scholarly journals Rietveld refinement for indium nitride in the 105–295 K range

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Paszkowicz ◽  
R. Černý ◽  
S. Krukowski

Results of Rietveld refinement for indium nitride data collected in the temperature range 105–295 K are presented. Acicular microcrystals of indium nitride prepared by reaction of liquid indium with nitrogen plasma were studied by X-ray diffraction. The diffraction measurements were carried out at the Swiss-Norwegian Beamline SNBL (ESRF) using a MAR345 image-plate detector. Excellent counting statistics allowed for refinement of the lattice parameters of InN as well as those of the metallic indium secondary phase. In the studied temperature range, the InN lattice parameters show a smooth increase that can be approximated by a linear function. Lattice-parameter dependencies confirm the trends indicated earlier by data measured using a conventional equipment. The relative change of both the a and c lattice parameters with increasing the temperature in the studied range is about 0.05%. The axial ratio slightly decreases with rising temperature. The experimental value of the free structural parameter, u=0.3769(14), is reported for InN for the first time. Its temperature variation is found to be considerably smaller than the experimental error. The thermal-expansion coefficients (TECs), derived from the linearly approximated lattice-parameter dependencies, are αa=3.09(14)×10−6 K−1 and αc=2.79(16)×10−6 K−1. The evaluated TECs are generally consistent with the earlier data. For the present dataset, the accuracy is apparently higher for both, the lattice parameters and thermal-expansion coefficients, than for the earlier results. The refined lattice parameter cIn of the indium secondary phase exhibits the known strongly nonlinear behavior; a shift (ΔT equal about −50 K) of the maximum in cIn(T) dependence is observed with respect to the literature data.

2018 ◽  
Vol 281 ◽  
pp. 169-174
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Yuan Yuan Song ◽  
Yuan Yuan Zhou ◽  
Lu Ping Yang ◽  
Fu Tian Liu

Low thermal expansion ceramics have been widely applied in multiple fields. In this paper, a series of low thermal expansion ceramics SrZr4-xTix(PO4)6 was prepared and characterized. The SrZr4-xTix(PO4)6 ceramics could be well sintered in the temperature range of 1400~1500 °C. The effect of the addition of Ti substituting Zr and the sintering temperature was studied. The Ceramic with x =0.1 sintered at 1450 °C, the SrZr4-xTix(PO4)6 had a high relative density. The thermal expansion coefficients were about 3.301×10-6 °C-1. It was demonstrated that the microstructure of the SrZr4-xTix(PO4)6 could be altered by adding varying amount of Ti to tailor the thermophysical properties of the material.


2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 1271-1279
Author(s):  
Adenilson O. dos Santos ◽  
Rossano Lang ◽  
José M. Sasaki ◽  
Lisandro P. Cardoso

This paper reports the successful extension of the basis of the X-ray multiple diffraction phenomenon in the assessment of structural phase transitions and the determination of thermal expansion coefficients along three crystallographic directions, using synchrotron radiation Renninger scans. Suitable simultaneous four-beam cases have accurately resolved the lattice-parameter variation in a nearly perfect single-crystal Rochelle salt using a high-stability temperature apparatus. Secondary reflections observed in the Renninger patterns, chosen by their sensitivity to the shifts in angular position as a function of temperature, have allowed the detection of a monoclinic to orthorhombic phase transition, as well as subtle expansions of all the basic lattice parameters, i.e. without having to carry out measurements on each crystal axis. The thermal expansion coefficients have been estimated from the linear fit of the temperature dependence of the lattice parameters, and are in agreement with those reported in the literature.


