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前驱体依赖的能学作为薄 film 中多形选择的预测原理

Precursor-Dependent Energetics as a Predictive Principle for Polymorph Selection in Thin Films

Ajou University(延世大学);Washington University in St. Louis(圣路易斯华盛顿大学);Sungkyunkwan University(成均馆大学)

Hyeon Woo Kim, Han Uk Lee, Rohan Mishra, Sung Beom Cho

AI总结:

通过整合第一性原理反应能学与基底相互作用,建立了前驱体依赖反应能学与多形可及性之间的定量框架,揭示了前驱体化学对多形选择的调控机制。

摘要:

蒸镀法允许合成具有独特性质的亚稳多形,但多形选择仍主要依赖经验,因为缺乏连接热力学、动力学和合成条件的预测指南。本文显示,前驱体化学可通过调节控制成核的反应驱动力来控制亚稳多形选择。通过将第一性原理反应能学与基底相互作用整合到经典成核理论中,建立了连接前驱体依赖反应能学与蒸镀过程中多形可及性的定量框架。以Ga2O3为模型系统,证明高反应性前驱体具有大反应驱动力,动力学稳定亚稳α相,而低驱动力前驱体允许热力学松弛到稳定η相。此外,前驱体流速放大过饱和度,扩大了稳定 elusive κ相的动能窗口。在TiO2系统中,该方法进一步验证了前驱体依赖反应能学正确捕捉金红石与锐钛矿的竞争成核。这些结果确立了前驱体化学作为可调的化学杠杆,用于控制成核动力学,并为蒸镀法中亚稳多形合成提供了预测设计原理。

英文摘要:

Vapor deposition allows for the synthesis of metastable polymorphs with unique properties, yet polymorph selection remains largely empirical due to the lack of predictive guidelines bridging thermodynamics, kinetics, and synthesis conditions. Here, we show that precursor chemistry can control metastable polymorph selection by modulating the reaction driving force governing nucleation. By integrating first-principles reaction energetics and substrate interactions into classical nucleation theory, we establish a quantitative framework that connects precursor-dependent reaction energetics to polymorph accessibility during vapor deposition. Using Ga2O3 as a model system, we demonstrate that highly reactive precursors with large reaction driving forces kinetically stabilize the metastable α phase, whereas low-driving-force precursors permit thermodynamic relaxation to the stable \b{eta} phase. Furthermore, precursor flow rates amplify supersaturation, expanding the kinetic window for stabilizing the elusive \k{appa} phase. The predictive capability of this approach is further validated in the TiO2 system, where precursor-dependent reaction energetics correctly capture the competitive nucleation between rutile and anatase. These results establish precursor chemistry as a tunable chemical lever for controlling nucleation kinetics and provide a predictive design principle for metastable polymorph synthesis in vapor deposition.

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