Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution
Abstract
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 Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3$$-$$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. SrCoO3$$-$$δ was found to exhibit small oscillations, while none were observed for La0.5Sr0.5CoO3$$-$$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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- 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
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- Research Org.:
- Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
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- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
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- 1349577
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- BNL-113716-2017-JA
Journal ID: ISSN 1476-1122; R&D Project: 16060; 16060; KC0403020; TRN: US1701581
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0012704
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 16; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1476-1122
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; water splitting; photocatalysis; electron beam interactions; Center for Functional Nanomaterials
Citation Formats
Han, Binghong, Stoerzinger, Kelsey A., Tileli, Vasiliki, Gamalski, Andrew D., Stach, Eric A., and Shao-Horn, Yang. Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1038/nmat4764.
Han, Binghong, Stoerzinger, Kelsey A., Tileli, Vasiliki, Gamalski, Andrew D., Stach, Eric A., & Shao-Horn, Yang. Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4764
Han, Binghong, Stoerzinger, Kelsey A., Tileli, Vasiliki, Gamalski, Andrew D., Stach, Eric A., and Shao-Horn, Yang. Mon .
"Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4764. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1349577.
@article{osti_1349577,
title = {Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution},
author = {Han, Binghong and Stoerzinger, Kelsey A. and Tileli, Vasiliki and Gamalski, Andrew D. and Stach, Eric A. and Shao-Horn, Yang},
abstractNote = {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 Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3$-$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. SrCoO3$-$δ was found to exhibit small oscillations, while none were observed for La0.5Sr0.5CoO3$-$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.},
doi = {10.1038/nmat4764},
journal = {Nature Materials},
number = 1,
volume = 16,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
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