@article{zhi_paterson_call_jones_hesterberg_duckworth_poitras_knappe_2022, title={Mechanisms of orthophosphate removal from water by lanthanum carbonate and other lanthanum-containing materials}, volume={820}, ISSN={["1879-1026"]}, url={http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85123356200&partnerID=MN8TOARS}, DOI={10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153153}, abstractNote={Removing phosphorus (P) from water and wastewater is essential for preventing eutrophication and protecting environmental quality. Lanthanum [La(III)]-containing materials can effectively and selectively remove orthophosphate (PO4) from aqueous systems, but there remains a need to better understand the underlying mechanism of PO4 removal. Our objectives were to 1) identify the mechanism of PO4 removal by La-containing materials and 2) evaluate the ability of a new material, La2(CO3)3(s), to remove PO4 from different aqueous matrices, including municipal wastewater. We determined the dominant mechanism of PO4 removal by comparing geochemical simulations with equilibrium data from batch experiments and analyzing reaction products by X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy. Geochemical simulations of aqueous systems containing PO4 and La-containing materials predicted that PO4 removal occurs via precipitation of poorly soluble LaPO4(s). Results from batch experiments agreed with those obtained from geochemical simulations, and mineralogical characterization of the reaction products were consistent with PO4 removal occurring primarily by precipitation of LaPO4(s). Between pH 1.5 and 12.9, La2(CO3)3(s) selectively removed PO4 over other anions from different aqueous matrices, including treated wastewater. However, the rate of PO4 removal decreased with increasing solution pH. In comparison to other solids, such as La(OH)3(s), La2(CO3)3(s) exhibits a relatively low solubility, particularly under slightly acidic conditions. Consequently, release of La3+ into the environment can be minimized when La2(CO3)3(s) is deployed for PO4 sequestration.}, journal={SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT}, author={Zhi, Yue and Paterson, Alisa R. and Call, Douglas F. and Jones, Jacob L. and Hesterberg, Dean and Duckworth, Owen W. and Poitras, Eric P. and Knappe, Detlef R. U.}, year={2022}, month={May} }
 @article{pramanick_paterson_denis_abbas_niu_ren_zhao_dai_borkiewicz_ren_et al._2020, title={Oxygen octahedral tilt ordering in (Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3 ferroelectric thin films}, volume={116}, ISSN={["1077-3118"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.5127212}, abstractNote={Oxygen octahedra tilt (OOT) transition is the most common type of distortion in inorganic ABO3 compounds with a perovskite crystal structure. The importance of OOT transitions is underlined by accompanying changes in the B-O and A-O bonding environments, which consequently affects the electronic states and hence influences electrical, magnetic, and superconducting properties of many perovskite compounds. In recent years, controlled manipulation of the OOT order in perovskite thin film ferroelectrics has been attempted through heteroepitaxial strain engineering. The current study demonstrates an alternative approach whereby OOT ordering in a 200 nm thick polycrystalline thin film of (Na1/2Bi1/2)TiO3 (NBT) Pb-free ferroelectric is induced by applying electric-field along the 111 octahedral tilt axis, which is furthermore enabled by a strong (111) crystallographic texture normal to the film surface. In situ x-ray diffraction reveals that electric-field-induced OOT ordering proceeds through nucleation and rapid growth of domains with ordered a−a−a− tilting, followed by an increase in the tilt angle within the ordered domains.}, number={2}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Pramanick, A. and Paterson, A. R. and Denis, L. and Abbas, W. and Niu, G. and Ren, W. and Zhao, J. and Dai, L. and Borkiewicz, O. and Ren, Y. and et al.}, year={2020}, month={Jan} }
 @article{luo_wan_chang_yamashita_paterson_jones_jiang_2019, title={Effect of low-frequency alternating current poling on 5-mm-thick 0.7Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.3PbTiO(3) single crystals}, volume={115}, ISSN={["1077-3118"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.5127292}, abstractNote={Alternating current (electric field) poling (ACP) was applied on [001]-oriented 0.7Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-0.3PbTiO3 (PMN-0.3PT) single crystal samples with dimensions of 5 × 1.25 × 1.25 mm3 (with electrodes on the 1.25 × 1.25 mm2 surfaces), and the influence of ACP frequency (fACP) was studied. Compared to those from traditional direct (electric field) poling samples, the piezoelectric coefficient (d33) and free dielectric constant (εT33/ε0) of ACP samples could gain up to a 67% increase to 3200 pC/N and 10 500, respectively. The influence of fACP was studied on two main aspects: saturated properties and dynamic saturation process. In general, ACP samples with lower fACP had higher saturated d33, εT33/ε0, and coupling factor k33, as well as lower dielectric loss and faster saturation speed. The ACP dynamics during the saturation process were studied by measuring the polarization-vs-electric field hysteresis loops (P-E loops). The P-E loops illustrated that the coercive field of ACP samples could be further tuned from 1.84 kV/cm to 3.03 kV/cm by changing fACP (0.1–10 Hz). This work demonstrated the enormous potential of ACP optimization in relaxor-PT single crystal-based low-frequency transducer applications.