Direct mapping of Li-enabled octahedral tilt ordering and associated strain in nanostructured perovskites
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Zhu, Ye; Withers, Raymond; Bourgeois, Laure; Dwyer, Christian; Etheridge, Joanne
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Self-assembled nanostructures with periodic phase separation hold great promise for creating two- and three-dimensional superlattices with extraordinary physical properties. Understanding the mechanism(s) driving the formation of such superlattices demands an understanding of their underlying atomic structure. However, the nanoscale structural fluctuations intrinsic to these superlattices pose a new challenge for structure determination methods. Here we develop an optimized atomic-level imaging...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Zhu, Ye | |
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dc.contributor.author | Withers, Raymond | |
dc.contributor.author | Bourgeois, Laure | |
dc.contributor.author | Dwyer, Christian | |
dc.contributor.author | Etheridge, Joanne | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-24T22:41:50Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1476-1122 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/98824 | |
dc.description.abstract | Self-assembled nanostructures with periodic phase separation hold great promise for creating two- and three-dimensional superlattices with extraordinary physical properties. Understanding the mechanism(s) driving the formation of such superlattices demands an understanding of their underlying atomic structure. However, the nanoscale structural fluctuations intrinsic to these superlattices pose a new challenge for structure determination methods. Here we develop an optimized atomic-level imaging condition to measure TiO6 octahedral tilt angles, unit-cell-by-unit-cell, in perovskite-based Li0.5−3xNd0.5+xTiO3, and thereby determine the mathematical formula governing this nanoscale superstructure. We obtain a direct real-space correlation of the octahedral tilt modulation with the superstructure geometry and lattice-parameter variations. This reveals a composition-dependent, self-ordered octahedral superlattice. Amazingly, we observe a reversible annihilation/reconstruction of the octahedral superlattice correlated with the delithiation/lithiation process in this promising Li-ion conductor. This approach to quantify local octahedral tilt and correlate it with strain can be applied to characterize complex octahedral behaviours in other advanced oxide systems | |
dc.publisher | Nature Publishing Group | |
dc.source | Nature Materials | |
dc.title | Direct mapping of Li-enabled octahedral tilt ordering and associated strain in nanostructured perovskites | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 14 | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 100706 - Nanofabrication, Growth and Self Assembly | |
local.identifier.absfor | 100799 - Nanotechnology not elsewhere classified | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | U3488905xPUB7677 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Zhu, Ye, Monash University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Withers, Raymond, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Bourgeois, Laure, Monash University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Dwyer, Christian, Department of Physics, Arizona State University | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Etheridge, Joanne, Monash University | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 11 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 1142 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 1149 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1038/nmat4390 | |
dc.date.updated | 2016-02-24T10:15:17Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-84945465274 | |
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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