Three-dimensional imaging of grain boundaries via quantitative fluorescence X-ray tomography analysis

Ge, Mingyuan; Huang, Xiaojing; Yan, Hanfei; Gursoy, Doga; Meng, Yuqing; Zhang, Jiayong; Ghose, Sanjit; Chiu, Wilson K. S.; Brinkman, Kyle S.; Chu, Yong S.

doi:10.1038/s43246-022-00259-x

Title: Three-dimensional imaging of grain boundaries via quantitative fluorescence X-ray tomography analysis

Journal Article · 05 June 2022 · Communications Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-022-00259-x · OSTI ID:1871266

Ge, Mingyuan; Huang, Xiaojing;

;

; Meng, Yuqing; Zhang, Jiayong; Ghose, Sanjit; Chiu, Wilson K. S.;

; Chu, Yong S.

Abstract Three-dimensional visualization of material composition within multiple grains and across complex networks of grain boundaries at nanoscales can provide new insight into the structure evolution and emerging functional properties of the material for diverse applications. Here, using nanoscale scanning X-ray fluorescence tomography, coupled with an advanced self-absorption correction algorithm developed in this work, we analyze the three-dimensional gain distributions and compositions in a Ce _0.8 Gd _0.2 O _2-δ -CoFe ₂ O ₄ mixed ionic-electronic conductor system with high accuracy and statistical significance. Our systematic investigation reveals an additional emergent phase and uncovers highly intriguing composition stability ranges for the multiple material phases within this system. The presented visualization of composition variations across complex interfaces, supported by our quantitative composition analysis, discloses mechanistic pathways of the diverse phase transformations occurring in the material synthesis, providing insights for the optimization of transport properties in the mixed ionic-electronic conductor system.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; SC0001061; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 1871266

Report Number(s):: BNL-223306-2022-JAAM; 37; PII: 259

Journal Information:: Communications Materials, Journal Name: Communications Materials Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 3; ISSN 2662-4443

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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