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Correlated Terahertz phonon-ion interactions dominate ion conduction in solid electrolyte Li0.5La0.5TiO3
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Ionic conduction in solids that exceeds 0.01 S/cm is predicted to involve collective phonon-ion interactions in the crystal lattice. Here, we use theory and experiment to measure the contribution of possible collective phonon-ion modes to Li+ migration in Li0.5La0.5TiO3. The ab initio calculations reveal that only a few phonon modes, mostly TiO6 rocking modes below 6 Terahertz, provide over 40% of the energy required for the Li+ hop in Li0.5La0.5TiO3. Laser-driving the TiO6 rocking modes decreases the measured impedance ten-fold compared to exciting acoustic and optical phonons at similar energy densities. The decreased impedance persists on thermalization timescales. These findings provide new insights on phonon-coupled ion migration mechanisms, material design rules, and the potential for metastable states for opto-ionic materials.
- Subjects :
- Condensed Matter - Materials Science
Physics - Chemical Physics
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- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2305.01632
- Document Type :
- Working Paper