Structural Properties of Strontium Vanadate Glasses

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 995-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sen ◽  
A. Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Glass Composition ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
Resonance Structure ◽  
Oxide Content ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
Component Line ◽  
Vanadate Glasses ◽  
Glass Compositions

Structural studies of the strontium vanadate glasses of compositions xV2O5–(100 − x)SrO are reported. X-ray diffractograms, density, and oxygen molar volume, etc., of the glasses show that single-phase and homogeneous glasses were obtained in the composition domain x = 50 to 90 mol%. The network structure for the glass compositions with 90 and 80 mol% V2O5 is built up of the VO5 polyhedra, while the other glass compositions consist of the VO4 polyhedra. Density and glass transition temperature are observed to decrease with an increase in the V2O5 content. The magnetic susceptibility of the glasses shows an increase of concentration of the reduced V4+ ion with the increase of vanadium oxide content in the compositions. The well-resolved electron spin resonance structure observed for the glass composition with 50 mol% V2O5 gradually becomes poor and reduces to a single component line, which has been attributed to the increase of the hopping rate of charge carriers with the increase of the V2O5 content in the compositions.

scholarly journals Influence of Li2CO3 addition on electrical and magnetic properties of Ni0.6Mg0.4Fe2O4

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 2050003
Author(s):  
M. R. Hassan ◽  
M. T. Islam ◽  
M. N. I. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Solid State Reaction Method ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Electrical And Magnetic Properties ◽  
Frequency Regime ◽  
Xrd Patterns

In this research, influence of adding Li2CO3 (at 0%, 2%, 4%, 6%) on electrical and magnetic properties of [Formula: see text][Formula: see text]Fe2O4 (with 60% Ni and 40% Mg) ferrite has been studied. The samples are prepared by solid state reaction method and sintered at 1300∘C for 6[Formula: see text]h. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns show the samples belong to single-phase cubic structure without any impurity phase. The magnetic properties (saturation magnetization and coercivity) of the samples have been investigated by VSM and found that the higher concentration of Li2CO3 reduces the hysteresis loss. DC resistivity increases with Li2CO3 contents whereas it decreases initially and then becomes constant at lower value with temperature which indicates that the studied samples are semiconductor. The dielectric dispersion occurs at a low-frequency regime and the loss peaks are formed in a higher frequency regime, which are due to the presence of resonance between applied frequency and hopping frequency of charge carriers. Notably, the loss peaks are shifted to the lower frequency with Li2CO3 additions.

An Investigation into the Oxidation State of Molybdenum in Simplifies High Level Nuclear Waste Glass Compositions

2003 ◽  
Vol 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Short ◽  
R. J. Hand ◽  
N. C. Hyatt
Keyword(s):  
Oxidation State ◽  
Nuclear Waste ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Redox State ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Reducing Atmosphere ◽  
Spin Resonance ◽  
High Level Nuclear Waste ◽  
High Level ◽  
Glass Compositions

The redox state of Mo in glasses containing simplified simulated high level nuclear waste (HLW) streams has been investigated using Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Melts performed in highly oxidising or neutral (air) atmospheres contained Mo6+, but our study indicates that the Mo can be at least partially reduced to Mo4+ or Mo3+ by melting in a reducing atmosphere. The implications for glasses containing a full simulated HLW stream are that the formation of detrimental crystalline phases containing Mo6+ upon heat treatment may be avoided by reducing the oxidation state of Mo during melting.

Raman And Fluorescence Spectra Observed in Laser Microprobe Measurements of Several Compositions in the Ln-Ba-Cu-O System

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 278-279
Author(s):  
Edgar S. Etz ◽  
Thomas D. Schroeder ◽  
Winnie Wong-Ng
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Spectra ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Ceramic Powders ◽  
Conventional Solid State Reaction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Raman Microprobe ◽  
Methods Of Synthesis ◽  
Compositional Homogeneity ◽  
Processing Techniques

We are investigating by Raman microprobe measurements the superconducting and related phases in the LnBa2Cu3O7-x (for x=0 to 1) system where yttrium has been replaced by several of the lanthanide (Ln = Nd,Sm,Eu,Ho,Er) elements. The aim is to relate the observed optical spectra (Raman and fluorescence) to the compositional and structural properties of these solids as part of comprehensive materials characterization. The results are correlated with the methods of synthesis, the processing techniques of these materials, and their superconducting properties. Of relevance is the substitutional chemistry of these isostructural systems, the differences in the spectra, and their microanalytical usefulness for the detection of impurity phases, and the assessment of compositional homogeneity. The Raman spectra of most of these compounds are well understood from accounts in the literature.The materials examined here are mostly ceramic powders prepared by conventional solid state reaction techniques. The bulk samples are of nominally single-phase composition as determined by x-ray diffraction.

Detector strategies for environmental scanning electron microscopy

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 1296-1297
Author(s):  
Klaus-Ruediger Peters
Keyword(s):  
High Vacuum ◽  
Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
Environmental Scanning ◽  
Surface Information ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Detector Electrode ◽  
Electrons And Ions ◽  
Low Energy Electrons ◽  
Environmental Sem

Environmental SEM operate at specimen chamber pressures of ∼20 torr (2.7 kPa) allowing stabilization of liquid water at room temperature, working on rugged insulators, and generation of an environmental secondary electron (ESE) signal. All signals available in conventional high vacuum instruments are also utilized in the environmental SEM, including BSE, SE, absorbed current, CL, and X-ray. In addition, the ESEM allows utilization of the flux of charge carriers as information, providing exciting new signal modes not available to BSE imaging or to conventional high vacuum SEM.In the ESEM, at low vacuum, SE electrons are collected with a “gaseous detector”. This detector collects low energy electrons (and ions) with biased wires or plates similar to those used in early high vacuum SEM for SE detection. The detector electrode can be integrated into the first PLA or positioned at any other place resulting in a versatile system that provides a variety of surface information.

