Crystal structure, magnetic susceptibility and electrical conductivity of pure and NiO-doped MoO2 and WO2

L. Ben-Dor*, Y. Shimony

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Abstract

Single crystals of MoO2 and WO2, pure and doped with NiO, were grown by chemical transport in Vycor ampoules using iodine as the transporting agent. From X-ray diffraction analyses it was found that all the crystals were monoclinic, and that doping up to 5% does not change the unit cell constants. The pure dioxide crystals are weakly paramagnetic χM < 100×10-6 emu, but doping raises the magnetic susceptibility markedly: ∼ 2500×10-6 emu. Resistance studies show that these materials are metallic conductors, the room temperature specific resistivity being of the order of 10-4 - 10-3 Ωcm, decreasing by one order of magnitude at liquid nitrogen temperature. Doping also substantially lowers the conductivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)837-844
Number of pages8
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume9
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1974

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