Thermodynamic assessment of oxide system In 2 O 3 -SnO 2 -ZnO

T. Jantzen; K. Hack; E. Yazhenskikh; M. Müller

doi:10.15826/chimtech.2018.5.4.02

Thermodynamic assessment of oxide system In₂O₃-SnO₂-ZnO

T. Jantzen, K. Hack, E. Yazhenskikh, M. Müller

Abstract

The In₂O₃-SnO₂-ZnO system is of special interest for applications as transparent conducting oxides and also transparent semiconductors. In the present work, a thermodynamic assessment for this system is discussed using all available experimental data on phase equilibria and thermodynamic properties. All sub-systems including elemental combinations were considered in order to generate a self-consistent Gibbs energy dataset for further calculation and prediction of thermodynamic properties of the system. The modified associate species model was used for the description of the liquid phase. Particular attention was given to two significant solid solution phases: Spinel with the formula Zn_(2-x)Sn_(1-x)In_2xO₄ based on Zn₂SnO₄ and Bixbyite based on In₂O₃ and extending strongly toward the SnZnO₃ composition according to the formula In_(2‑2x)Sn_xZn_xO₃. In addition to the component oxides, nine quasi-binary compounds located in the In₂O₃-ZnO binary subsystem have also been included in the database as stoichiometric phases.

Keywords

phase diagram; thermodynamic modeling; indium oxide; bixbyite; spinel

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