Polar nano-region structure in the oxynitride perovskite LaTiO2N

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Jan 30;56(9):1385-1388. doi: 10.1039/c9cc07029j.

Abstract

We investigated the multiscale characters of the crystal structure of the oxynitride perovskite LaTiO2N. While X-ray diffraction results identified the average structure as being centrosymmetric, we detected a signature of unknown structural deformation. By viewing the local structure, we unveiled the formation of a polar structure at the nanoscale.