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Structural and chemical properties of nanocrystalline La0.5Sr0.5CoO3−δ layers on yttria-stabilized zirconia analyzed by transmission electron microscopy

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Abstract

Nanocrystalline La1−xSrxCoO3−δ (LSC) thin films with a nominal Sr content x = 0.5 were deposited on 3.5 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrates by a low-temperature sol–gel process followed by a rapid thermal annealing procedure at temperatures up to 900 °C. The structural and chemical stability of the as-prepared nanocrystalline LSC and demixing effects within the thin film or at the LSC/YSZ interface were studied after long-time exposure at temperatures between 700 °C and 1,000 °C. The grain size and surface topography were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy. Transmission electron microscopy combined with selected-area electron diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry, and electron-spectroscopic imaging was applied for the investigation of the microstructure and the analysis of the local chemical composition and element distribution on the nanoscale. Chemical potential calculations, which were performed to assess the decomposition of LSC/YSZ as a function of temperature, show good agreement with the experimental results.

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This work has been performed within the project D5 of the DFG Research Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN) and within a joint DFG-NSF project. It has been further supported by a grant from the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg (Az: 7713.14–300).

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  1. Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie and DFG Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN), Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, 76128, Germany

    L. Dieterle, D. Bach, R. Schneider, H. Störmer & D. Gerthsen

  2. Fraunhofer-Institut für Silicatforschung, Neunerplatz 2, Wurzburg, 97082, Germany

    U. Guntow

  3. Institut für Werkstoffe der Elektrotechnik and CFN, Universität Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, 76128, Germany

    E. Ivers-Tiffée, A. Weber & C. Peters

  4. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Energy Technology Research Institute, AIST Central 5, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, 305-8565, Japan

    H. Yokokawa

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Dieterle, L., Bach, D., Schneider, R. et al. Structural and chemical properties of nanocrystalline La0.5Sr0.5CoO3−δ layers on yttria-stabilized zirconia analyzed by transmission electron microscopy. J Mater Sci 43, 3135–3143 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-008-2502-8

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