Neutron scattering study of ionic diffusion in Cu–Se superionic compounds
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2012-10-04
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Paper reports the results of the neutron scattering study of crystal structure and diffusion of Cu2 − δSe compounds in superionic α-phase. We found that the crystallographic model with Cu atoms in the 8c (0.25, 0.25, 0.25) and 32f (x, x, x) (x = 0.33–0.39) sites in fluorite lattice provides the best description of the average structure. The quasi-elastic neutron scattering data reveal the decrease of the self-diffusion coefficient with the deviation from the stoichiometry due to the longer residence time of Cu atoms between diffusion hops. Combination of neutron diffraction, quasi-elastic scattering experimental data with the Bond-Valence Method simulations strongly suggests that the Cu atoms diffuse between the nearest 8c sites through the 32f sites. © 2012, Elsevier Ltd.
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Ionic conductivity, Ions, Copper, Chalcogenides, Neutrons, Diffraction
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Danilkin, S. A., Avdeev, M., Sale, M., & Sakuma, T. (2012). Neutron scattering study of ionic diffusion in Cu–Se superionic compounds. Solid State Ionics, 225, 190-193 (Special Issue SI). doi:10.1016/j.ssi.2012.02.046