S Burachas , A Apanasenko , B Grinyov , V Ryzhikov , K Katrunov , M Starzhinskiy , M Ippolitov , V Manko , G Tamulaitis
{"title":"Improvement of optical and luminescent characteristics and radiation hardness of PbWO4 crystals by doping with Y, Sb, and Mo impurities","authors":"S Burachas , A Apanasenko , B Grinyov , V Ryzhikov , K Katrunov , M Starzhinskiy , M Ippolitov , V Manko , G Tamulaitis","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00105-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00105-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The influence of combined doping with Sb, Y and Mo, Y impurities on the optical transmittance, radiation hardness, intensity and spectra of X-ray luminescence of PbWO<sub>4</sub> scintillation crystals has been investigated. Doping the PbWO<sub>4</sub><span> crystals with Sb (100 ppm) and Mo (500 ppm) shifts the X-ray luminescence spectra from 430–450 to 520 nm region and increases its intensity and decay time. The highest intensity is observed in crystals simultaneously doped with all three dopants (Mo, Sb, Y). The results can be explained by formation of microinclusions of tungstenite phase in doped PWO crystals.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 8","pages":"Pages 1101-1103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00105-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84037170","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}
A Bouhaouss , A Laghzizil , A Bensaoud , M Ferhat , G Lorent , J Livage
{"title":"Mechanism of ionic conduction in oxy and hydroxyapatite structures","authors":"A Bouhaouss , A Laghzizil , A Bensaoud , M Ferhat , G Lorent , J Livage","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00054-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00054-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Knowledge of the ionic transport properties of apatites is important in uderstanding their physical and chemical properties. This report reviews and updates results obtained on the alternating current impedance characteristics of synthetic apatites. The possible mechanism of the conduction properties of various oxy and hydroxyapatites are discussed on the basis of the structural data. It is deduced that charge carrying protons are responsible for the observed conductivities in M<sub>10</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>(OH)<sub>2</sub>. The H<sup>+</sup> migration between the electoattractive ion (O<sup>2−</sup>) to give molecular H<sub>2</sub><span>O in matrix channels. However, in some vanadium oxyapatites containing lanthanum Ca</span><sub>10−<em>x</em></sub>La<sub><em>x</em></sub>(VO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>O<sub>1+<em>x</em>/2</sub><span>, the ionic conductivities observed are explained by the frequent hopping of oxygen ion along the </span><em>c</em> axis of the hexagonal matrix. The study of the conductivity relaxation shows structural aspects of these electrolytes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 743-747"},"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)00054-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75805328","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 of nanostructured mesoporous zirconia using CTMABr–ZrOCl2·8H2O systems: a kinetic study of synthesis mechanism","authors":"J.L Blin, R Flamant, B.L Su","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00084-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00084-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A systematic kinetic study of mesoporous zirconia formation has been performed in order to optimize the synthesis conditions without addition of structure stabilizing agents such as sulfate or phosphate anions. We have investigated in particular the effect of synthesis time and temperature. On the basis of TEM, SEM, XRD and N<sub>2</sub><span> adsorption–desorption results, a synthesis mechanism has been proposed. It is observed that at low temperature or for short durations at higher temperatures, the obtained materials are first supermicroporous, then if hydrothermal treatment is prolonged, a breakdown of the walls separating adjacent pores allows the transformation to mesopores. The obtained materials have a uniform pore size and their surface can reach 300 m</span><sup>2</sup>/g. The channel array is, at least part of samples, wormlike. However, if hydrothermal treatment is performed at too high temperature or for too long durations, mesoporous compounds are no longer obtained, but thermodynamically more stable crystalline zirconium oxides with very low specific surface area, namely the tetragonal and monoclinic forms, are the final phases.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 959-972"},"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)00084-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72990425","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":"A convenient hydrothermal route to mineral Ag3CuS2 nanorods","authors":"J.Q Hu, B Deng, W.X Zhang, K.B Tang, Y.T Qian","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00163-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00163-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A convenient hydrothermal route is proposed for synthesizing mineral Ag<sub>3</sub>CuS<sub>2</sub><span> nanorods. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) patterns indicated the formation of Ag</span><sub>3</sub>CuS<sub>2</sub><span>, and elemental analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS) revealed the stoichiometric relation between Ag, Cu, and S. Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images demonstrated that the final product consisted of nanorods with diameters from 30 to 150 nm and lengths from 200 nm to 1 μm. A possible formation mechanism of Ag</span><sub>3</sub>CuS<sub>2</sub> nanorods was proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 639-642"},"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)00163-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85984563","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 , T.R Yang , I.Gr Deac , C Lung , R Stiufiuc , G Stiufiuc
{"title":"Effects of rare earth ion substitution for Ca in (Bi,Pb):2223 superconductors","authors":"G Ilonca , A.V Pop , T.R Yang , I.Gr Deac , C Lung , R Stiufiuc , G Stiufiuc","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00048-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00048-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effect of partial replacement of Ca by Y, Er and Lu on the structural transport properties of (Bi<sub>1.6</sub>Pb<sub>0.4</sub>)(Sr<sub>1.8</sub>Ba<sub>0.2</sub>)(Ca<sub>1−<em>x</em></sub>R<sub><em>x</em></sub>)<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub><em>y</em></sub><span> superconductors ceramics (0≤</span><em>x</em>≤0.03) have been investigated. The substitution of Y, Lu and Er at the Ca site induced the decrease of the volume fraction for the 2223 phase and the increase of the 2212 and 2201 phases volume fractions. In the normal state, all the samples are characterized by a linear temperature dependence of electrical resistivity and Hall concentrations. The rate of depression for the critical temperature in <em>x</em>=0.02 samples found to be nearly the same for all of these substitutions. The nature of <em>T</em><sub>C</sub> suppression may be attributed to the increase of oxygen content in Bi<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> double layers with increasing Y, Lu and Er concentrations. The sample shows a linear dependence of intergranular temperature as a function of AC field amplitude, which is in agreement with the Müller critical state model.