Author:
Korsunska N.,Markevich I.,Stara T.,Polishchuk Yu.,Ponomaryov S.,Kozoriz K.,Tsybrii Z.,Melnichuk O.,Melnichuk L.,Venger E.,Khomenkova L.
Abstract
AbstractUndoped and Mn-doped ZnO ceramics were prepared from the powders compacted at different pressures and sintered in air at high temperature. Their structural, optical, light emitting and electrical characteristics as well as the distribution of chemical elements were studied. It was found that an increase in compacting pressure stimulates an increase in direct current conductivity in both undoped and doped samples. In the case of doped samples, this effect was accompanied by a decrease in the height of potential barriers at the grain boundaries. It is found that electron concentration in ceramic grains, estimated from the modelling of infrared reflection spectra, remained relatively constant. The analysis of luminescence spectra and spatial zinc distribution revealed that the increase in compacting pressure results in the accumulation of interstitial zinc at the grain boundaries forming channels with enhanced conductivity. These findings provide an explanation for the evolution of electrical properties of ceramic samples with compacting pressure.
Funder
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
National Research Foundation of Ukraine
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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