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<div class="csl-entry">Wang, J., Yang, J., Opitz, A. K., Kalaev, D., Nenning, A., Crumlin, E. J., Sadowski, J. T., Waluyo, I., Hunt, A., Tuller, H. L., & Yildiz, B. (2022). Strain-Dependent Surface Defect Equilibria of Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Perovskites. <i>Chemistry of Materials</i>, <i>34</i>(11), 5138–5150. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00614</div>
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0897-4756
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12708/128080
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Understanding the surface defect chemistry and its strain dependency is essential in developing next-generation electrochemical devices. However, due to their nanoscale dimensions, surface defects cannot be accessed by conventional techniques used in bulk defect studies. Here, we constructed the strain-dependent surface defect equilibria (i.e., the Brouwer diagram) of mixed ionic-electronic conducting perovskite oxides with near ambient pressure X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Using coherently strained thin-film La0.6Sr0.4FeO3 (LSF) as model systems, we probed their surface defect equilibria at 400 °C in oxygen partial pressures between 1 and 10-5 Torr. We found that the electron holes on the LSF surfaces have strong oxygen character, regardless of the strain states. Nevertheless, tensile strain makes the LSF surface more reducible than the compressed counterpart. These two observations were then validated using first-principles calculations. Finally, with the aid of thermodynamic analyses, we showed that the strain-dependent surface defect equilibria of LSF can be captured by bulk-like ideal solution defect models with shifted oxygen chemical potentials. The findings and methodology presented in this study enable quantitative determination of the surface defect chemistry, which is crucial to understanding and designing functional surfaces for efficient conversions of energy and fuels.
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en
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
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Chemistry of Materials
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dc.subject
Point Defect Chemistry
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In-situ Spectroscopy
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Perovskite
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dc.title
Strain-Dependent Surface Defect Equilibria of Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Perovskites