Mayanak K. Gupta, Jingxuan Ding, Hung-Min Lin, Zachary Hood, Naresh C. Osti, Douglas L. Abernathy, Andrey A. Yakovenko, Hui Wang, Olivier Delaire
{"title":"Investigation of Low-Energy Lattice Dynamics and Their Role in Superionic Na Diffusion and Ultralow Thermal Conductivity of Na3PSe4 as a Solid-State Electrolyte","authors":"Mayanak K. Gupta, Jingxuan Ding, Hung-Min Lin, Zachary Hood, Naresh C. Osti, Douglas L. Abernathy, Andrey A. Yakovenko, Hui Wang, Olivier Delaire","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01553","url":null,"abstract":"The atomic dynamics of Na<sub>3</sub>PSe<sub>4</sub> were investigated using a combination of neutron scattering experiments and ab initio and machine-learned molecular dynamics simulations to probe the interplay of fast ionic diffusion with atomic vibrations (phonons) of the host lattice. Our results reveal the existence of low-energy vibrational modes, simultaneously involving motions of Na<sup>+</sup> ions and framework polyanion subunits, and show that these modes become strongly overdamped in the superionic regime as they couple with the Na<sup>+</sup> hopping process. In particular, the Na<sup>+</sup> migration energy landscape is strongly impacted by low-energy phonons derived from a soft acoustic branch of the host lattice, which modulates the diameter of the Na<sup>+</sup> diffusion channel at the bottleneck. We find that an additional factor for the enhanced Na<sup>+</sup> conductivity in Na<sub>3</sub>PSe<sub>4</sub> is the presence of Na-vacancies, which also affect the low-frequency dynamics and thermal vibration amplitudes, pointing to an interplay between Na<sup>+</sup> vacancies and host dynamics, jointly enhancing ionic diffusivity. Finally, we investigate the origin of ultralow thermal conductivities in Na<sub>3</sub>PSe<sub>4</sub> and Na<sub>3</sub>PS<sub>4</sub> using Green–Kubo simulations and find that low-energy acoustic phonon modes of the overall crystal framework provide a dominant contribution to the thermal conductivity.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemistry of MaterialsPub Date : 2024-11-25DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0155310.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01553
Mayanak K. Gupta*, Jingxuan Ding, Hung-Min Lin, Zachary Hood, Naresh C. Osti, Douglas L. Abernathy, Andrey A. Yakovenko, Hui Wang and Olivier Delaire*,
{"title":"Investigation of Low-Energy Lattice Dynamics and Their Role in Superionic Na Diffusion and Ultralow Thermal Conductivity of Na3PSe4 as a Solid-State Electrolyte","authors":"Mayanak K. Gupta*, Jingxuan Ding, Hung-Min Lin, Zachary Hood, Naresh C. Osti, Douglas L. Abernathy, Andrey A. Yakovenko, Hui Wang and Olivier Delaire*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0155310.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01553","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01553https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01553","url":null,"abstract":"<p >The atomic dynamics of Na<sub>3</sub>PSe<sub>4</sub> were investigated using a combination of neutron scattering experiments and ab initio and machine-learned molecular dynamics simulations to probe the interplay of fast ionic diffusion with atomic vibrations (phonons) of the host lattice. Our results reveal the existence of low-energy vibrational modes, simultaneously involving motions of Na<sup>+</sup> ions and framework polyanion subunits, and show that these modes become strongly overdamped in the superionic regime as they couple with the Na<sup>+</sup> hopping process. In particular, the Na<sup>+</sup> migration energy landscape is strongly impacted by low-energy phonons derived from a soft acoustic branch of the host lattice, which modulates the diameter of the Na<sup>+</sup> diffusion channel at the bottleneck. We find that an additional factor for the enhanced Na<sup>+</sup> conductivity in Na<sub>3</sub>PSe<sub>4</sub> is the presence of Na-vacancies, which also affect the low-frequency dynamics and thermal vibration amplitudes, pointing to an interplay between Na<sup>+</sup> vacancies and host dynamics, jointly enhancing ionic diffusivity. Finally, we investigate the origin of ultralow thermal conductivities in Na<sub>3</sub>PSe<sub>4</sub> and Na<sub>3</sub>PS<sub>4</sub> using Green–Kubo simulations and find that low-energy acoustic phonon modes of the overall crystal framework provide a dominant contribution to the thermal conductivity.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"36 23","pages":"11377–11392 11377–11392"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142851149","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alex J Brown, Bettina Schwaighofer, Maxim Avdeev, Bernt Johannessen, Ivana Radosavljevic Evans, Chris D Ling
{"title":"Correction to “Expanded Chemistry and Proton Conductivity in Vanadium-Substituted Variants of γ-Ba4Nb2O9”","authors":"Alex J Brown, Bettina Schwaighofer, Maxim Avdeev, Bernt Johannessen, Ivana Radosavljevic Evans, Chris D Ling","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03167","url":null,"abstract":"The authors regret that the affiliation recorded for Bernt Johannessen is incomplete. The full affiliation should be “Australian Synchrotron, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia”. The authors would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused. This article has not yet been cited by other publications.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142712996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerating Materials Discovery of Novel Europium(II)-Activated Phosphors through Machine Learning Classification of Europium Valences","authors":"Yukinori Koyama*, Yukako Kohriki, Masamichi Harada, Naoto Hirosaki and Takashi Takeda, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0198110.