{"title":"Clustering of Fe3+ in the Li1−3xFexMgPO4 (0<x<0.1) solid solution","authors":"Aintzane Goñi , Luis Lezama , Ainhoa Pujana , Marı́a Isabel Arriortua , Teófilo Rojo","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00083-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00083-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Li<sub>1−3<em>x</em></sub>Fe<sub><em>x</em></sub>MgPO<sub>4</sub> (0<<em>x</em><0.1) solid solution has been prepared by solid state synthesis. The structure of these phases has been determined by X-ray diffraction on polycrystalline samples, being isostructural with LiMgPO<sub>4</sub>. Fe<sup>3+</sup> substitutes part of the Li<sup>+</sup> ions in the channels of the LiMgPO<sub>4</sub> structure along the [010] direction, creating cation vacancies. The IR bands corresponding to the vibrational modes of the phosphate groups undergo a gradual widening with the amount of inserted iron as a consequence of the increase of disorder in the structure. The EPR spectra show signals with an effective <em>g</em>′=4.0. This fact can be attributed to the presence of high spin Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions in orthorhombic symmetry. The increase of Fe<sup>3+</sup> in the compounds leads to a broadening of the Lorentzian EPR signals indicating the existence of magnetic interactions between the Fe<sup>3+</sup><span> ions. Magnetic susceptibility measurements on the Li</span><sub>1−3<em>x</em></sub>Fe<sub><em>x</em></sub>MgPO<sub>4</sub> (0<<em>x</em><0.1) solid solution show antiferromagnetic behaviors which can be explained considering that the doped Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions exhibit a short range magnetic order, forming clusters associated with the vacancies in the structure.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 937-942"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00083-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76151081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F.A Sigoli , H.F Brito , M Jafelicci Jr , M.R Davolos
{"title":"Luminescence of Eu(III) β-diketone complex supported on functionalized macroporous silica matrix","authors":"F.A Sigoli , H.F Brito , M Jafelicci Jr , M.R Davolos","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00053-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00053-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This work reports on the photoluminescent properties of the complex diaquatris(thenoyltrifluoroacetonate) europium(III), which was adsorbed or supported on tubes of modified surface silica matrix. The luminescence data and the experimental intensity parameter results evidence the existence of high interactions between the complex [Eu(tta)<sub>3</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>] and the modified surface matrix. The anchored complex on macroporous silica shows higher intensity parameter values suggesting that the Eu–O bond becomes more covalent than the adsorbed one. Therefore, the hypersensitive character of the <sup>5</sup>D<sub>0</sub>→<sup>7</sup>F<sub>2</sub> transition increases evidencing a high contribution of the dynamic coupling mechanism possibly due to highly polarizable chemical environments occupied by europium(III) ion. The lifetimes of the complex on silica matrices were measured.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 755-762"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00053-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84657128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Infrared studies of some mixed Li–Co ferrites","authors":"S.C Watawe , B.D Sutar , B.D Sarwade , B.K Chougule","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00174-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00174-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The infrared spectra of Li–Co mixed ferrites with the general formula Li<sub>0.5−<em>x</em>/2</sub>Co<sub><em>x</em></sub>Fe<sub>2.5−<em>x</em>/2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> (where <em>x</em>=0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6 and 0.7) have been analyzed in the frequency range 200–800 cm<sup>−1</sup>. The single phase formation of ferrites was confirmed by X-ray diffraction studies. The IR spectra revealed four absorption bands for the sample <em>x</em>=0.1 and <em>x</em>=0.2. The sample with <em>x</em>=0.3 and 0.4 exhibit three absorption bands and the samples with <em>x</em>>0.4 show two prominent absorption bands. The IR bands are attributed to the fundamental vibrational modes of tetrahedral and octahedral complexes of the unit cell. The IR band due to tetrahedral complexes is found to be shifted slightly towards high frequency side where as that due to octahedral complexes is found to shift towards lower frequency side. The bands do not show splitting indicating no excess formation of Fe<sup>2+</sup> ions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 819-823"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00174-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75726762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Simplified chemical route for the synthesis of barium titanyl oxalate (BTO)","authors":"H.S. Potdar, S.B. Deshpande, A.S. Deshpande, Y.B. Khollam, A.J. Patil, S.D. Pradhan, S.K. Date","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00168-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00168-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>A simple chemical route is developed to obtain an important molecular precursor (leading to barium titanate powders), namely barium titanyl oxalate (BTO) with nearly theoretical yield. In this route, 0.1 M alcoholic solution of titanium tetrabutoxide is reacted with 0.1 M alcoholic solution of