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Title: Influence of Heterointerfaces on the Kinetics of Oxygen Surface Exchange on Epitaxial La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 Thin Films

Abstract

Considerable attention has been directed to understanding the influence of heterointerfaces between Ruddlesden–Popper (RP) phases and ABO3 perovskites on the kinetics of oxygen electrocatalysis at elevated temperatures. Here, we report the effect of heterointerfaces on the oxygen surface exchange kinetics by employing heteroepitaxial oxide thin films formed by decorating LaNiO3 (LNO) on La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 (LSCO) thin films. Regardless of LNO decoration, tensile in-plane strain on LSCO films does not change. The oxygen surface exchange coefficients (kchem) of LSCO films extracted from electrical conductivity relaxation curves significantly increase with partial decorations of LNO, whereas full LNO coverage leads to the reduction in the kchem of LSCO films. The activation energy for oxygen exchange in LSCO films significantly decreases with partial LNO decorations in contrast with the full coverage of LNO. Optical spectroscopy reveals the increased oxygen vacancies in the partially covered LSCO films relative to the undecorated LSCO film. We attribute the enhanced oxygen surface exchange kinetics of LSCO to the increased oxygen vacancies by creating the heterointerface between LSCO and LNO.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States)
  2. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan (Korea, Republic of)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
OSTI Identifier:
1797906
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1991685
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0021363; AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Applied Sciences
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher:
MDPI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 25 ENERGY STORAGE; solid oxide fuel cells; cathodes; oxygen reductions reaction; oxygen surface exchange kinetics; electrical conductivity relaxation; oxide thin films; ABO3 oxides; Ruddlesden–Popper oxides; surface modification; oxide heterostructures

Citation Formats

Yang, Gene, Kim, So-Yeun, Sohn, Changhee, Keum, Jong K., and Lee, Dongkyu. Influence of Heterointerfaces on the Kinetics of Oxygen Surface Exchange on Epitaxial La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 Thin Films. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.3390/app11093778.
Yang, Gene, Kim, So-Yeun, Sohn, Changhee, Keum, Jong K., & Lee, Dongkyu. Influence of Heterointerfaces on the Kinetics of Oxygen Surface Exchange on Epitaxial La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 Thin Films. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093778
Yang, Gene, Kim, So-Yeun, Sohn, Changhee, Keum, Jong K., and Lee, Dongkyu. Thu . "Influence of Heterointerfaces on the Kinetics of Oxygen Surface Exchange on Epitaxial La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 Thin Films". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093778. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1797906.
@article{osti_1797906,
title = {Influence of Heterointerfaces on the Kinetics of Oxygen Surface Exchange on Epitaxial La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 Thin Films},
author = {Yang, Gene and Kim, So-Yeun and Sohn, Changhee and Keum, Jong K. and Lee, Dongkyu},
abstractNote = {Considerable attention has been directed to understanding the influence of heterointerfaces between Ruddlesden–Popper (RP) phases and ABO3 perovskites on the kinetics of oxygen electrocatalysis at elevated temperatures. Here, we report the effect of heterointerfaces on the oxygen surface exchange kinetics by employing heteroepitaxial oxide thin films formed by decorating LaNiO3 (LNO) on La1.85Sr0.15CuO4 (LSCO) thin films. Regardless of LNO decoration, tensile in-plane strain on LSCO films does not change. The oxygen surface exchange coefficients (kchem) of LSCO films extracted from electrical conductivity relaxation curves significantly increase with partial decorations of LNO, whereas full LNO coverage leads to the reduction in the kchem of LSCO films. The activation energy for oxygen exchange in LSCO films significantly decreases with partial LNO decorations in contrast with the full coverage of LNO. Optical spectroscopy reveals the increased oxygen vacancies in the partially covered LSCO films relative to the undecorated LSCO film. We attribute the enhanced oxygen surface exchange kinetics of LSCO to the increased oxygen vacancies by creating the heterointerface between LSCO and LNO.},
doi = {10.3390/app11093778},
journal = {Applied Sciences},
number = 9,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Thu Apr 22 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}

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