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 769-772"},"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)00048-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86026615","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":"Comparison between excimer laser irradiation effects in FeCr-based metallic glass and stainless steel","authors":"Monica Sorescu","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00175-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00175-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Pulsed excimer laser (248 nm, 8 ns) irradiation of Fe<sub>77</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub>B<sub>16</sub>Si<sub>5</sub><span> metallic glass produces an out-of-plane reorientation of magnetic moment directions as well as changes in the resonant area of the Mössbauer spectra which depend on the irradiation time. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) determinations linked these changes to the occurrence of molten zones subsequently resolidified. For comparison, Mössbauer spectra of the Fe/Cr18/Ni8/Ti magnetic steel showed additional features in the probability distribution of the hyperfine magnetic field, while the distribution of the Fe/Cr18/Ni8/Mo3 nonmagnetic steel remained unchanged after laser processing. For both steels, the distribution area in the Mössbauer spectra was found to decrease steadily as a function of irradiation time and the magnetic hyperfine fields showed maxima after 10 s/spot. SEM/EDX examination of the laser irradiated areas demonstrated that Ti atoms are displaced from these zones and suggest atomic rearrangements related to the features observed in the distributions of probability.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 813-818"},"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)00175-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77259865","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 MoO3–pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate hybrid","authors":"R.F de Farias","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00082-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00082-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>By using lamellar molybdenum trioxide, MoO<sub>3</sub>, and ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (1-pyrrolidinecarbodithioic acid, ammonium salt), apdc, as precursors, an inorganic–organic intercalation hybrid of formula MoO<sub>3</sub><span>·0.54apdc was synthesized, which was characterized by CHN elemental analysis<span>, infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and SEM microscopy. After intercalation, the interlayer distance is increased from 0.7 (MoO</span></span><sub>3</sub>) to 1.2 nm (hybrid). The use of lamellar MoO<sub>3</sub> as a molecular sieve for apdc and similar organic species is proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 931-935"},"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)00082-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90287266","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":"Electrical transport properties of erbium substituted Ni–Zn ferrites","authors":"K Vijaya Kumar, D Ravinder","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00194-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00194-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Electrical transport properties such as electrical conductivity (<em>σ</em><span>) and thermoelectric power (</span><em>S</em><span>) of erbium<span> substituted Ni–Zn ferrites of various compositions have been investigated from room temperature to well beyond the Curie temperature. Plots of log (</span></span><em>σT</em>) versus 10<sup>3</sup>/<em>T</em> are linear and show a transition near the Curie temperature. On the basis of Seebeck coefficient (<em>S</em>), the ferrites under investigation have been classified as <em>n</em><span> type semiconductors. The activation energy in the ferrimagnetic region is in general less than that in the paramagnetic region. An attempt is made to explain the conduction mechanism in these ferrites. The properties of gadolinium substituted Ni–Zn ferrites have been correlated with these of erbium substituted Ni–Zn ferrites.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 661-666"},"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)00194-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90522258","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":"Application of inorganic polymeric materials","authors":"Azam Rahimi, Parvin Shokrolahi","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00162-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00162-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>High molecular weight polymers with inorganic elements in their backbone are attractive and challenging, because of their physical and chemical differences with their organic counterparts. These polymers offer a unique combination of high temperature stability and excellent low temperature elastomeric properties. In this paper, the main features and some novel applications of some more important class of inorganic polymers, mainly </span>polysiloxanes, are discussed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 843-847"},"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)00162-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84201149","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":"Melanin-like units concentration effects in melanin-like/vanadium pentoxide hybrid compounds","authors":"E. Arashiro , E.C. Zampronio , C.A. Brunello , T.A.F. Lassali , H.P. Oliveira , C.F.O. Graeff","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00184-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00184-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An intercalated material has been prepared consisting of a regular alternation of organic/inorganic layers. The films were obtained by reacting 3,4-dihydroxy-phenylalanine (<span>dl</span>-DOPA) with varying concentrations in a solution with freshly prepared HVO<sub>3</sub>, which suffered a oxidative polymerization/intercalation ‘in situ’ process, forming a green suspension, in which after de-hydration at room temperature produces a nanocomposite with a dark blue metallic color. Films (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>9</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub><em>x</em></sub>V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>·<em>n</em>H<sub>2</sub><span>O were characterized using FT–IR, ESR<span><span>, powder X-ray diffraction, conductivity, and cyclic voltammetry. The X-ray diffractograms indicate that the </span>lamellar structure of the V</span></span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> is preserved for low concentrations of melanin-like units (<em>x</em><0.02), but the inter-planar space increases from 1.2 nm to ca. 1.5 nm. The FT–IR and ESR spectra confirm that the V<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub><span> structure is preserved, however the presence of melanin-like units induces the reduction of V(V) ions to V(IV) ions. The melanin insertion is observed to increase the stability and reproducibility of the electrochemical insertion/de-insertion of Li</span><sup>+</sup>. The incorporation of melanin-like structures increases the conductivity, followed by a decrease in its temperature activation energy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 727-731"},"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)00184-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79480930","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}