2008 ◽  
Vol 368-372 ◽  
pp. 1662-1664 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.L. Xiao ◽  
M.M. Wu ◽  
J. Peng ◽  
Y.Z. Cheng ◽  
Zhong Bo Hu

Compounds Yb2Mo3O12 and Lu2Mo3O12 were prepared by conventional solid-state reaction. Their crystal structures and thermal expansion properties were investigated. It was found that Yb2Mo3O12 and Lu2Mo3O12 adopt orthorhombic structure and show negative thermal expansion (NTE) in the temperature range of 200-800 °C. Their a-axis and c-axis exhibit stronger contraction in the temperature range of 200-800 °C, while b-axis slightly expands in the temperature range of 200-300 °C and then contracts in the temperature range of 300-800 °C. The linear thermal expansion coefficients al of Yb2Mo3O12 and Lu2Mo3O12 are −5.17 × 10−6 °C−1 and −5.67 × 10−6 °C−1, respectively.


1984 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 359-360
Author(s):  
S. K. Shadangi ◽  
U. K. Shadangi ◽  
S. C. Panda

The Debye–Scherrer pattern of the alloy Ni80Zr20 clearly shows the presence of a nickel solid-solution phase along with a new intermetallic phase Ni23Zr6, which seems to be isostructural with the Co23Zr6 phase. The thermal expansion coefficient of the Ni23Zr6 phase has been investigated in the temperature range 1003–1493 K. Linear variation of lattice parameter with temperature has been observed. The thermal expansion coefficient remains almost constant throughout this temperature interval.


1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darek Michalski ◽  
Mary Anne White ◽  
Pradip K. Bakshi ◽  
T. Stanley Cameron ◽  
Ian Swainson

The crystal structures of hexakis(phenylthio)benzene (HPTB) and its CBr4 clathrate have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction data collected at T = 18 °C and refined to final Rw of 0.036 and 0.047, respectively. Pure HPTB is triclinic, space group [Formula: see text] (No. 2), with a = 9.589(2) Å, b = 10.256(1) Å, c = 10.645(2) Å, α = 68.42(1)°, β = 76.92(2)°, γ = 65.52(1)°, and Z = 1. The CBr4 clathrate of HPTB is rhombohedral, space group [Formula: see text] (No. 148), with a = 14.327(4) Å, b = 20.666(8) Å, and Z = 3. The host–guest mole ratio of HPTB–CBr4 is 1:2. Neutron powder diffraction was carried out on powders of both compounds in the temperature range 25 K < T < 295 K. Thermal expansion coefficients were determined for HPTB and HPTB–CBr4 over this temperature range. Keywords: thermal expansion, crystal structure, clathrate.


2008 ◽  
Vol 600-603 ◽  
pp. 517-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Stockmeier ◽  
Sakwe Aloysius Sakwe ◽  
Philip Hens ◽  
Peter J. Wellmann ◽  
Rainer Hock ◽  
...  

The thermal expansion of 6H Silicon Carbide with different dopant concentrations of aluminum and nitrogen was determined by lattice parameter measurements at temperatures from 300 K to 1575 K. All samples have a volume of at least 6 x 6 x 6 mm3 to ensure that bulk properties are measured. The measurements were performed with a triple axis diffractometer with high energy x-rays with a photon energy of 60 keV. The values for the thermal expansion coefficients along the a- and c-direction, α11 and α33, are in the range of 3·10-6 K-1 for 300 K and 6·10-6 K-1 for 1550 K. At high temperatures the coefficients for aluminum doped samples are approximately 0.5·10-6 K-1 lower than for the nitrogen doped crystal. α11 and α33 appear to be isotropic.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Madhusudhan Rao ◽  
K. Narender

The study on temperature dependent γ-ray attenuation and thermophysical properties of CaO and MgO has been carried out in the temperature range 300 K–1250 K using different energies of γ-beam, namely, Am (0.0595 MeV), Cs (0.66 MeV), and Co (1.173 MeV and 1.332 MeV) on γ-ray densitometer fabricated in our laboratory. The linear attenuation coefficients (μl) for the pellets of CaO and MgO as a function of temperature have been determined using γ-beam of different energies. The coefficients of temperature dependence of density have been reported. The variation of density and linear thermal expansion of CaO and MgO in the temperature range of 300 K–1250 K has been studied and compared with the results available in the literature. The temperature dependence of linear attenuation coefficients, density, and thermal expansion has been represented by second degree polynomial. Volume thermal expansion coefficients have been reported.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document