Electron-irradiation induced phase transformation in La{sub 1/3}Zr{sub 2}(PO{sub 4}){sub 3}: La{sup 3+} displacement in a preserved NASICON framework
- Laboratoire des Oxydes et Fluorures (UMR CNRS 6010), Institut de Recherche en Ingenierie Moleculaire et Materiaux Fonctionnels (FR CNRS 2575), Faculte des Sciences et Techniques, Universite du Maine, Av. O. Messiaen, 72085 Le Mans Cedex 9 (France)
The La{sub 1/3}Zr{sub 2}(PO{sub 4}){sub 3} NASICON-type compound (S.G. P3-bar - neutron and X-ray diffraction experiments) is investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) technique, selected area electron diffraction (SAED) and high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM), in order to study locally the lanthanum distribution. An irreversible structural transformation (P-bar -bar -bar ->P-bar c-bar ->R-bar -bar -bar ) is observed, without modification of the atomic content and cell size, as soon as the phase is illuminated by the electron beam. The progressive disappearance of the spots which do not check the R conditions on the SAED patterns is clearly shown along two zone axis, [001] and [100]. This transformation implies the displacement of the two La{sup 3+} cations in a preserved classical [Zr{sub 2}(PO{sub 4}){sub 3}]{sup -} network. This interesting behavior is in good agreement with the La{sup 3+} ionic conductivity observed in La{sub 1/3}Zr{sub 2}(PO{sub 4}){sub 3} (4.09x10{sup -7}Scm{sup -1} at 700 deg. C). To our knowledge, this is the first time that a complete TEM study is done on a NASICON-type phase.
- OSTI ID:
- 20905428
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 179, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.05.031; PII: S0022-4596(06)00302-1; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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