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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on BaTiO3 by Materials Project

BaTiO3 is (Cubic) Perovskite-like structured and crystallizes in the hexagonal P6_3/mmc space group. The structure is three-dimensional. there are two inequivalent Ba2+ sites. In the first Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to twelve O2- atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with nine BaO12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent TiO6 octahedra, faces with seven BaO12 cuboctahedra, and faces with seven TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 7°. There are a spread of Ba–O bond distances ranging from 2.85–3.01 Å. In the second Ba2+ site, Ba2+ is bonded to twelve O2- atoms to form BaO12 cuboctahedra that share corners with twelve BaO12 cuboctahedra, faces with six equivalent BaO12 cuboctahedra, and faces with eight TiO6 octahedra. There are six shorter (2.90 Å) and six longer (2.91 Å) Ba–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent Ti4+ sites. In the first Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with three equivalent BaO12 cuboctahedra, corners with three equivalent TiO6 octahedra, faces with seven BaO12 cuboctahedra, and a faceface with one TiO6 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. There is three shorter (1.98 Å) and three longer (2.01 Å) Ti–O bond length. In the second Ti4+ site, Ti4+ is bonded to six equivalent O2- atoms to form TiO6 octahedra that share corners with six equivalent TiO6 octahedra and faces with eight BaO12 cuboctahedra. The corner-sharing octahedral tilt angles are 3°. All Ti–O bond lengths are 2.01 Å. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to four Ba2+ and two Ti4+ atoms. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted L-shaped geometry to four Ba2+ and two equivalent Ti4+ atoms.

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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on BaTiO3 by Materials Project

BaTiO3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Amm2 space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a linear geometry to two equivalent O2- atoms. Both Ba–O bond lengths are 2.52 Å. Ti4+ is bonded in a rectangular see-saw-like geometry to four equivalent O2- atoms. There are two shorter (1.97 Å) and two longer (2.15 Å) Ti–O bond lengths. There are two inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded to two equivalent Ba2+ and four equivalent O2- atoms to form distorted corner-sharing OBa2O4 octahedra. The corner-sharing octahedra tilt angles range from 1–3°. There are two shorter (2.05 Å) and two longer (2.07 Å) O–O bond lengths. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted linear geometry to two equivalent Ti4+ and two equivalent O2- atoms.

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DOE OSTI2024

Highly tunable magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy in Fe3+-doped BaTiO3

Magnetic dopants in ferroelectric oxide host materials provide a platform for electric field control of isolated spins, facilitated by tuning of the magnetocrystalline anisotropy energy (MCAE). We present first-principles calculations of the MCAE experienced by isolated Fe3+ dopants in the tetragonal, orthorhombic, and rhombohedral phases of the prototypical ferroelectric BaTiO3. We identify an order-of-magnitude decrease in the MCAE in the rhombohedral phase relative to the tetragonal and orthorhombic phases. We explain this dramatic decrease, as well as the formation of a spin-easy plane in the tetragonal phase and spin-easy axes in the orthorhombic and rhombohedral phases, using crystal field theory arguments. Building a superposition model from crystal field theory, we show how a set of simple criteria based on crystalline environment can be used to estimate the MCAE. We suggest this as a route to rapidly screen candidate ferroelectric hosts and magnetic dopants that possess phases with spin-easy axes and maximal MCAE tunability.

Barker, Bradford A↗
DOE OSTI2022

Single-Step Fabrication of Au-Fe-BaTiO3 Nanocomposite Thin Films Embedded with Non-Equilibrium Au-Fe Alloyed Nanostructures

Nanocomposite thin film materials present great opportunities in coupling materials and functionalities in unique nanostructures including nanoparticles-in-matrix, vertically aligned nanocomposites (VANs), and nanolayers. Interestingly the nanocomposites processed through a non-equilibrium processing method, e.g., pulsed laser deposition (PLD), often possess unique metastable phases and microstructures that could not achieve using equilibrium techniques, and thus lead to novel physical properties. In this work, a unique three-phase system composed of BaTiO3 (BTO), with two immiscible metals, Au and Fe, is demonstrated. By adjusting the deposition laser frequency from 2 Hz to 10 Hz, the phase and morphology of Au and Fe nanoparticles in BTO matrix vary from separated Au and Fe nanoparticles to well-mixed Au-Fe alloy pillars. This is attributed to the non-equilibrium process of PLD and the limited diffusion under high laser frequency (e.g., 10 Hz). The magnetic and optical properties are effectively tuned based on the morphology variation. This work demonstrates the stabilization of non-equilibrium alloy structures in the VAN form and allows for the exploration of new non-equilibrium materials systems and their properties that could not be easily achieved through traditional equilibrium methods.

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NASA NTRS1986

Optimal coherent image amplification by two-wave coupling in photorefractive BaTiO3

Coherent image amplification by two-wave coupling in a crystal of photorefractive BaTiO3 is analyzed. This amplifier is optimized with respect to such operational characteristics as gain versus amplified image quality and space-bandwidth product. Experimental results that demonstrate coherent image amplification of 4000, space-bandwidth product of 1,000,000, and gray-level dynamic range of greater than 100 are presented.

Fainman, Y.↗
NASA NTRS1991

Thin film processing of photorefractive BaTiO3

The principle objectives of this ongoing research involve the preparation and characterization of polycrystalline single-domain thin films of BaTiO3 for photorefractive applications. These films must be continuous, free of cracks, and of high optical quality. The two methods proposed are sputtering and sol-gel related processing.

Schuster, Paul R.↗
NASA NTRS2014

A Reliability Model for Ni-BaTiO3-Based (BME) Ceramic Capacitors

The evaluation of multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with base-metal electrodes (BMEs) for potential NASA space project applications requires an in-depth understanding of their reliability. The reliability of an MLCC is defined as the ability of the dielectric material to retain its insulating properties under stated environmental and operational conditions for a specified period of time t. In this presentation, a general mathematic expression of a reliability model for a BME MLCC is developed and discussed. The reliability model consists of three parts: (1) a statistical distribution that describes the individual variation of properties in a test group of samples (Weibull, log normal, normal, etc.), (2) an acceleration function that describes how a capacitors reliability responds to external stresses such as applied voltage and temperature (All units in the test group should follow the same acceleration function if they share the same failure mode, independent of individual units), and (3) the effect and contribution of the structural and constructional characteristics of a multilayer capacitor device, such as the number of dielectric layers N, dielectric thickness d, average grain size r, and capacitor chip size S. In general, a two-parameter Weibull statistical distribution model is used in the description of a BME capacitors reliability as a function of time. The acceleration function that relates a capacitors reliability to external stresses is dependent on the failure mode. Two failure modes have been identified in BME MLCCs: catastrophic and slow degradation. A catastrophic failure is characterized by a time-accelerating increase in leakage current that is mainly due to existing processing defects (voids, cracks, delamination, etc.), or the extrinsic defects. A slow degradation failure is characterized by a near-linear increase in leakage current against the stress time; this is caused by the electromigration of oxygen vacancies (intrinsic defects). The two identified failure modes follow different acceleration functions. Catastrophic failures follow the traditional power-law relationship to the applied voltage. Slow degradation failures fit well to an exponential law relationship to the applied electrical field. Finally, the impact of capacitor structure on the reliability of BME capacitors is discussed with respect to the number of dielectric layers in an MLCC unit, the number of BaTiO3 grains per dielectric layer, and the chip size of the capacitor device.

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