journal article·2025-09-01Open access

Photoelectron holography characterization of protonated brownmillerite SrCoO2.5 epitaxial films

Daisuke Kan, Yusuke Hashimoto, Thanh Ngoc Pham, Lingling Xie, Yosuke Isoda, Tomohiro Matsushita, Yoshitada Morikawa, Yuichi Shimakawa

Abstract

We characterized protonated SrCoO 2.5 epitaxial films by the photoelectron holography technique.We found that photoelectron holography patterns change due to cation displacements induced by electrochemical protonation.By simulating holography patterns based on structural models of the protonated SrCoO 2.5 using machine-learning enhanced global optimization and comparing them with the experimentally observed patterns, we evaluated hydrogen concentration and cation displacements in protonated SrCoO 2.5 films.Our results show that photoelectron holography is useful in characterizing protonation-induced changes in metal transition oxides.
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OpenAlex topics: X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography · Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques · Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials

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Affiliations

Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University

Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology

Department of Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

Faculty of Engineering – Technology and Environment, An Giang University (AGU)

Climate Change Institute, AGU

Vietnam National University

Research Center for Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Osaka

Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), The University of Osaka

Nanotechnology Program, Faculty of Advanced Technology and Engineering, Vietnam Japan University, Vietnam National University

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