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Frenkel‐Defect‐Mediated Chemical Ordering Transition in a Li–Mn–Ni Spinel Oxide
Author(s) -
Ryoo Hyewon,
Bae Hyung Bin,
Kim YoungMin,
Kim JinGyu,
Lee Seongsu,
Chung SungYoon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201502320
Subject(s) - spinel , octahedron , complex oxide , crystallographic defect , oxide , materials science , transition metal , ab initio , frenkel defect , atomic units , kinetic energy , crystallography , chemical physics , chemistry , catalysis , crystal structure , physics , metallurgy , quantum mechanics , biochemistry , organic chemistry
Using spinel‐type Li(Mn 1.5 Ni 0.5 )O 4 with two different cations, Mn and Ni, in the oxygen octahedra as a model system, we show that a cation ordering transition takes place through the formation of Frenkel‐type point defects. A series of experimental results based on atomic‐scale observations and in situ powder diffractions along with ab initio calculations consistently support such defect‐mediated transition behavior. In addition to providing a precise suggestion of the intermediate transient states and the resulting kinetic pathway during the transition between two phases, our findings emphasize the significant role of point defects in ordering transformation of complex oxides.