[Ifeffit] [Ext] Re: Question about mixed second coordination shell

Wed Jan 17 15:26:02 CST 2024

As Robert notes, it is likely that you have a lot of disorder in the Na
sites, particularly if there is also a P3 to O3 transition happening.  If
the second shell fits using just the metal and oxygen atoms are reasonable,
then I would simply not worry about the Na and make the case that the
disorder washed out their contribution.  More importantly, I would focus on
the bond lengths of the atoms you can see to detect a structural transition
although it will be very difficult as the transition typically consists of
the layers sliding against one another without changing the bond
lengths internal to the layers very much.  If you want to discuss this more
off the list I am happy to do so.

Carlo

On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:41 AM Otal Eugenio <eugenio_otal at shinshu-u.ac.jp>
wrote:

> Dear Carlo,
> Thanks for your answer.
> Yes, it is a layered material. I was measuring in situ the transformation
> from O3 to P3.
> I am not sure that Na atoms are ordered, it is a light element in a
> layered structure and I applied some cycles to form the electrolyte-cathode
> interphase, and disorder can be found there. I shook the structure a
> little, your observation is correct.
> I compared the spectra of a non-cycled one (blue) with a cycled one (red)
> and the differences are minimal.
> [image: image.png][image: image.png]
> I was measuring all the edges, all showed the same problem, Na is
> impossible to include in the fitting.
> The goal was to monitor changes in the first coordination shell during the
> battery operation. I found all the necessary information to understand the
> system.
> To fit the second coordination shell was attempted to evaluate the Na
> concentration along the cycles and complement the electrochemical
> measurements.
> Best regards.
>
>
>
>
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> On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 2:56 PM Carlo Segre <segre at iit.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi Eugenio:
>>
>> This looks like a layered structure, most likely a P2 or P3 phase.  Is
>> this correct?  How sure are you that you have a single phase and that the
>> Na ions are well ordered?  Is it possible that there is so much disorder in
>> the M-Na distances that they wash out any contribution?  In that case, the
>> second M-O distance would probably be more important.  You also do not
>> mention if this is Ni, Fe or Mn edge data.  Is it possible that these
>> differ?
>>
>> Carlo
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 11:30 PM Otal Eugenio <
>> eugenio_otal at shinshu-u.ac.jp> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Robert,
>>> Thanks for your detailed answer.
>>> I am cutting at R=3.35. I also tried to go up to 4.0 to provide more
>>> freedom and to include the SS TM-O at 3.6.
>>> It seems that including MS was not fruitful at the moment. I found the
>>> contribution very tiny, Importance < 10.
>>> I included the path at 3.6, and it fits well, but when I include the Na,
>>> the CN_Na goes to high values (>10) and errors (~+/- 50)
>>> I also tried to restrict the CN of TM to force the Na to take place and
>>> get good results. Also useless.
>>> I was checking the data in R_real and the TM and Na paths. I see the TM
>>> path is in phase while the Na path is not. I wonder if this is affecting
>>> the fit. How should I constrain the fitting to solve this situation?
>>> Best regards.
>>>
>>> [image: image.png]
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 17, 2024 at 1:24 AM Robert Gordon <ragordon at alumni.sfu.ca>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Otal,
>>>>
>>>> I ran a quick FEFF simulation just to see what is present under that
>>>> second peak in the FT.
>>>> There are many more shells than just TM and Na...e.g.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> There is significant multiple scattering and another backscattering
>>>> peak (Fe-O) at
>>>> 3.6Angstroms. All of these are going to spread underneath that peak in
>>>> the FT. You might
>>>> also be getting some interference from the 4.07A MS stuff. It doesn't
>>>> seem a surprise that
>>>> just including TM and Na is giving problems.
>>>>
>>>> What is your high-R cutoff? Have you tried including
>>>> multiple-scattering or that 4th backscattering
>>>> contribution?
>>>>
>>>> cheers,
>>>> Robert
>>>>
>>>> On 2024-01-09 12:06 a.m., Otal Eugenio wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>> Happy New Year!
>>>> I am dealing with the fitting of NaMn0.3Fe0.4Ni0.3O2 second shell.
>>>> I have Mn, Ni, and Fe at 2.9772Å and Na at 3.1859Å, showing only one
>>>> shell. If I use any of the transition metals (dZ <5) for fitting the second
>>>> coordination shell. fitting is fine, but when I introduce the Na path, the
>>>> fitting has no sense, CN_Na grows and also its error.
>>>> Even including Na, I have Nvary = 10 and Ninp = 13.98, so I am getting
>>>> out of ideas and nothing helpful in the ifeffit Archive until now.
>>>> Is there any strategy for dealing with mixed second coordination
>>>> shells? I am attaching the file exported from Larch and the cif file.
>>>> Best regards.
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> Eugenio H. OTAL
>>>> Assistant Professor
>>>> Dept. of Materials Chemistry
>>>> Shinshu University
>>>> 4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano 380-8553, JAPAN
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Professor of Materials Science & Engineering
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Illinois Institute of Technology
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