Molecular dynamics simulations of yttria-stabilized zirconia

Brinkman, H.W. and Briels, W.J. and Verweij, H. (1995) Molecular dynamics simulations of yttria-stabilized zirconia. Chemical Physics Letters, 247 (4-6). pp. 386-390. ISSN 0009-2614

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Abstract:	Oxygen diffusion in the oxygen ionic conductor yttria-stabilized zirconia is investigated by means of the molecular dynamics simulation technique. Oxygen ions migrate by means of a discrete hopping process, mainly between neighbouring tetrahedral sites. Diffusion appears to occur in a short time and a long time regime. Only when the oxygen ions have moved over distances much larger than the characteristic distances of the underlying crystal structure, a linear relation is found between the mean square displacement and time. The oxygen tracer diffusion coefficient, obtained from this long time regime, is 1.86 x 10−6 and 3.23 x 10−6 cm2/s at 1759 and 2057 K, respectively. The ionic conductivity, calculated from the tracer diffusion coefficient, agrees well with experimental values.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 1995 Elsevier Science
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Computational Biophysics (CBP)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/12018
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0009-2614(95)01231-1
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