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01981","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01981https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c01981","url":null,"abstract":"<p >An approach is presented to accelerate the discovery of host compounds for novel Eu<sup>2+</sup>-activated phosphor materials by integrating systematic data collection, machine learning, and experimental validation. A data set of Eu<sup>2+</sup>- and Eu<sup>3+</sup>-activated phosphors has been constructed using systematic data collection methodology from numerous academic articles. A machine-learning classification model has been developed using the collected data set to predict the oxidation states of Eu ions in potential hosts regarding luminescence. The model considers the nonexclusive nature of the divalent and trivalent oxidation states of Eu ions in phosphor applications. A comprehensive exploration of a materials database was conducted to identify host candidates for novel Eu<sup>2+</sup>-activated phosphor materials, leading to attempts to synthesize them. Photoluminescence analysis revealed the successful synthesis of 12 new Eu<sup>2+</sup>-activated phosphors, demonstrating the potential of the proposed approach for accelerating material discovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"36 23","pages":"11412–11420 11412–11420"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142843411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural Evolution and Optical Properties of Hydroxyfluorooxoborates MM′2n-1[B3O3F4(OH)]n (M = K, Cs, and Rb; M′ = K, NH4, and Cs; n = 1, 2, and 3)","authors":"Huan Pei, Luyong Zhang, Huanhuan Cheng, Shibin Wang, Zhihua Yang, Fangfang Zhang* and Shilie Pan*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0285310.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02853https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02853","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Four hydroxyfluorooxoborates, α-K<sub>2</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)] (<b>I</b>), β-K<sub>2</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)] (<b>II</b>), Cs(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sub>2</sub> (<b>III</b>), and RbCs<sub>5</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sub>3</sub> (<b>IV</b>), with identical fundamental building block (FBB) [B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sup>2–</sup>, were obtained successfully and characterized comprehensively. A phase transition between <b>I</b> and <b>II</b> was detected, which led to a space group evolution from centrosymmetric to noncentrosymmetric. The F<sup>–</sup> and OH<sup>–</sup> substitution effect was studied based on <b>II</b> and its hydroxyborate derivative K<sub>2</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>5</sub>], which reveals the corresponding changes in the band gap and the nonlinear optical properties. In addition, the cationic-size effect on the arrangement of the [B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sup>2–</sup> FBBs and the birefringent properties were discussed for the title compounds. This study contributes to the advancement of structural chemistry and sheds some light on the structure–property relationship studies of hydroxyfluorooxoborates.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"36 23","pages":"11697–11705 11697–11705"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142843869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Structural Evolution and Optical Properties of Hydroxyfluorooxoborates MM′2n-1[B3O3F4(OH)]n (M = K, Cs, and Rb; M′ = K, NH4, and Cs; n = 1, 2, and 3)","authors":"Huan Pei, Luyong Zhang, Huanhuan Cheng, Shibin Wang, Zhihua Yang, Fangfang Zhang, Shilie Pan","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02853","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02853","url":null,"abstract":"Four hydroxyfluorooxoborates, α-K<sub>2</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)] (<b>I</b>), β-K<sub>2</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)] (<b>II</b>), Cs(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>3</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sub>2</sub> (<b>III</b>), and RbCs<sub>5</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sub>3</sub> (<b>IV</b>), with identical fundamental building block (FBB) [B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sup>2–</sup>, were obtained successfully and characterized comprehensively. A phase transition between <b>I</b> and <b>II</b> was detected, which led to a space group evolution from centrosymmetric to noncentrosymmetric. The F<sup>–</sup> and OH<sup>–</sup> substitution effect was studied based on <b>II</b> and its hydroxyborate derivative K<sub>2</sub>[B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>(OH)<sub>5</sub>], which reveals the corresponding changes in the band gap and the nonlinear optical properties. In addition, the cationic-size effect on the arrangement of the [B<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub>F<sub>4</sub>(OH)]<sup>2–</sup> FBBs and the birefringent properties were discussed for the title compounds. This study contributes to the advancement of structural chemistry and sheds some light on the structure–property relationship studies of hydroxyfluorooxoborates.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142696666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tobias A. Teichtmeister, Tom Förster, Alexander Hugo Bernhart, Markus Seibald, Markus Suta, Hubert Huppertz
