TY - JOUR
T1 - Valence state of Ti in conductive nanowires in sapphire
AU - Mizoguchi, Teruyasu
AU - Sakurai, Masaki
AU - Nakamura, Atsutomo
AU - Matsunaga, Katsuyuki
AU - Tanaka, Isao
AU - Yamamoto, Takahisa
AU - Ikuhara, Yuichi
PY - 2004/10/1
Y1 - 2004/10/1
N2 - In order to reveal the valence state of Ti in conductive nanowires in sapphire, near-edge x-ray-absorption fine structures (NEXAFS) were observed. From experimental and theoretical studies on NEXAFS of reference compounds including rutile, anatase, and Ti2O3, it was found that the valence state of Ti can be identified by regarding the positions of the spectral onset and the shoulder in the main peak of Ti-K NEXAFS. The valence states of Ti doped Al2O3 polycrystalline specimens which were annealed at oxidized and reduced atmospheres were determined to be +4 and +3, respectively. The solubility limit of Ti in Al2O3 polycrystal was found to be between 1000 ppm to 1.0% at the both atmospheres. The spectrum from Ti nanowires in sapphire has a lot of similarities to the reduced specimen, the valence state was therefore concluded to be +3.
AB - In order to reveal the valence state of Ti in conductive nanowires in sapphire, near-edge x-ray-absorption fine structures (NEXAFS) were observed. From experimental and theoretical studies on NEXAFS of reference compounds including rutile, anatase, and Ti2O3, it was found that the valence state of Ti can be identified by regarding the positions of the spectral onset and the shoulder in the main peak of Ti-K NEXAFS. The valence states of Ti doped Al2O3 polycrystalline specimens which were annealed at oxidized and reduced atmospheres were determined to be +4 and +3, respectively. The solubility limit of Ti in Al2O3 polycrystal was found to be between 1000 ppm to 1.0% at the both atmospheres. The spectrum from Ti nanowires in sapphire has a lot of similarities to the reduced specimen, the valence state was therefore concluded to be +3.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.153101
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.153101
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42749105370
VL - 70
SP - 153101-1-153101-4
JO - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
JF - Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
SN - 0163-1829
IS - 15
M1 - 153101
ER -