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In-Situ Atomic-Scale Observation of Brownmillerite to Ruddlesden–Popper Phase Transition Tuned by Epitaxial Strain in Cobaltites |
| Ting Lin1,2, Ang Gao3, Zhexin Tang1,2, Weiguang Lin1,2, Muhua Sun3, Qinghua Zhang1*, Xuefeng Wang1,2, Er-jia Guo1,4, and Lin Gu3* |
1Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
2School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, China
3Beijing National Center for Electron Microscopy and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
4Department of Physics & Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Ting Lin, Ang Gao, Zhexin Tang et al 2024 Chin. Phys. Lett. 41 047701 |
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Abstract Phase transitions involving oxygen ion extraction within the framework of the crystallographic relevance have been widely exploited for sake of superconductivity, ferromagnetism, and ion conductivity in perovskite-related oxides. However, atomic-scale pathways of phase transitions and ion extraction threshold are inadequately understood. Here we investigate the atomic structure evolution of LaCoO$_{3}$ films upon oxygen extraction and subsequent Co migration, focusing on the key role of epitaxial strain. The brownmillerite to Ruddlesden–Popper phase transitions are discovered to stabilize at distinct crystal orientations in compressive- and tensile-strained cobaltites, which could be attributed to in-plane and out-of-plane Ruddlesden–Popper stacking faults, respectively. A two-stage process from exterior to interior phase transition is evidenced in compressive-strained LaCoO$_{2.5}$, while a single-step nucleation process leaving bottom layer unchanged in tensile-strained situation. Strain analyses reveal that the former process is initiated by an expansion in Co layer at boundary, whereas the latter one is associated with an edge dislocation combined with antiphase boundary. These findings provide a chemo-mechanical perspective on the structure regulation of perovskite oxides and enrich insights into strain-dependent phase diagram in epitaxial oxides films.
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Received: 08 March 2024
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Published: 21 April 2024
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