oxalic acid to form titanyl oxalate (TiOC</span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>). This was further converted to soluble ammonium titanyl oxalate (ATO); (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>TiO(C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>.H<sub>2</sub>O by reacting with an equimolar aqueous solution of ammonium oxalate (pH 4.25). Instead of using available barium salts (halide/nitrate/acetate) solution, a modified barium precursor solution with controlled pH (=4.2) is prepared for carrying out cation-exchange reaction with ATO. For this purpose the modified Ba-precursor solution is freshly prepared by partial neutralization of a 0.1 M aqueous solution of barium hydroxide with controlled addition of dilute HNO<sub>3</sub> (1.1 M) solution. The pH of this solution is the same as that of the ATO solution. The exchange reaction between equimolar ATO and modified Ba-precursor solution precipitated barium titanyl oxalate (BTO) with a quantitative yield at room temperature. Submicron-sized, stoichiometric, pure BaTiO<sub>3</sub> powders were obtained by the controlled pyrolysis of BTO in air. The present communication deals with the detailed analysis of this simplified method in producing BTO/BT powders and their characterization employing various physicochemical techniques.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 613-623"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00168-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78386630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Piezoelectric and dielectric properties of transparent Pb(Ni1/3Nb2/3)1−x−yZrxTiyO3 ceramics prepared by hot isostatic pressing","authors":"Edward F Alberta, Amar S Bhalla","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00200-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00200-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>The dielectric<span>, pyroelectric, piezoelectric and optical properties of transparent Pb(Ni</span></span><sub>1–3</sub>Nb<sub>2/3</sub>)<sub>1−<em>x</em>−<em>y</em></sub>Zr<sub><em>x</em></sub>Ti<sub><em>y</em></sub>O<sub>3</sub><span><span> (PNNZT) ceramics have been investigated. Hot isostatic pressing was used to achieve uniformly transparent ceramics with optical transmittance of more than 5% at 633 nm. The room temperature dielectric constant of 4200 and a loss of ∼0.025 were measured on these samples. Large </span>electromechanical coupling factors, </span><em>k</em><sub>p</sub>=69%, <em>k</em><sub>31</sub>=43%, <em>k</em><sub>t</sub>=56%, and <em>k</em><sub>33</sub>∼80%, and large pyroelectric coefficients, 0.2075 μC/cm<sup>2</sup> K at room temperature and 2.3819 μC/cm<sup>2</sup> K at 129°C, were observed for poled ceramics. Transparent PNNZT ceramics could be promising candidates for many applications such as electrooptics, pyrooptics, and electromechanical transducers/sensors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 987-995"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00200-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73330031","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter Majewski, Jochen Rager, Cornelia Schurr, Fritz Aldinger
{"title":"Phase relations and homogeneity region of Sr(Fe,Mo)O3 at 1200°C in air","authors":"Peter Majewski, Jochen Rager, Cornelia Schurr, Fritz Aldinger","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00183-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00183-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>At 1200°C in air, the solid solubility of Mo in Sr(Fe,Mo)O<sub>3−<em>x</em></sub> (SFM) does not exceed 15 mol.%. SFM is in equilibrium with most of the compounds of the system SrO–Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>–MoO<sub>3</sub>. The oxygen content, the <em>a</em> axis parameter, and the resistivity of SFM increases with increasing Mo content. The oxygen analysis of SFM indicates mixed valent states of Fe (Fe<sup>3+</sup>/Fe<sup>2+</sup>) and or Mo (Mo<sup>6+</sup>/Mo<sup>5+</sup>). Magnetoresistance was not observed in SFM samples.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 733-736"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00183-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76308494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Degenerate semiconductors in the light of electronegativity and chemical hardness","authors":"Josik Portier , Guy Campet , Armel Poquet , Corinne Marcel , M.A Subramanian","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00074-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00074-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A model is proposed for the formation of degenerate semiconductors used as transparent electrodes. We propose that a degenerate semiconductor is, hypothetically, an oxide of formula M<sup><em>n</em>+</sup>O<sub><em>n</em>/2</sub> doped with an oxide of formula (M<sup><em>n</em>+1</sup>+e)O<sub><em>n</em>/2</sub>. In this formula, M<sup><em>n</em>+1</sup><span> and e symbolizes, respectively, the ionized donor center and the associated conduction-band electron. The electron affinity of both the matrix and the dopant have to be adjusted in order to combine an important transparency and conductivity. The calculation of the electron affinity is calculated on the basis of the electronegativity and of the chemical hardness of the oxides. An excellent fit is obtained for the already known materials and the model permits to forecast new materials.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 1039-1043"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00074-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73617304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samia Ferchiche, Juliusz Warzywoda, Albert Sacco Jr.
