Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution

Han, Binghong; Stoerzinger, Kelsey A.; Tileli, Vasiliki; Gamalski, Andrew  D.; Stach, Eric A.; Shao-Horn, Yang

doi:10.1038/nmat4764

Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution

Journal Article · Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nature Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4764· OSTI ID:1349577

^[1]; Stoerzinger, Kelsey A. ^[1]; Tileli, Vasiliki ^[2]; Gamalski, Andrew D. ^[3]; ^[3]; Shao-Horn, Yang ^[4]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (Switzlerland). Inst. of Materials
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering; Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Understanding the interaction between water and oxides is critical for many technological applications, including energy storage, surface wetting/self-cleaning, photocatalysis and sensors. In this paper, we report observations of strong structural oscillations of Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Co_0.8Fe_0.2O_3$$-$$δ (BSCF) in the presence of both H₂O vapour and electron irradiation using environmental transmission electron microscopy. These oscillations are related to the formation and collapse of gaseous bubbles. Electron energy-loss spectroscopy provides direct evidence of O₂ formation in these bubbles due to the incorporation of H₂O into BSCF. SrCoO_3$$-$$δ was found to exhibit small oscillations, while none were observed for La_0.5Sr_0.5CoO_3$$-$$δ and LaCoO₃. The structural oscillations of BSCF can be attributed to the fact that its oxygen 2p-band centre is close to the Fermi level, which leads to a low energy penalty for oxygen vacancy formation, high ion mobility, and high water uptake. This work provides surprising insights into the interaction between water and oxides under electron-beam irradiation.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1349577

Report Number(s):: BNL--113716-2017-JA; KC0403020

Journal Information:: Nature Materials, Journal Name: Nature Materials Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 16; ISSN 1476-1122

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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