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稀土L边X射线光谱学研究高熵氧化物:关于价态和相稳定性的见解

Lanthanide L-Edge Spectroscopy of High-Entropy Oxides: Insights into Valence and Phase Stability

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University(弗吉尼亚理工大学);The Pennsylvania State University(宾夕法尼亚州立大学)

Gerald R. Bejger, Mary Kathleen Caucci, Saeed S. I. Almishal, Billy Yang, Jon-Paul Maria, Susan B. Sinnott, Christina M. Rost

AI总结:

本研究通过XAS和DFT计算揭示了稀土高熵氧化物中价态与相稳定性的关系,发现Ce的氧化态变化与组分效应有关。

摘要:

高熵氧化物(HEOs)是一类有前景的多组分陶瓷,具有可调的结构和电子性质。在本研究中,我们利用X射线吸收谱(XAS)研究了稀土HEOs在(Ce,Sm,Pr,La,Y)O2体系中的局部电子结构。通过系统地增加Ce的浓度,我们观察到从比克bite相到氟石相的相变,通过X射线衍射(XRD)跟踪,并通过La、Sm、Ce和Pr的L边XANES分析得到验证。La和Sm的氧化态仍为三价,而Ce表现出少量Ce3+成分,Pr则保持一致的混合价态。密度泛函理论(DFT)计算结合Bader电荷分析支持这些发现,并揭示相变是由组分效应而非阳离子氧化还原驱动的。我们结合实验和计算的方法为RE-HEOs的结构-价态相关性及其对离子传输和相稳定性的意义提供了新的见解。

英文摘要:

High-entropy oxides (HEOs) are a promising class of multicomponent ceramics with tunable structural and electronic properties. In this study, we investigate the local electronic structure of rare-earth HEOs in the (Ce, Sm, Pr, La, Y)O2 system using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). By systematically increasing the Ce concentration, we observe a phase transition from bixbyite to fluorite, tracked by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and corroborated by L-edge XANES analysis of La, Sm, Ce, and Pr. The oxidation states of La and Sm remain trivalent, while Ce exhibits a minor Ce 3+ fraction and Pr shows a consistent mixed-valence state. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations with Bader charge analysis support these findings and reveal that the phase transition is driven by compositional effects rather than cation redox. Our combined experimental and computational approach provides new insights into structure-valence correlations in RE-HEOs and their implications for ionic transport and phase stability.

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