Perturbed angular correlation (PAC) spectroscopy of dilute zirconia alloys
and YBa₂Cu₃0₇₋x, ceramic superconductors at elevated temperature have been
measured using ¹¹¹Cd as the probe.
The oxygen vacancy concentration in the zirconia samples was controlled by
doping with yttrium or indium, which introduce vacancies, or with niobium, which
removes vacancies. A...
Nuclear techniques such as perturbed angular correlation (PAC) sample the hyperfine interactions of a large number of probe atoms in specific crystallographic sites. Real crystals contain static defects producing a distribution of electric field gradients (EFGs) that add to the ideal EFG of the crystal at any given probe site....
Perturbed angular correlation (PAC) spectra of fully yttria-stabilized (cubic) zirconia with Y₂0₃ contents of 35.4 wt. %, 27.8 wt. %, and 16.9 wt. %, respectively, were measured using the isotope ¹⁸¹Ta as probe nucleus. PAC spectra in cubic zirconia are characterized by a wide frequency distribution due to contributions of...