Abstract
On the basis of a QENS experiment using thermal neutrons on the proton conductor SrCe0.95Yb0.05H0.02O2.985 we extend our two-state model for the proton diffusion in this compound. This model was developed from a recent high resolution QENS experiment using cold neutrons, with the first state representing free diffusion of the protons (jumping from oxygen to oxygen forming OH ; free state) and the second state representing protons trapped on energetically lowered sites (nearby an Yb3+ ion on a Ce4+ site; trapped state); into this model we integrate a very fast localized motion taking place in the free state as a reorientation of the OH.. ions. This motion is visible as a broad quasielastic component in the neutron energy spectra and exhibits a very low activation energy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 621-628 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Solid State Ionics |
| Volume | 86-88 |
| Issue number | PART 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1996 |
Keywords
- Proton conductor
- Quasielastic neutron scattering
- Thermal neutrons
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics