Hi,
is it possible that the insulating TiO2 becomes conductive after it has been etched with an Argon ion beam (~500eV)? Maybe the oxygen-atoms are removed by the ion bombardment and metallic Ti remains???
Bye and thanks
Schmu
ion beam etching of TiO2
Jun 24, 2005
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In ultra-high vacuum (1E-9 to 1E-10 torr or better), you can use an ion gun with argon ions to remove the oxide, with metallic titanium remaining. I've never been able to fully get rid of the oxide though. The surface is extremely reactive with oxygen and I saw a statement somewhere that even at a pressure of 1E-10 torr, a metal surface will be covered with an adsorbed monolayer in on the order of one minute.
TiO2 has a range of composition from TiO(2 to 1.98) or something like that.
Point defects are conductive in Titanium Dioxide.
Jim
You should check under an optical microscope if you see any blue colour.
J.J.
What does the "blue colour" mean, if I see it?
jacques jedwab schrieb:
Non-stoichiometric titanium dioxide - which is electrically conductive from the point defects.
At least in the macroscopic TiO2 crystals that I once used.
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