CRYSTALLINE OXIDE SOLID-SOLUTIONS IN OXYGEN POTENTIAL GRADIENTS

The steady state demixing of an initially homogeneous oxide solid solution (A, B)O in an oxygen potential field is studied theoretically and experimentally. In case that DA > Db ≫ D0, the crystal is shifted with respect to the oxide lattice system toward the higher oxygen potential and is enriched in A at the side of the higher oxygen potential, while the transport of oxygen in the crystal is negligible. A numerical solution of the transport problem is presented, and the predicted effect is verified experimentally. © 1979, Walter de Gruyter. All rights reserved.