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Nature Materials 6, 549 - 551 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nmat1970

Complex perovskites: A chessboard at the nanoscale

Patrick M. Woodward1

  1. Patrick M. Woodward is in the Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 USA.
    e-mail: woodward@chemistry.ohio-state.edu


Nanoscale phase separation into a perfect two-dimensional chessboard structure is observed in a class of perovskite-based lithium-ion conductors. The periodicity can be controlled by varying the composition, which is an intriguing advance in materials design.

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