Nanoscale structural oscillations in perovskite oxides induced by oxygen evolution

Nature Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 121-126

  Han, Binghong ^a   Stoerzinger, Kelsey A ^a   Tileli, Vasiliki ^b   Gamalski, Andrew D ^c   Stach, Eric A ^c   Shao Horn, Yang ^a,d  

^a Department of Materials Science and Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRRADIATION; OXYGEN; PEROVSKITE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW ENERGY PENALTIES; PEROVSKITE OXIDES; SMALL OSCILLATIONS; STRUCTURAL OSCILLATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; VACANCY FORMATION;

OXYGEN VACANCIES;

EID: 84989811484     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat4764     Document Type: Article

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