Characterization of the defect structure of oxide nanoparticles with the use of deuterium probes.

The method of using deuterium probes was proposed for studying the defect structure of oxide nanoparticles. It was based on the fact that in the course of annealing nanoparticles in deuterium, clusters consisting of point defects and deuterium atoms are formed. The content of the clusters depended on the type of defects.