Table 1 Electrical resistivity of the samples before and after heat-treatment.

From: Highly conductive nano-sized Magnéli phases titanium oxide (TiOx)

Sample

Electrical resistivity (Ω.cm)

As-synthesized

Heat-treated

TiOx-A

1.48 × 104 ± 150

0.04 ± 0.008

TiOx-B

3.91 × 106 ± 26458

0.21 ± 0.043

TiOx-C

3.65 × 105 ± 1528

0.75 ± 0.125

  1. The electrical resistivity of the samples significantly decreased after heat treatment. TiOx-A has the highest electrical conductivity.