}, number={19}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Luo, Chengtao and Wan, Haotian and Chang, Wei-Yi and Yamashita, Yohachi and Paterson, Alisa R. and Jones, Jacob and Jiang, Xiaoning}, year={2019}, month={Nov} }
 @article{luo_wan_chang_yamashita_paterson_jones_jiang_2019, title={Effect of low-frequency alternating current poling on 5-mm-thick 0.7Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O-3-0.3PbTiO(3) single crystals (vol 115, 192904, 2019)}, volume={115}, ISSN={["1077-3118"]}, DOI={10.1063/1.5139662}, abstractNote={First Page}, number={26}, journal={APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS}, author={Luo, Chengtao and Wan, Haotian and Chang, Wei-Yi and Yamashita, Yohachi and Paterson, Alisa R. and Jones, Jacob and Jiang, Xiaoning}, year={2019}, month={Dec} }
 @article{hou_zhao_paterson_li_jones_2018, title={Local structures of perovskite dielectrics and ferroelectrics via pair distribution function analyses}, volume={38}, ISSN={["1873-619X"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2017.12.003}, abstractNote={The pair distribution function (PDF) method provides a useful way of characterizing the diverse and richly complex local structures in perovskite dielectric and ferroelectric materials. This review provides a basic introduction to the PDF method and the underpinning total scattering experiments. Results are reviewed from ex situ PDF that describe composition-dependent local structures and “box-car” fitting approaches to characterize longer range structures and length-scale effects. In situ PDF studies are reviewed that are sensitive to the local structural response of perovskites to temperature, electric field, and pressure. The dynamic pair-density function is also briefly introduced as well as examples of local structure analysis using combined inputs, e.g., extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and first-principle calculations. These advances in advanced and integrated analysis, dynamics, and in situ methods will enable the PDF method to continue enlightening dielectrics and ferroelectrics research in the coming decades.}, number={4}, journal={JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY}, author={Hou, Dong and Zhao, Changhao and Paterson, Alisa R. and Li, Shengtao and Jones, Jacob L.}, year={2018}, month={Apr}, pages={971–987} }
 @article{choi_pramanick_misture_paterson_jones_borkiewicz_ren_2018, title={Polarization Mechanisms in P(VDF-TrFE) Ferroelectric Thin Films}, volume={12}, ISSN={["1862-6270"]}, DOI={10.1002/pssr.201800340}, abstractNote={Ferroelectric polymers have gained tremendous attention due to several attractive properties including high breakdown strength, low dielectric loss, relatively fast charge/discharge rates and greater flexibility than their ceramic counterparts. In order to achieve enhanced energy efficiency in high‐energy storage capacitor applications, it is desirable to obtain slim polarization hysteresis loops for ferroelectric polymer films. Here, it has been demonstrated that promotion of large crystallites and γ phase content through thermal annealing provides a cost‐effective way to obtain a quasi‐linear polarization response in a PVDF co‐polymer thin film. The polarization mechanisms underlying a thin hysteresis loop in the thermally annealed film are elucidated using direct experimental insights from in situ synchrotron diffraction with two‐dimensional detection. It has been demonstrated that the susceptibility for electric‐field‐induced structural changes is higher in the defective ferroelectric phase γ than the polar phase β, due to a higher flexibility for accommodation of gauche bond along the carbon chain. In addition, the polymer chains in the γ phase also exhibit a range of different responses depending on their orientations with respect to the electric field. These results are broadly significant as they provide a fundamental basis for rational design of phase assemblages to obtain tailor‐made properties in ferroelectric polymer films.}, number={10}, journal={PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI-RAPID RESEARCH LETTERS}, author={Choi, Andrew C. and Pramanick, Abhijit and Misture, Scott T. and Paterson, Aliso R. and Jones, Jacob L. and Borkiewicz, Olaf C. and Ren, Yang}, year={2018}, month={Oct} }