Surface Reconstruction under the Exposure of Electric Fields Enhances the Reactivity of Donor-Doped SrTiO3
| Autor: | Mattia Biesuz, Massimiliano D’Arienzo, Siwon Lee, Buğra Kayaalp, Vincenzo M. Sglavo, Heshmat Noei, Kurt Klauke, Alessandro Iannaci, WooChul Jung, Simone Mascotto |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Kayaalp, B, Klauke, K, Biesuz, M, Iannaci, A, Sglavo, V, D'Arienzo, M, Noei, H, Lee, S, Jung, W, Mascotto, S |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
Sintering Nanoparticle 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences Grain size 0104 chemical sciences Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Dielectric spectroscopy doping of SrTiO3 defects catalysis Grain growth General Energy Chemical engineering Electric field Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 0210 nano-technology Nanoscopic scale Surface reconstruction |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123:16883-16892 |
| ISSN: | 1932-7455 1932-7447 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04620 |
| Popis: | In the present work, we show how exposure to electric fields during a high-temperature treatment can be used to manipulate surface properties of donor-doped ceramics and thus improve their reactivity. La0.1Sr0.9TiO3 (LSTO) nanoparticles, prepared by hydrothermal synthesis, were consolidated under air with and without external electric fields. Although neither approaches caused grain growth upon consolidation, the treatment under the influence of the electric field (i.e., flash sintering) remarkably enhanced the segregation of Sr on the material's surface. In addition, a high concentration of O- defects both in bulk as well as on the material surface was demonstrated by spectroscopic methods. This enhanced defect concentration along with the nanoscopic grain size of the field-consolidated materials is probably one of the triggering factors of their improved charge carrier mobility, as observed by impedance spectroscopy. The effect of such a perturbed defect structure on the reactivity of the materials was evaluated by the total oxidation of methane. For materials treated under the influence of electric fields, the catalytic reaction rate improved by a factor of 3 with respect to that of conventionally treated LSTO, along with a remarkable decrease of the activation energy. Thus, electric-field-assisted processes, usually known for their energy-saving character, can also be deemed as an attractive, forward-looking strategy for improving functional properties of ceramics. |
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