Evidence of Variations in Atomic Distribution in Disordered Mixed Metal Hydroxides

MRS Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (33-34) ◽  
pp. 1843-1850
Author(s):  
Wen Rong ◽  
Sarah Stepan ◽  
Rodney D. L. Smith

ABSTRACTNumerous fabrication protocols are known to yield transition metal oxides with structures related to layered double hydroxides, but the effect of fabrication protocol on the uniformity of mixed-metal compositions remain largely unexplored. We have analysed the apparent solubility limits and the structural implications of iron ions in nickel hydroxide lattices for materials prepared by four different fabrication protocols. Opposing shifts in the (100) and (001) reflection in powder X-ray diffraction results revealed a contraction of the nickel lattice upon successful incorporation of iron, with Ni-M distances exhibiting an apparently linear decrease with respect to iron content. This feature revealed the amount of iron incorporated into nickel-based materials to be dependent on fabrication protocol, varying from apparently negligible concentrations to over fifty atomic percent. The dependency of structure on fabrication protocols provides a handle to improve fundamental understanding of catalytically relevant coordination environments.

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 185-193
Author(s):  
Phuong Thi Minh Nguyen ◽  
Phuong Hoang Tran ◽  
Chinh Quoc Nguyen

Mg-Fe layered double hydroxides were synthesized by the coprecipitation method with different of Mg/Fe ratio (2/1, 3/1 and 4/1) and then were thermally transformed into mixed metal oxides. The obtained materials before and after the calcination at 450 oC were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, BET, TGA, ICP. The samples were used as a catalyst for Friedel-Crafts benzoylation reactions. The catalyst can be easily separated and recycled compared to the traditional one.


1994 ◽  
Vol 368 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Malaty ◽  
D. Singh ◽  
R. Schaeffer ◽  
S. Jansen ◽  
S. Lawrence

ABSTRACTStudies of the mixed-metal interface in metal impregnated alumina have indicated the possibility of much metal-metal and metal-substrate interaction. Studies were carried out on NiCu/Al2O3 system which was evaluated to develop a better understanding of the forces that drive modification of the catalytic selectivity of Ni in the presence of Cu. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR), Powder X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and theoretical calculations were carried out on this bimetallic system, using Ni,Ag/Al2O3 as a reference as Ni shows negligible electron perturbation on co-adsorbance with Ag onto alumina. XRD results indicate that gross modification of the electronic fields of Ni and Cu are due to direct coupling and intercalation into the alumina matrix. As a result of this phenomena, these materials may form a good base for the development of novel ceramics based on mixed-metal interactions where the intermetallic perturbations are driven by the substrate effects.


2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 1846-1853 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Manu ◽  
M. Abdul Khadar

The phenomenon of ‘self-purification’ is a real mechanism operative in nanocrystals and this should be taken into account while doping semiconductor nanocrystals with external impurities for practical applications.


RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (56) ◽  
pp. 45359-45367 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. B. Li ◽  
Y. Q. Gao ◽  
G. W. Yang

Amorphous mixed-metal hydroxides nanospheres with a homogeneous distribution of metals in compositions including binary Fe–Co, Fe–Ni and Co–Ni and ternary Ni–Co–Fe hydroxides were prepared via a simple, facile and green electrochemical technique.


Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esthela Ramos-Ramírez ◽  
Francisco Tzompantzi-Morales ◽  
Norma Gutiérrez-Ortega ◽  
Héctor G. Mojica-Calvillo ◽  
Julio Castillo-Rodríguez

In recent years, the search for solutions for the treatment of water pollution by toxic compounds such as phenols and chlorophenols has been increasing. Phenols and their derivatives are widely used in the manufacture of pesticides, insecticides, paper, and wood preservers, among other things. Chlorophenols are partially biodegradable but not directly photodegradable by sunlight and are extremely toxic—especially 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, which is considered to be potentially carcinogenic. As a viable proposal to be applied in the treatment of water contaminated with 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, this paper presents an application study of the thermally activated Mg/Fe layered double hydroxides as photocatalysts for the mineralization of this contaminant. Activated Mg/Fe layered double hydroxides were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, N2 physisorption, and scanning electron microscopy with X-ray dispersive energy. The results of the photocatalytic degradation of 2,4,6-trichlorophenol in aqueous solution showed good photocatalytic activity, with an efficiency of degradation of up to 93% and mineralization of 82%; degradation values which are higher than that of TiO2-P25, which only reached 18% degradation. The degradation capacity is attributed to the structure of the MgO–MgFe2O4 oxides derived from double laminate hydroxide Mg/Fe. A path of degradation based on a mechanism of superoxide and hollow radicals is proposed.


2012 ◽  
Vol 730-732 ◽  
pp. 257-262
Author(s):  
Bruno Nunes ◽  
Sergio Magalhães ◽  
Nuno Franco ◽  
Eduardo Alves ◽  
Ana Paula Serro ◽  
...  

Aiming to improve the nanotribological response of Si-based materials we implanted silicon wafers with different fluences of iron ions (up to 2x1017 cm-2). Implantation was followed by annealing treatments at temperatures from 550°C to 1000°C. The implanted surfaces were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and wettability tests. Then, samples were submitted to AFM-based nanowear tests. We observe an increase of both hidrophobicity and and wear resistance of the implanted silicon, indicating that ion implantation of Si can be a route to be deeper explored in what concerns tribomechanical improvement of Si.


1997 ◽  
Vol 495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl F. Schoch ◽  
Theodore R. Vasilow

ABSTRACTFormation of ferrites from aqueous solution of metal salts is a well known process involving precipitation of metal hydroxides followed by oxidation of the resulting gel. The purpose of the present work was to determine the effects oxygen flow rate on the progress of the reaction and on the structure and properties of the resulting precipitate. The reaction was carried out at 70°C with pH of 10.5 and oxygen flow rate of 2,4, or 8 standard liters per hour. The progress of the reaction was monitored by following the oxidation-reduction potential of the solution, which changes dramatically after the Fe(II) is consumed. The reaction rate increased with increasing oxygen flow rate. The Mg content of the precipitate was lower than that of the reaction mixture, possibly because of the pH of the reaction mixture. X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy confirmed formation of a ferrite under these conditions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (a1) ◽  
pp. C58-C58
Author(s):  
Steven Huband ◽  
Anthony Glazer ◽  
Krystian Roleder ◽  
Andrzej Majchrowski ◽  
Pam Thomas

Lead Hafnate undergoes two structural phase transitions as a function of temperature. The first occurs at about 1630C, consisting of a transition from an antiferroelectric orthorhombic Pbam structure [1] to another antiferroelectric orthorhombic phase with an as-yet undetermined space group. The second is to a paraelectric cubic Pm3m structure at 2090C. Dielectric spectroscopy measurements on a single crystal have shown a distinct temperature hysteresis at the orthorhombic to orthorhombic transition [2]. Recently, dielectric measurements on a ceramic sample have shown a much larger temperature hysteresis and following x-ray diffraction measurements, it is suggested that the second orthorhombic phase is in space group A2mm and undergoes another transition to a tetragonal P4mm structure before the cubic transition [3]. We report on the results of an investigation of a PbHfO3crystal using a combination of high-resolution x-ray diffraction and birefringence imaging measurements with the Metripol system. These measurements have been performed as a function of temperature from the room-temperature orthorhombic structure to the high-temperature cubic structure. The results are discussed both in the context of the published work and fundamental understanding of the origin of antiferroelectricity.


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