhou 121013, China
2.
State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

Corresponding author: Wang Chun-Jie, cjwang@foxmail.com

Funds: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12004050) and the Research Foundation of the Education Department of Liaoning Province, China (Grant No. LJKMZ20221493).

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图 1 TiO₂在不同压力下的Nyquist谱图　(a) 4.9—7.6 GPa; (b) 7.6—13.0 GPa; (c) 13.0—20.3 GPa; (d) 20.3—24.6 GPa; (e) 24.6—30.1 GPa; (f) 30.1—38.9 GPa

Figure 1. Nyquist impedance spectra of TiO₂ at different pressures: (a) 4.9–7.6 GPa; (b) 7.6–13.0 GPa; (c) 13.0–20.3 GPa; (d) 20.3–24.6 GPa; (e) 24.6–30.1 GPa; (f) 30.1–38.9 GPa.

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图 2 不同压力下TiO₂阻抗谱实验和拟合数据对比　(a) 5.4 GPa; (b) 20.3 GPa

Figure 2. Experimental and fitting data for TiO₂ impedance spectra at different pressures: (a) 5.4 GPa; (b) 20.3 GPa.

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图 3 TiO₂参数因子随压力的变化关系

Figure 3. Pressure dependence of parameter factor for TiO₂.

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图 4 TiO₂电阻随压力的变化关系

Figure 4. Pressure dependence of resistance for TiO₂.

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图 5 TiO₂弛豫频率随压力的变化关系

Figure 5. Pressure dependence of the relaxation frequency for TiO₂.

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图 6 不同压力区间TiO₂缺陷能级分布

Figure 6. Distribution of TiO₂ defect energy levels in different pressure intervals.

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表 1 激活能随压力的变化关系

Table 1. Pressure dependence of activation energy.

Pressure region/GPa dE/dP/(meV·GPa^–1)
Grain Grain boundary

0—6.4 –11.51 –22.79
6.4—11.5 –7.59 –9.33
11.5—24.6 –6.16 –6.82
24.6—38.9 –3.54 –4.91

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[5]	韩迪仪, 顾阳, 胡涛政, 董雯, 倪亚贤 2021 70 038103 Google Scholar Han D Y, Gu Y, Hu T Z, Dong W, Ni Y X 2021 Acta Phys. Sin. 70 038103 Google Scholar
[6]	Liu L, Chan J, Sham T K 2010 J. Phys. Chem. C 114 21353 Google Scholar
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[10]	Liu F, Dong Z H, Liu L L 2019 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 31 395403 Google Scholar
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[15]	Hearne G R, Zhao J, Dawe A M, Pischedda V, Maaza M, Nieuwoudt M K, Kibasomba P, Nemraoui O, Comins J D, Witcomb M J 2004 Phys. Rev. B 70 134102 Google Scholar
[16]	Haines J, Leger J M 1993 Physica B 192 233 Google Scholar
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[18]	Ohsaka T, Yamaoka S, Shimomura O 1979 Solid State Commun. 30 34 Google Scholar
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Pressure region/GPa	dE/dP/(meV·GPa^–1)
Pressure region/GPa	Grain	Grain boundary
0—6.4	–11.51	–22.79
6.4—11.5	–7.59	–9.33
11.5—24.6	–6.16	–6.82
24.6—38.9	–3.54	–4.91

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