Exsolution-Driven Surface Transformation in the Host Oxide. Wang, J., Kumar, A., Wardini, J. L, Zhang, Z., Zhou, H., Crumlin, E. J, Sadowski, J. T, Woller, K. B, Bowman, W. J, LeBeau, J. M, & Yildiz, B. Nano Lett., 22:5401–5408, 13 July, 2022.
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Exsolution synthesizes self-assembled metal nanoparticle catalysts via phase precipitation. An overlooked aspect in this method thus far is how exsolution affects the host oxide surface chemistry and structure. Such information is critical as the oxide itself can also contribute to the overall catalytic activity. Combining X-ray and electron probes, we investigated the surface transformation of thin-film SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3 during Fe0 exsolution. We found that exsolution generates a highly Fe-deficient near-surface layer of about 2 nm thick. Moreover, the originally single-crystalline oxide near-surface region became partially polycrystalline after exsolution. Such drastic transformations at the surface of the oxide are important because the exsolution-induced nonstoichiometry and grain boundaries can alter the oxide ion transport and oxygen exchange kinetics and, hence, the catalytic activity toward water splitting or hydrogen oxidation reactions. These findings highlight the need to consider the exsolved oxide surface, in addition to the metal nanoparticles, in designing the exsolved nanocatalysts.
@ARTICLE{Wang2022-ve,
  title    = "Exsolution-Driven Surface Transformation in the Host Oxide",
  author   = "Wang, Jiayue and Kumar, Abinash and Wardini, Jenna L and Zhang,
              Zhan and Zhou, Hua and Crumlin, Ethan J and Sadowski, Jerzy T and
              Woller, Kevin B and Bowman, William J and LeBeau, James M and
              Yildiz, Bilge",
  journal  = "Nano Lett.",
  volume   =  22,
  pages    = "5401--5408",
  abstract = "Exsolution synthesizes self-assembled metal nanoparticle catalysts
              via phase precipitation. An overlooked aspect in this method thus
              far is how exsolution affects the host oxide surface chemistry and
              structure. Such information is critical as the oxide itself can
              also contribute to the overall catalytic activity. Combining X-ray
              and electron probes, we investigated the surface transformation of
              thin-film SrTi0.65Fe0.35O3 during Fe0 exsolution. We found that
              exsolution generates a highly Fe-deficient near-surface layer of
              about 2 nm thick. Moreover, the originally single-crystalline
              oxide near-surface region became partially polycrystalline after
              exsolution. Such drastic transformations at the surface of the
              oxide are important because the exsolution-induced
              nonstoichiometry and grain boundaries can alter the oxide ion
              transport and oxygen exchange kinetics and, hence, the catalytic
              activity toward water splitting or hydrogen oxidation reactions.
              These findings highlight the need to consider the exsolved oxide
              surface, in addition to the metal nanoparticles, in designing the
              exsolved nanocatalysts.",
  month    =  "13~" # jul,
  year     =  2022,
  keywords = "exsolution; nanoparticles; perovskite oxides; self-assembly;
              surface transformation;Velion Pubs;LeBeau Group",
  doi      = "10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01439",
  pmid     =  35771744
}

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