{"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}
{"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}
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":"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}
{"title":"Influence of particle size on the antibacterial activity of zinc oxide","authors":"Osamu Yamamoto","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00197-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00197-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The influence of particle size on the antibacterial activity of ZnO powders was investigated using powders with different particle sizes ranging from 0.1 to 0.8 μm. By measuring the change in electrical conductivity with bacterial growth, it was found that the antibacterial activity of ZnO increased with decreasing particle size and increasing powder concentration. The changes of antibacterial action for <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> were similar to those for <em>Escherichia coli</em>. However, the influence of particle size for <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> was less than that for <em>Escherichia coli</em>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 643-646"},"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)00197-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89801078","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":"Crystal growth of praseodymium molybdate by gel method","authors":"Sanjay Pandita , Vinay Hangloo , K.K. Bamzai , P.N. Kotru , Neera Sahni","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00192-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00192-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Experiments for the growth of praseodymium<span> molybdate<span> crystals using a silica gel method of crystal growth in the system PrCl</span></span></span><sub>3</sub>–(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>Mo<sub>7</sub>O<sub>24</sub>–NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>–HNO<sub>3</sub>–Na<sub>2</sub>SiO<sub>3</sub> are reported. The Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-rays (EDAX) results suggest the crystals to be praseodymium heptamolybdate of the type Pr<sub>2</sub>Mo<sub>7</sub>O<sub>24</sub>. The crystals assumed varied morphologies, including spherulites, single crystal platelets, multifaceted and coalesced crystals. Some crystals exhibited a twinned structure. The spherulitic morphologies resulted from either the aggregation of crystals joining in a spherical envelope or the formation of an interpenetrating type with complex twinning. The layered structure on the crystal surfaces suggest that the crystals grew by two-dimensional spreading and a pile-up of layers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 675-680"},"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)00192-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82452321","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":"Direct precipitation of spinel type oxide ZnGa2O4 from aqueous solutions at low temperature below 90°C","authors":"Masanori Hirano, Shiro Okumura, Yasunori Hasegawa, Michio Inagaki","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00178-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00178-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Ultrafine ZnGa<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> spinel particles ranging from 4 to 11 nm of crystallite size were directly precipitated by dropping a mixed solution of zinc sulfate and gallium sulfate into aqueous NH<sub>3</sub> at a temperature of 25 to 90°C with stirring. They were also precipitated by aging the mixed solution in the presence of either urea or hexamethylenetetramine at 90°C. The crystallite size of the precipitates decreased with increasing concentration of the metal ions in the solution and with decreasing temperature of the solution, which is explained by the formation of a large number of nuclei.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 797-801"},"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)00178-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77285243","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}
Gwenaëlle Rousse , Calin Wurm , Mathieu Morcrette , Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal , Joël Gaubicher , Christian Masquelier
{"title":"Crystal structure of a new vanadium(IV) diphosphate: VP2O7, prepared by lithium extraction from LiVP2O7","authors":"Gwenaëlle Rousse , Calin Wurm , Mathieu Morcrette , Juan Rodriguez-Carvajal , Joël Gaubicher , Christian Masquelier","doi":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00092-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1466-6049(01)00092-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new vanadium(IV) diphosphate, VP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, was obtained by lithium extraction from LiVP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>. The parent compound, LiVP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, is built on [P<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>] groups and [VO<sub>6</sub>] octahedra and its structure has been confirmed by Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction. The extraction of one lithium, both electrochemically or chemically, leads to VP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub><span> which presents a totally different diffraction pattern diagram. The crystal structure of this new compound was determined from Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction on the chemically prepared sample. The framework of LiVP</span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> is maintained upon lithium extraction, and VP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> crystallizes in space group <em>P2<sub>1</sub></em>. Compared to LiVP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, there is a very large cell distortion due to a modification of the shape of the tunnels that contained lithium ions along with an oxidation of the vanadium V<sup>III</sup> to V<sup>IV</sup> that induces shorter V–O bond lengths. The phase transformation from LiVP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> to VP<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub> is found to be displacive and not reconstructive.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100700,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Inorganic Materials","volume":"3 7","pages":"Pages 881-887"},"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)00092-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85784767","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}