Infrared reflectance spectra of Sb-doped SnO2 ceramics

C. Stephan Rastomjee, P. Anthony Cox, Russell G. Egdell, Jeremy P. Kemp, Wendy R. Flavell

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    Abstract

    Infrared specular reflectance spectra of Sn1-xSb xO2 ceramics have been measured over a range of bulk doping levels extending up to x=0.03. At low doping levels conduction electrons screen out coupling of the infrared radiation to bulk phonon modes in a way expected from a model in which reflectivity is calculated from the bulk dielectric function. However, at higher doping levels a reflectivity minimum develops at ca. 800 cm-1. This is interpreted in terms of a model where a surface layer with low carrier concentration sits on top of an undepleted bulk.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)451-455
    Number of pages4
    JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry
    Volume1
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 1991

    Keywords

    • Antimony-doped tin oxide ceramic
    • Depletion layer
    • Infrared reflection spectroscopy

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