{"title":"High-Pressure/High-Temperature Synthesis of the Lanthanoid Zinc Borates Ln2Zn(B2O5)2 (Ln = Eu, Tb, Yb, Lu) with a Gadolinite-Analogue Crystal Structure and Luminescence Properties of Tb2Zn(B2O5)2:Eu3+","authors":"Tobias A. Teichtmeister, Tom Förster, Alexander Hugo Bernhart, Markus Seibald, Markus Suta, Hubert Huppertz","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02134","url":null,"abstract":"Four new lanthanoid zinc borates with the composition <i>Ln</i><sub>2</sub>Zn(B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (<i>Ln</i> = Eu, Tb, Yb, Lu) were obtained by high-pressure/high-temperature syntheses in a modified Walker-type multianvil device. The layered crystal structures are built up of four- and eight-membered rings of corner-sharing [BO<sub>4</sub>] tetrahedra. Two adjacent layers are linked by the lanthanoid- and zinc-centered polyhedra. A detailed investigation of the luminescence properties and energy transfer in Eu<sup>3+</sup>-activated Tb<sub>2</sub>Zn(B<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub> and a thorough characterization of the title compounds by infrared spectroscopy and temperature-dependent powder X-ray diffraction are provided. It turns out that the energy transfer between Tb<sup>3+</sup> and Eu<sup>3+</sup> is extremely efficient (≥98%), which can be related to the unusually short interlanthanoid distance of around 3.45 Å in this structure. The potential use as a lifetime-based luminescent thermometer relying on a temperature-dependent back energy transfer from Eu<sup>3+</sup> to Tb<sup>3+</sup> above room temperature with appreciable relative sensitivity (S<sub>r</sub> = 0.92% K<sup>–1</sup> at 425 K) is indicated.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Trions Stimulate Electronic Coupling in Colloidal Quantum Dot Molecules","authors":"Jordi Llusar, Juan I. Climente","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02809","url":null,"abstract":"Recent synthetic progress has enabled the controlled fusion of colloidal CdSe/CdS quantum dots in order to form dimers, manifesting electronic coupling in their optical response. While this “artificial H<sub>2</sub> molecule” constitutes a milestone toward the development of nanocrystal chemistry, the strength of the coupling has proven to be smaller than intended. The reason is that, when an exciton is photoinduced in the system, the hole localizes inside the CdSe cores and captures the electron, often preventing substantial delocalization across the dimer. Here, we predict, by means of k·p theory and configuration interaction calculations, that using trions instead of neutral excitons or biexcitons restores the electron delocalization. Positive trions are particularly apt because the strong hole–hole repulsion makes electron delocalization robust against moderate asymmetries in the cores, thus maintaining a homodimer-like behavior. The hybridization energies are sufficiently large to preserve the molecular character beyond cryogenic temperatures.","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"254 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142685052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemistry of MaterialsPub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0280910.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02809
Jordi Llusar, and , Juan I. Climente*,
{"title":"Trions Stimulate Electronic Coupling in Colloidal Quantum Dot Molecules","authors":"Jordi Llusar, and , Juan I. Climente*, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0280910.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02809https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c02809","url":null,"abstract":"<p >Recent synthetic progress has enabled the controlled fusion of colloidal CdSe/CdS quantum dots in order to form dimers, manifesting electronic coupling in their optical response. While this “artificial H<sub>2</sub> molecule” constitutes a milestone toward the development of nanocrystal chemistry, the strength of the coupling has proven to be smaller than intended. The reason is that, when an exciton is photoinduced in the system, the hole localizes inside the CdSe cores and captures the electron, often preventing substantial delocalization across the dimer. Here, we predict, by means of k·p theory and configuration interaction calculations, that using trions instead of neutral excitons or biexcitons restores the electron delocalization. Positive trions are particularly apt because the strong hole–hole repulsion makes electron delocalization robust against moderate asymmetries in the cores, thus maintaining a homodimer-like behavior. The hybridization energies are sufficiently large to preserve the molecular character beyond cryogenic temperatures.</p>","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"36 23","pages":"11676–11683 11676–11683"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142843049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemistry of MaterialsPub Date : 2024-11-22DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0314910.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03149
Jennifer H. Stansby, Neeraj Sharma*, Maxim Avdeev, Helen E A Brand, Bernt Johannessen, Elena Gonzalo, Nicholas E Drewett, Nagore Ortiz-Vitoriano and Teófilo Rojo,
{"title":"Correction to “P2-Na2/3Mn0.8M0.1M′0.1O2 (M = Zn, Fe and M′ = Cu, Al, Ti): A Detailed Crystal Structure Evolution Investigation”","authors":"Jennifer H. Stansby, Neeraj Sharma*, Maxim Avdeev, Helen E A Brand, Bernt Johannessen, Elena Gonzalo, Nicholas E Drewett, Nagore Ortiz-Vitoriano and Teófilo Rojo, ","doi":"10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c0314910.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03149https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.4c03149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":33,"journal":{"name":"Chemistry of Materials","volume":"36 23","pages":"11720 11720"},"PeriodicalIF":7.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142843050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}