Understanding the High Ionic Conductivity in Nanostructured Ytterbium Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films

Table 2

Structural and electrical properties of prepared films. Reprinted with permission from [5].

Yb (%)	Grain size (nm)	Lattice parameter (nm)	(eV) (grains)	(eV); (grain boundaries)	(Ωcm)^−1
4	6.6	5.10 ± 0.03	0.55	0.89	0.64
6	9.7	5.09 ± 0.02	0.68	0.47	0.32
8	5.3	5.10 ± 0.03	0.82	0.29	0.17
10	10.6	5.10 ± 0.02	0.87	0.47	0.054
12	6.9	5.11 ± 0.02	1.40	0.29	0.021

represents the activation energy and the total conductivity at 450°C.