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Fast Mapping of the Cobalt-Valence State in Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-d by Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 October 2013

Philipp Müller ,
Matthias Meffert ,
Heike Störmer  and
Dagmar Gerthsen
Philipp Müller*
Affiliation:
Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Engesserstraße 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Matthias Meffert
Affiliation:
Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Engesserstraße 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Heike Störmer
Affiliation:
Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Engesserstraße 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Dagmar Gerthsen
Affiliation:
Laboratorium für Elektronenmikroskopie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Engesserstraße 7, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), DFG-Center for Functional Nanostructures (CFN), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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*Corresponding author.philipp.mueller@kit.edu
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Abstract

A fast method for determination of the Co-valence state by electron energy loss spectroscopy in a transmission electron microscope is presented. We suggest the distance between the Co-L3 and Co-L2 white-lines as a reliable property for the determination of Co-valence states between 2+ and 3+. The determination of the Co-L2,3 white-line distance can be automated and is therefore well suited for the evaluation of large data sets that are collected for line scans and mappings. Data with a low signal-to-noise due to short acquisition times can be processed by applying principal component analysis. The new technique was applied to study the Co-valence state of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-d (BSCF), which is hampered by the superposition of the Ba-M4,5 white-lines on the Co-L2,3 white-lines. The Co-valence state of the cubic BSCF phase was determined to be 2.2+ (±0.2) after annealing for 100 h at 650°C, compared to an increased valence state of 2.8+ (±0.2) for the hexagonal phase. These results support models that correlate the instability of the cubic BSCF phase with an increased Co-valence state at temperatures below 840°C.

Keywords

BSCFEELSTEMcobaltCo-valencewhite-linetransition metalPCAoxidation state
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Materials Applications
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Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , December 2013 , pp. 1595 - 1605
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2013 

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