Electrical conductivity mechanisms in titania hollow microspheres with dominant {0 0 1} facets
Abstract
Anatase titania hollow microspheres with dominant {0 0 1} facets were synthesized by a solvotherrmal-hydrothermal method. Two kinds of samples, as prepared and calcinated at 600 C, were fabricated. The temperature dependence of their electrical conductivity in vacuum and in air, in the temperature range 113-440 K, was investigated. The conductivity data were fitted using the grain boundary model (GB), the small polaron hopping (SPH) model and the Mott's variable range hopping model in the different temperature regimes, suggesting the contribution of several conduction mechanisms. A significant decrease of conductivity values in air is observed, indicating the influence of environment on titania hollow microspheres. In the temperature region 274-294 K a metal-like behavior in air is shown for the as prepared sample. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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