Structural Instability in Electrically Stressed, Oxygen Deficient BaTiO3 Nanocrystals

Tian, Xinchun; Brennecka, Geoff L.; Tan, Xiaoli

doi:10.1002/adfm.202004607

Structural Instability in Electrically Stressed, Oxygen Deficient BaTiO₃ Nanocrystals

Journal Article · Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202004607· OSTI ID:1774264

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Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State University
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

The dynamics of oxygen vacancies under external stimuli dominates the performance of many solid-state devices, including capacitors, oxide memristors, anionic conductors, etc. By means of in-situ Transmission Electron Microscopy, we found in BaTiO₃ perovskite nanocrystals that formation of oxygen vacancies due to electrical stressing renders the oxide amorphizable under electron beam illumination, suggesting the presence of a threshold concentration of oxygen vacancy affecting the structural stability of BaTiO₃ crystals upon high energy radiation. In contrast to the structural change, the resistivity of the nanocrystal seems not liable to the amorphization prior to dielectric breakdown at higher voltage bias. Here, we propose that an increase in oxygen vacancy content promotes oxygen mobility in the perovskite structure allowing electron beam induced electric field to modify the local structural and composition. Our in-situ observations reveal the central role of oxygen vacancies in the structural stability of perovskites which is of paramount importance to their applications in extreme environments and suggest a potential new route to micro-processing perovskite oxides using the electron beam via oxygen vacancy management without severely compromising the electric property.

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Research Organization:: Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0017839

OSTI ID:: 1774264

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1804189

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 46 Vol. 30; ISSN 1616-301X

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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