{"title":"Direct synthesis of zeolite Y with large particle size","authors":"Samia Ferchiche, Juliusz Warzywoda, Albert Sacco Jr.","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00046-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00046-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Large zeolite Y particles have been synthesized directly from gels (4.76Na<sub>2</sub>O: 1.0Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>: <em>x</em>SiO<sub>2</sub>: 454H<sub>2</sub>O: 5TEA, <em>x</em>=5.25–8.75) aged at ∼293 K before static heating at 368 K. Product purity, size, and Si/Al ratio of zeolite Y depended on the gel composition and aging time. Two-day aging of gels (<em>x</em>=5.25 and 7.0) resulted in nearly pure zeolite Y (<5–10 wt.% zeolite P<sub>t</sub>) with Si/Al=1.7 and 1.9, and maximum size of 95 and 120 μm, respectively. Sieving of products grown from gels with <em>x</em>=8.75 aged for 7 days resulted in nearly pure zeolite Y in the ∼50–125 μm particle size range. The Si/Al ratio of all zeolite Y grown from gels with <em>x</em>=8.75 did not change with aging time (2–20 days) and was 2.1.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 773-780"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00046-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78172469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of a Si–Ti–Zr oxide nanocomposite of hexagonal structure","authors":"Robson Fernandes de Farias","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00173-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00173-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>By using tetraethylorthosilicate<span><span>, aminopropyltriethoxysilane, titanium and zirconium tetrabutoxide as precursors, an Si–Ti–Zr </span>oxide nanocomposite<span> was synthesized through sol–gel process and characterized by thermogravimetry<span>, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction patterns. A diffraction peak at 5°, associated with the </span></span></span></span><em>d</em><sub>001</sub> diffraction plane confirms the hexagonal structure of the nanocomposite, which exhibits pores with a diameter of 1.8 nm. An increase of 100°C in the thermal stability of the compound is observed if Cu<sup>2+</sup> cations are introduced, demonstrating the ability of the hybrid matrix to act as a sequestrating agent.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 825-827"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00173-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79760745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Ilonca , A.V Pop , Tzuen-Rong Yang , T Jurcut , C Lung , G Stiufiuc , R Stiufiuc , I.A Panfilescu
{"title":"Transport properties and ac susceptibility of (Bi1.6Pb0.4)Sr2Ca2Cu1−xCox)3Oy superconductors","authors":"G Ilonca , A.V Pop , Tzuen-Rong Yang , T Jurcut , C Lung , G Stiufiuc , R Stiufiuc , I.A Panfilescu","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00049-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00049-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We have investigated the effect of the partial substitution of Cu by Co in the stabilized 108 K phase Bi:2223, prepared by conventional solid state reaction method, by using electrical resistivity, Hall coefficient and ac susceptibility measurements. The critical temperatures and Hall concentration depend strongly on the Co content of the samples. Up to Co concentration of <em>x</em>=0.025 the bending of the <em>ρ</em>(<em>T</em>) curves, above <em>T</em><sub>c</sub>, can be described in the terms of the Lawrence–Doniach theory. The intergrain and intragrain critical transition temperatures decrease by Δ<em>T</em><sub>CG</sub>=8.5 K and Δ<em>T</em><sub><em>j</em></sub>=11.2 K, respectively, as a result of the substitution of Co for Cu in Cu–O pyramids.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 763-767"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00049-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88733696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}