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Three different film systems have been systematically investigated to understand the effects of strain and substrate constraint on the phase transitions of perovskite films. In SrTiO$_3$ films, the phase transition temperature T$_C$ was…
The interrelation between the epitaxial strain and oxygen deficiency in La0.7Ca0.3MnO3-{\delta} thin films was studied in terms of structural and functional properties. The films with a thickness of 1000{\AA} were prepared using a PLD…
The requirements for beneficial materials restructuring into a higher performance OER electrocatalyst are still a largely open question. Here we use Erythrite (Co$_3$(AsO$_4$)$_2\cdot$8H$_2$O) as a Co-based OER electrocatalyst to evaluate…
The strong structure-property coupling in rare-earth nickelates has spurred the realization of new quantum phases in rapid succession. Recently, topotactic transformations have provided a new platform for the controlled creation of oxygen…
The effect of oxygen content on the magnetic properties of the layered perovskites has been investigated. The samples, PrBaCo$_{2}$O$_{5+\delta}$ (0.35 $\leq \delta \leq$ 0.80) were prepared by sol-gel method and characterized by X-ray…
Oxygen vacancies, especially their distribution, are directly coupled to the electromagnetic properties of oxides and related emergent functionalities that have implication in device applications. Here using a homoepitaxial strontium…
The correlation between ex situ electronic conductivity, oxygen vacancy content, flat-band potential (Efb), and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) activity for a wide range of perovskite compositions are investigated experimentally and…
Several defect configurations including oxygen vacancies have been investigated as possible origins of the reported room-temperature ferroelectricity of strontium titanate (STO) thin films [Appl. Phys. Letts. 91, 042908 (2007)].…
Critical to the development of improved solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology are novel compounds with high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalytic activity and robust stability under cathode operating conditions. Approximately 2145…
We present a methodology based on \textit{ex-situ} (post-growth) electrochemistry to control the oxygen concentration in thin films of the superconducting oxide La$_2$CuO$_{4+y}$ grown epitaxially on substrates of isostructural LaSrAlO$_4$.…
Enhancing the transport of oxygen anions in the cathode while maintaining surface stability is essential for improving the performance of intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). This study investigates a novel cathode…
Since oxide materials like Sr$_2$FeMoO$_6$ are usually applied as thin films, we studied the effect of biaxial strain, resulting from the substrate, on the electronic and magnetic properties and, in particular, on the formation energy of…
A novel approach for finding new transparent conductors involves taking advantage of electronic correlations in metallic transition metal oxides, such as SrVO$_3$, to enhance the electronic effective mass and suppress the plasma frequency…
The presence of oxygen vacancy, as well as ordering of vacancies plays an important role in determining the electronic, ionic and thermal transport properties of many transition metal oxide materials. Controlling the concentration of oxygen…
We present a study of the local strain effects associated with vacancy defects in strontium titanate and report the first calculations of elastic dipole tensors and chemical strains for point defects in perovskites. The combination of local…
In oxide epitaxy, the growth temperature and background oxygen partial pressure are considered as the most critical factors that control the phase stability of an oxide thin film. Here, we report an unusual case wherein diffusion of oxygen…
A large variety of perovskite oxide superconductors are known, including some of the most prominent high-temperature and unconventional superconductors. However, superconductivity among the oxidation state inverted material class, the…
The phase transition in CrN epitaxial films is substantially suppressed by epitaxial constraint. Here, we propose that nitrogen (N) vacancies can be taken as a knob to regulate the phase transition of CrN(111) epitaxial films. To validate…
Oxygen vacancies can be of utmost importance for improving or deteriorating physical properties of oxide materials. Here, we studied from first-principles the electronic and magnetic properties of oxygen vacancies in the double perovskite…
We investigate the effect of epitaxial strain on the Mott metal-insulator transition (MIT) in perovskite systems with d^1 and d^2 electron configuration of the transition metal (TM) cation. We first discuss the general trends expected from…