Engineering of a novel heterostructured oxide interface was used to enhance the oxygen surface exchange kinetics of La 0.6 Sr 0.4 Co 0.2 Fe 0.8 O 3−δ (LSCF 113 ) thin films. A single-layer decoration of mixed (LaSr) 2 CoO 4±δ (LSC 214 ) and La 1−x Sr x CoO 3−δ (LSC 113 ) and a double-layer decoration of stacked LSC 214 and LSC 113 grown on the LSCF 113 markedly enhanced the surface exchange coefficients of the LSCF 113 by up to ∼1.5 orders of magnitude relative to the undecorated LSCF 113 . It is hypothesized that two different types of surface decorations can enable Sr segregation at the interface and surfaces of LSC 113 and LSC 214 , leading to enhancement of the oxygen surface exchange kinetics of decorated LSCF 113 .The development of highly active cathode materials is essential to lower the operating temperature of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), where the slow kinetics of the oxygen surface exchange on the cathode surface limits the efficiency of SOFCs at intermediate temperatures (500-750°C). [1,2] Current cathode materials such as La 1−x Sr x MnO 3−δ (LSM 113 ) [3][4][5] with high electronic conductivity but low ionic conductivity [6] are inadequate for the usage in the intermediate temperature range due to insufficient surface activity.La 1−x Sr x Fe 1−y Co y O 3−δ (LSCF 113 ), which has beneficial materials properties such as high ionic and electronic conductivity, [7] and fast oxygen surface exchange, [8] therefore, has been developed as one of the most promising commercial cathode materials for intermediate temperature SOFCs. In particular, a solution infiltration process, in which a phase transition occurs from a liquid into a solid has been widely used to further enhance the surface activity of LSCF 113 . [9][10][11][12] Utilizing infiltrated LSM 113 coatings, it has been shown the enhanced electrocatalytic activity of LSCF 113 cathodes. [11,12] Infiltrated La 0.4875 Ca 0.0125 Ce 0.5 O 2−δ (LCC) [9] and Sm 0.5 Sr 0.5 CoO 3−δ (SSC) [10] coatings have also been used for better stability and activity of LSCF 113 electrodes. Although many studies have shown the enhanced cathodic performance of LSCF 113 by surface modification through a solution-based infiltration process, the origin responsible for the enhanced stability and activity of decorated LSCF 113 cathode is poorly understood.Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) phases (A 2 BO 4 ) have been utilized as a material for the La 1−x Sr x CoO 3−δ (LSC 113 ) surface modification, which results in the enhanced surface activity of LSC 113 significantly due to the formation of heterostructured oxide interfaces. [13][14][15][16][17][18] Using well-defined epitaxial thin film systems, remarkably enhanced oxygen surface exchange kinetics (up to ∼2 orders of magnitude) of LSC 113 has been reported by decorating (La 0.5 Sr 0.5 ) 2 CoO 4±δ (LSC 214 ) phase on the LSC 113 surface. [13,19] Coherent Bragg rod analysis (COBRA) and density functional theory (DFT) have suggested that the enhanced oxygen surface exchange kinetics may be attributed to the Sr segregation ...