Crystallographic and spectroscopic characterization of a natural Zn-rich spinel approaching the endmember gahnite (ZnAl2O4) composition

2013 ◽  
Vol 77 (7) ◽  
pp. 2941-2953 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. D’Ippolito ◽  
G. B. Andreozzi ◽  
F. Bosi ◽  
U. Hålenius ◽  
L. Mantovani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Structural Formula ◽  
Unit Cell Dimension ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Crystal Chemical Analysis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Intervalence Charge Transfer ◽  
Oxide Spinel

AbstractThe crystal chemistry of a natural, gem-quality, blue-grey Zn-rich spinel crystal from Jemaa, Kaduna State, Nigeria, was studied using electron microprobe, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, optical absorption and Raman spectroscopies. The composition of the crystal approaches the gahnite endmember (ZnAl2O4), ∼94 mol.%, with the remainder being dominated by a hercynite component (FeAl2O4). The unit-cell dimension is 8.0850(3) Å and the tetrahedral and octahedral bond distances are determined as T–O 1.9485(6) Å and M–O 1.9137(3) Å. Crystal chemical analysis resulted in the empirical structural formula T(Zn0.94Fe2+0.03Al0.03)M (Al1.96Fe2+0.03Fe3+0.01)O4, which shows Zn and Al almost fully ordered in the tetrahedrally and octahedrally coordinated T and M sites, respectively. Raman spectra obtained using the excitation of the blue 473.1 nm line of a Nd:YAG laser display three of the five Raman-active modes predicted for the general oxide spinel group of minerals. These are the Eg mode at 420.6 cm–1 and the T2g modes at 510 cm–1 and 661 cm–1, due to vibrations in the AlO6 octahedra. Optical absorption spectra recorded in the UV/VIS-NIR-MIR range 2000 29000 cm–1 show a dominant absorption band at ∼5000 cm–1 which is caused by spin-allowed electronic d–d transitions in Fe2+ located at the T sites. The blue-grey hue exhibited by the sample is mainly due to spin-forbidden electronic transitions in TFe2+ and to MFe2+ ↔MFe3+ intervalence charge transfer, and the poor saturation of the colour is due to the small concentration of Fe2+ and Fe3+.

scholarly journals Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Spectroscopic Characterization of Bis-aldehyde Monomers and Their Electrically Conductive Pristine Polyazomethines

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Hafeez ◽  
Zareen Akhter ◽  
John F. Gallagher ◽  
Nawazish Ali Khan ◽  
Asghari Gul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Conductivity Measurements ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Ft Ir

Bis-aldehyde monomers 4-(4′-formyl-phenoxy)benzaldehyde (3a), 3-methoxy-4-(4′-formyl-phenoxy)benzaldehyde (3b), and 3-ethoxy-4-(4′-formyl-phenoxy)benzaldehyde (3c) were synthesized by etherification of 4-fluorobenzaldehyde (1) with 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2a), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2b), and 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (2c), respectively. Each monomer was polymerized with p-phenylenediamine and 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl ether to yield six poly(azomethine)s. Single crystal X-ray diffraction structures of 3b and 3c were determined. The structural characterization of the monomers and poly(azomethine)s was performed by FT-IR and NMR spectroscopic techniques and elemental analysis. Physicochemical properties of polymers were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), viscometry, UV–vis, spectroscopy and photoluminescence. These polymers were subjected to electrical conductivity measurements by the four-probe method, and their conductivities were found to be in the range 4.0 × 10−5 to 6.4 × 10−5 Scm−1, which was significantly higher than the values reported so far.

Structural and IR-spectroscopic characterization of magnesium acesulfamate

2016 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar E. Piro ◽  
Gustavo A. Echeverría ◽  
Beatriz S. Parajón-Costa ◽  
Enrique J. Baran
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Elemental Analysis ◽  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Magnesium Carbonate ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Triclinic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Ir Spectroscopic

AbstractMagnesium acesulfamate, Mg(C4H4NO4S)2·6H2O, was prepared by the reaction of acesulfamic acid and magnesium carbonate in aqueous solution, and characterized by elemental analysis. Its crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The substance crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1̅ with one molecule per unit cell. The FTIR spectrum of the compound was also recorded and is briefly discussed. Some comparisons with other simple acesulfamate and saccharinate salts are also made.

Synthesis and Characterization of Tetrakis(pentafluoroethyl)germane

Synthesis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 2389-2393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefanie Pelzer ◽  
Beate Neumann ◽  
Hans-Georg Stammler ◽  
Nikolai Ignat’ev ◽  
Reint Eujen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Nmr Spectroscopy ◽  
Ir Spectroscopy ◽  
Diffraction Analysis ◽  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Comprehensive Characterization

This paper describes the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of tetrakis(pentafluoroethyl)germane. In addition to a complete NMR spectroscopic characterization, including the rarely used 73Ge NMR spectroscopy, Ge(C2F5)4 was studied by IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry as well as X-ray diffraction analysis. A 73Ge NMR investigation as well as an X-ray diffraction study of the related germane Ge(CF3)4 are also included.

