About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Understanding High Entropy Materials via Data Science and Computational Approaches
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Presentation Title |
Spinel-Structured Precipitate Morphology in High-Entropy Mg0.2Ni0.2Co0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O Epitaxial Films: Thermodynamic and Phase-Field Investigations |
Author(s) |
Yueze Tan, Jacob T. Sivak, Saeed S. I. Almishal, Susan B. Sinnott, Jon-Paul Maria, Yanzhou Ji, Long-Qing Chen |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Yueze Tan |
Abstract Scope |
High-entropy oxides (HEOs) with multiple equimolar cations can be stabilized at high temperatures by their large configurational entropy. At lower temperatures, change in average cation valence will create charged defects in HEOs, promoting further ordering or phase separation. In epitaxial Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O films, nanoscale spinel-structured cuboidal precipitates have been observed, accompanied with changes in Co valence. To investigate the morphology evolution of these precipitates, we extended our phase-field model of simultaneous solid solution and stoichiometric phases, with parameters informed by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Our simulations, along with thermodynamic analysis, reveal that interfacial anisotropy drives the cuboidal shape of observed precipitates. The size dependence of precipitate shapes has also been quantitatively investigated, with anisotropies from both elastic interactions and interfaces. Our work explains the chemical and geometric features of the Co3+-rich precipitates in epitaxial HEO films and provides guidance for controlling precipitate morphologies therein. |