Structural perturbations of epitaxial α-(Fe1-xVx)2O3 thin films driven by excess oxygen near the surface
Abstract
We examine the structure and composition of phase-pure epitaxial α-(Fe1-xVx)2O3 thin films deposited on α-Al2O3(0001) substrates by oxygen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy for 0 ≤ x ≤ ~0.5. The films crystallize in the corundum lattice, with vanadium substituting for iron throughout. Vanadium cations exhibit the expected 3+ charge state in the bulk, but exhibit higher valences nearer to the surface, most likely because of excess oxygen in interstitial sites near the surface. The extent of vanadium oxidation beyond the 3+ state is inversely proportional to x. The gradation of vanadium valence with depth may have an impact on local bonding geometries, and could be highly significant in this material’s efficiency as a photocatalyst.
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- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1188913
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- PNNL-SA-105900
48144; KC0304030
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
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- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Physics, 116(23):Article No. 233702
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics, 116(23):Article No. 233702
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- N06266; N00784; Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Citation Formats
Chamberlin, Sara E., Kaspar, Tiffany C., Bowden, Mark E., Shutthanandan, V., Kabius, Bernd C., Heald, Steve M., Keavney, David, and Chambers, Scott A. Structural perturbations of epitaxial α-(Fe1-xVx)2O3 thin films driven by excess oxygen near the surface. United States: N. p., 2014.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4903839.
Chamberlin, Sara E., Kaspar, Tiffany C., Bowden, Mark E., Shutthanandan, V., Kabius, Bernd C., Heald, Steve M., Keavney, David, & Chambers, Scott A. Structural perturbations of epitaxial α-(Fe1-xVx)2O3 thin films driven by excess oxygen near the surface. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903839
Chamberlin, Sara E., Kaspar, Tiffany C., Bowden, Mark E., Shutthanandan, V., Kabius, Bernd C., Heald, Steve M., Keavney, David, and Chambers, Scott A. 2014.
"Structural perturbations of epitaxial α-(Fe1-xVx)2O3 thin films driven by excess oxygen near the surface". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903839. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1188913.
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title = {Structural perturbations of epitaxial α-(Fe1-xVx)2O3 thin films driven by excess oxygen near the surface},
author = {Chamberlin, Sara E. and Kaspar, Tiffany C. and Bowden, Mark E. and Shutthanandan, V. and Kabius, Bernd C. and Heald, Steve M. and Keavney, David and Chambers, Scott A.},
abstractNote = {We examine the structure and composition of phase-pure epitaxial α-(Fe1-xVx)2O3 thin films deposited on α-Al2O3(0001) substrates by oxygen-plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy for 0 ≤ x ≤ ~0.5. The films crystallize in the corundum lattice, with vanadium substituting for iron throughout. Vanadium cations exhibit the expected 3+ charge state in the bulk, but exhibit higher valences nearer to the surface, most likely because of excess oxygen in interstitial sites near the surface. The extent of vanadium oxidation beyond the 3+ state is inversely proportional to x. The gradation of vanadium valence with depth may have an impact on local bonding geometries, and could be highly significant in this material’s efficiency as a photocatalyst.},
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