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  • Solid-State Chemistry
  • Computational Materials Science

Background:

  • Oxygen vacancies in fluorite-structured ceria (CeO2) are crucial for ionic conductivity.
  • Understanding defect migration mechanisms is key to designing advanced ceramic materials.
  • Mechanical strain's impact on vacancy migration in oxides remains an area of active research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of mechanical strain on oxygen vacancy migration in ceria.
  • To quantitatively determine the activation volume tensor for oxygen vacancy migration under various strain states.
  • To predict strain conditions that maximize oxygen-ion transport in ceria.

Main Methods:

  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed.
  • Uniaxial, biaxial, and isotropic strain states up to ±7% were simulated.
  • The complete activation volume tensor, including diagonal and off-diagonal elements, was extracted.

Main Results:

  • Individual tensor elements for oxygen vacancy migration were found to be independent of strain state.
  • These elements exhibit dependence on applied stress and effective pressure.
  • The study provides a method to quantitatively predict the effect of strain on migration barriers.

Conclusions:

  • Mechanical strain significantly influences oxygen vacancy migration pathways and kinetics in ceria.
  • Stress and pressure are critical factors governing oxygen vacancy migration under strain.
  • The developed approach allows for the rational design of ceria-based materials with enhanced oxygen transport properties through controlled strain application.