Phase transformation pathways of ultrafast-laser-irradiated Ln2O3(Ln=Er–Lu)

Rittman, Dylan R.; Tracy, Cameron L.; Chen, Chien-Hung; Solomon, Jonathan M.; Asta, Mark; Mao, Wendy L.; Yalisove, Steven M.; Ewing, Rodney C.

doi:10.1103/physrevb.97.024104

Title: Phase transformation pathways of ultrafast-laser-irradiated ${Ln}_{2} O_{3} (Ln = Er - Lu)$

Journal Article · Wed Jan 10 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.97.024104· OSTI ID:1424744

Rittman, Dylan R. ^[1]; Tracy, Cameron L. ^[1]; Chen, Chien-Hung ^[1]; Solomon, Jonathan M. ^[2]; Asta, Mark ^[2]; Mao, Wendy L. ^[3]; Yalisove, Steven M. ^[4]; Ewing, Rodney C. ^[1]

Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Stanford Univ., CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Ultrafast laser irradiation causes intense electronic excitations in materials, leading to transient high temperatures and pressures. Here, we show that ultrafast laser irradiation drives an irreversible cubic-to-monoclinic phase transformation in Ln₂O₃ ( Ln = Er – Lu ) , and explore the mechanism by which the phase transformation occurs. A combination of grazing incidence x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy are used to determine the magnitude and depth-dependence of the phase transformation, respectively. Although all compositions undergo the same transformation, their transformation mechanisms differ. The transformation is pressure-driven for Ln = Tm – Lu , consistent with the material's phase behavior under equilibrium conditions. However, the transformation is thermally driven for Ln = Er , revealing that the nonequilibrium conditions of ultrafast laser irradiation can lead to novel transformation pathways. Ab initio molecular-dynamics simulations are used to examine the atomic-scale effects of electronic excitation, showing the production of oxygen Frenkel pairs and the migration of interstitial oxygen to tetrahedrally coordinated constitutional vacancy sites, the first step in a defect-driven phase transformation.

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Research Organization:: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Materials Science of Actinides (MSA)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001089; AC02-76SF00515; AC02-05CH11231; FA9550-16-1-0312; ECCS-1542152

OSTI ID:: 1424744

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1416424

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Vol. 97, Issue 2; ISSN 2469-9950

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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