Surface termination and subsurface restructuring of perovskite-based solid oxide electrode materials†
J. Druce,H. Téllez,M. Burriel,M. D. Sharp,L. J. Fawcett,S. N. Cook,D. S. McPhail,T. Ishihara,H. H. Brongersma
Energy & Environmental Science Pub Date : 07/23/2014 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C4EE01497A
Abstract

We study the outer atomic surfaces of a series of perovskite-based ceramics using low energy ion scattering spectroscopy. After high temperature treatment, segregated A-site (or acceptor substituent) cations dominate the outer surfaces with no B-site cations detected. We also find evidence of an associated B-cation enriched region below the surface.

Graphical abstract: Surface termination and subsurface restructuring of perovskite-based solid oxide electrode materials