Atomic scale computer simulation based on energy minimization techniques ha
s been used to study excess oxygen accommodation and migration in La2NiO4+d
elta. The activation energy for migration in the ac plane is predicted to b
e 0.29 eV, while the activation energy outside the ac plane, in the b direc
tion is predicted to be 2.90 eV. The activation energies within the ac plan
e are unaffected by the presence of compensating Ni3+ defects.