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X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of nickel manganese oxide thermistors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

T. Hashemi  and
A.W. Brinkman
T. Hashemi
Affiliation:
Applied Physics, Department of Physics, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
A.W. Brinkman
Affiliation:
Applied Physics, Department of Physics, University of Durham, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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Abstract

The major problem in the NiMn2O4 system has been the determination of the valencies and the cation distribution between the two sublattices of the inverse spinel structure, in which both manganese and nickel can adopt more than one valence state. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was used to elucidate the valence distribution of the manganese and nickel ions. The results showed that identification of the three Mn and two Ni species in the nickel manganite phase is possible, enabling the validity of crystal structure configurations, proposed in the literature, to be assessed. A small amount of copper, added as CuO to the system, was found to be present in both monovalent and divalent states, the Cu+ ions inducing the creation of the large amount of tetravalent Mn observed. This led to a larger number of sites for electron hopping, the mechanism of conduction, and consequently the electrical conductivity of the Cu doped material is much higher than the undoped NiMn2O4.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 7 , Issue 5 , May 1992 , pp. 1278 - 1282
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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