Sulphur-selenium compounds

1969 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 2301 ◽  
Author(s):  
CR Ailwood ◽  
PE Fielding
Keyword(s):  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Absorption Edge ◽  
Mass Spectra ◽  
Optical Transition ◽  
Optical Absorption Edge ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Selenium Compounds ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Direct Optical Transition

The characterization of various mixtures obtained by fractional recrystallization of sulphur-selenium melts is described. Optical absorption spectra of thin films, mass spectra, and X-ray diffraction data reveal two distinct ranges of homogeneity, the break occurring at 14 at. % Se. The optical absorption edge of crystals containing less than 14 at. % Se varies linearly with composition. A direct optical transition to the conduction band of S8 and a transition due to trapped excitons are thought to contribute to the excessive width of this absorption edge.

scholarly journals Synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of some lanthanide(III) nitrate complexes of 3-[3-carboxyethyl-4,5- dimethylthiophene-2-yl)azo]pent-2,4-dione

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janardhanan Athira ◽  
Yesodharan Sindhu ◽  
Susamma Sujamol ◽  
Kochukittan Mohanan
Keyword(s):  
Elemental Analysis ◽  
Metal Ion ◽  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Molar Conductance ◽  
Spectral Studies ◽  
Structural Form ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Nitrate Complexes

3-[3-Carboxyethyl-4,5-dimethylthiophene-2-yl)azo]pent-2,4-dione was synthesized by coupling diazotized 2-amino-3-carboxyethyl- 4,5-dimethylthiophene with acetylacetone. Based on various spectral studies and elemental analysis, an intramolecularly hydrogen bonded azoenol structural form was assigned for the ligand. This ligand is versatile in forming a series of lanthanide(III) complexes viz, lanthanum(III), cerium(III), praseodymium(III), neodymium(III), samarium(III) and gadolinium(III), which were characterized through various spectral studies, elemental analysis, magnetic susceptibility measurements, molar conductance and thermal analysis. The spectral data revealed that the ligand acted as a neutral tridentate, coordinating to the metal ion through one of the azo nitrogen atoms, the ester carbonyl and the enolic oxygen of the acetylacetone moiety, without deprotonation. Molar conductance values adequately supported their non-electrolytic nature. The ligand and lanthanum(III) complexes were subjected to X-ray diffraction studies. In addition, the lanthanum(III) complex underwent a facile transesterification reaction on refluxing with methanol for a long period. The thermal behavior of the lanthanum(III) complex was also examined.

Micro-Raman Spectroscopic Characterization of Nanosized TiO2 Powders Prepared by Vapor Hydrolysis

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2602-2609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Hong Zhang ◽  
Chak K. Chan ◽  
John F. Porter ◽  
Wei Guo
Keyword(s):  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Spatial Inhomogeneity ◽  
Titanium Tetraisopropoxide ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Raman Analysis ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Raman Spectroscopic ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Nanosized Tio2

Micro-Raman analysis was used to study the structure of TiO2 powders produced at low (260 °C) and high (600–900 °C) temperatures by vapor hydrolysis of titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP). Spatial inhomogeneity was discovered after the amorphous TiO2 powders produced at low temperature were calcined at 700, 800, and 900 °C for 3 h. The TiO2 powders produced at high temperatures (from 600 to 900 °C) were found to be spatially homogeneous and predominately anatase in structure. Small amounts of rutile and brookite are found for powders produced at 700, 800, and 900 °C after calcination at 600 °C for 3 h. The rutile and brookite impurities are believed to be concentrated on the surface of anatase based on a comparison of results of Raman and x-ray diffraction studies.

Structural and spectroscopic characterization of isotypic sodium, rubidium and cesium acesulfamates

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 491-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar E. Piro ◽  
Gustavo A. Echeverría ◽  
Eduardo E. Castellano ◽  
Beatriz S. Parajón-Costa ◽  
Enrique J. Baran
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solutions ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Potassium Salt ◽  
Spectroscopic Characterization ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystal And Molecular Structures

AbstractThree new acesulfamate salts, NaC4H4NO4S, RbC4H4NO4S and CsC4H4NO4S, were prepared by reactions in aqueous solutions and thoroughly characterized. Their crystal and molecular structures were determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction methods. They crystallize in the monoclinic space group P21/a with a = 7.2518(2), b = 8.9414(4), c = 10.5929(4) Å, β = 99.951(3)°, V = 676.52(4) Å3 for the Na salt; a = 7.4663(3), b = 9.6962(4), c = 10.4391(4) Å, β = 95.150(3)°, V = 752.68(5) Å3 for the Rb salt and a = 7.5995(4), b = 9.9439(4), c = 10.8814(6) Å, β = 91.298(5)°, V = 822.08(7) Å3 for the Cs salt, and Z = 4 molecules per unit cell. The three compounds are isotypic to each other and to the previously reported potassium salt. The metal ions are in irregular polyhedral coordination with six neighboring acesulfamate anions through their nitrogen and carbonyl and sulfoxide oxygen atoms. The FTIR spectra of the compounds were also recorded and are briefly discussed.

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