1. Large-scale oxygen order phase transitions and fast ordering kinetics at moderate temperatures in Nd 2 NiO 4+ δ electrodes.
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Maity SR, Ceretti M, De Barros R, Keller L, Schefer J, Cervellino A, Rodríguez Velamazan JA, and Paulus W
- Abstract
Non-stoichiometric 214-nickelates with Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) type frameworks emerged as potential candidates for mixed electronic/ionic conductors in the intermediate temperature range. In this work we investigated structural aspects of the oxygen ion mobility diffusion mechanisms in non-stoichiometric Nd
2 NiO4+ δ nickelates by X-ray (laboratory and synchrotron) as well by neutron diffraction. Temperature dependent synchrotron powder diffraction revealed a phase diagram of unprecedented complexity, involving a series of highly organized, 3D modulated phases related to oxygen ordering below 800 K. All phase transitionsimply translational periodicities exceeding 100 Å, and are found to be of 1st order, together with fast ordering kinetics. These surprising structural correlations, induced by the presence of interstitial oxygen atoms, suggest a collective phason-like oxygen diffusion mechanism together with dynamical contributions from the aperiodical lattice creating shallow diffusion pathways down to room temperature., Competing Interests: There are no conflicts to declare., (This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry.)- Published
- 2022
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