Anomalous interface and surface strontium segregation in (La 1-ySry)2CoO4±δ/La 1-xSrxCoO3-δ heterostructured thin films

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1027-1034

  Feng, Zhenxing ^a,b   Yacoby, Yizhak ^c   Gadre, Milind J ^f   Lee, Yueh Lin ^a,b,f   Hong, Wesley T ^a,b   Zhou, Hua ^d   Biegalski, Michael D ^e   Christen, Hans M ^e   Adler, Stuart B ^g   Morgan, Dane ^f   Shao Horn, Yang ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^g University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

ab initio calculation; coherent Bragg rod analysis; fuel cell; heterostructure perovskites; oxides; strontium segregation; surface and interface

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; ATOMIC SCALE STRUCTURES; COHERENT BRAGG ROD ANALYSIS; ENHANCED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; OXYGEN ELECTROCATALYSIS; RUDDLESDEN-POPPER; RUDDLESDEN-POPPER PHASE; SURFACE AND INTERFACES;

CALCULATIONS; CATALYSIS; ELECTROCATALYSIS; FILM GROWTH; FUEL CELLS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; OXIDES; OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE; STRONTIUM; SURFACE SEGREGATION;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84897831401     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz500293d     Document Type: Article

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