Observation of pseudo 10-fold symmetry in the ordered iron-zinc delta phase

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-37
Author(s):  
L. A. Giannuzzi ◽  
A. S. Ramani ◽  
P. R. Howell ◽  
H. W. Pickering ◽  
W. R. Bitler
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Rich Region ◽  
Average Cell ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Delta Phase ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Δ Phase ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Concentration Discontinuity

The δ phase is a Zn-rich intermetallic, having a composition range of ∼ 86.5 - 92.0 atomic percent Zn, and is stable up to 665°C. The stoichiometry of the δ phase has been reported as FeZn7 and FeZn10 The deviation in stoichiometry can be attributed to variations in alloy composition used by each investigator. The structure of the δ phase, as determined by powder x-ray diffraction, is hexagonal (P63mc or P63/mmc) with cell dimensions a = 1.28 nm, c = 5.76 nm, and 555±8 atoms per unit cell. Later work suggested that the layer produced by hot-dip galvanizing should be considered as two distinct phases which are characterized by their morphological differences, namely: the iron-rich region with a compact appearance (δk) and the zinc-rich region with a columnar or palisade microstructure (δp). The sub-division of the δ phase was also based on differences in diffusion behavior, and a concentration discontinuity across the δp/δk boundary. However, work utilizing Weisenberg photographs on δ single crystals reported that the variation in lattice parameters with composition was small and hence, structurally, the δk phase and the δp phase were the same and should be thought of as a single phase, δ. Bastin et al. determined the average cell dimensions to be a = 1.28 nm and c = 5.71 nm, and suggested that perhaps some kind of ordering process, which would not be observed by x-ray diffraction, may be responsible for the morphological differences within the δ phase.

Role of the Structure and Electronic Properties of Fe2O3-MoO3 Catalyst on the Dehydration of Isopropyl Alcohol

1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 1591-1599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd El-Aziz A. Said
Keyword(s):  
Active Sites ◽  
Isopropyl Alcohol ◽  
Oxide Catalyst ◽  
Flow System ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Catalyst Composition ◽  
Surface Active

Molybdenum oxide catalyst doped or mixed with (1 - 50) mole % Fe3+ ions were prepared. The structure of the original samples and the samples calcined at 400 °C were characterized using DTA, X-ray diffraction and IR spectra. Measurements of the electrical conductivity of calcined samples with and without isopropyl alcohol revealed that the conductance increases on increasing the content of Fe3+ ions up to 50 mole %. The activation energies of charge carriers were determined in presence and absence of the alcohol. The catalytic dehydration of isopropyl alcohol was carried out at 250 °C using a flow system. The results obtained showed that the doped or mixed catalysts are active and selective towards propene formation. However, the catalyst containing 40 mole % Fe3+ ions exhibited the highest activity and selectivity. Correlations were attempted to the catalyst composition with their electronic and catalytic properties. Probable mechanism for the dehydration process is proposed in terms of surface active sites.

scholarly journals Obsidian pyroclasts in the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain ignimbrites are dominantly juvenile in origin

2021 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L. R. Monnereau ◽  
B. S. Ellis ◽  
D. Szymanowski ◽  
O. Bachmann ◽  
M. Guillong
Keyword(s):  
Glass Composition ◽  
Snake River Plain ◽  
Explosive Eruptions ◽  
Snake River ◽  
Pyroclastic Deposits ◽  
Volcanic Conduit ◽  
Trace Elemental ◽  
Multiple Cycles ◽  
River Plain ◽  
Glass Compositions

AbstractDense, glassy pyroclasts found in products of explosive eruptions are commonly employed to investigate volcanic conduit processes through measurement of their volatile inventories. This approach rests upon the tacit assumption that the obsidian clasts are juvenile, that is, genetically related to the erupting magma. Pyroclastic deposits within the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain province almost without exception contain dense, glassy clasts, previously interpreted as hyaloclastite, while other lithologies, including crystallised rhyolite, are extremely rare. We investigate the origin of these dense, glassy clasts from a coupled geochemical and textural perspective combining literature data and case studies from Cougar Point Tuff XIII, Wolverine Creek Tuff, and Mesa Falls Tuff spanning 10 My of silicic volcanism. These results indicate that the trace elemental compositions of the dense glasses mostly overlap with the vesiculated component of each deposit, while being distinct from nearby units, thus indicating that dense glasses are juvenile. Textural complexity of the dense clasts varies across our examples. Cougar Point Tuff XIII contains a remarkable diversity of clast appearances with the same glass composition including obsidian-within-obsidian clasts. Mesa Falls Tuff contains clasts with the same glass compositions but with stark variations in phenocryst content (0 to 45%). Cumulatively, our results support a model where most dense, glassy clasts reflect conduit material that passed through multiple cycles of fracturing and sintering with concurrent mixing of glass and various crystal components. This is in contrast to previous interpretations of these clasts as entrained hyaloclastite and relaxes the requirement for water-magma interaction within the eruptive centres of the Yellowstone-Snake River Plain province.

scholarly journals Preparation of high-entropy carbides by different sintering techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (19) ◽  
pp. 11237-11247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Pötschke ◽  
Manisha Dahal ◽  
Mathias Herrmann ◽  
Anne Vornberger ◽  
Björn Matthey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Vacuum Sintering ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
Mean Grain Size ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Gas Pressure Sintering ◽  
Hardness Values

AbstractDense (Hf, Ta, Nb, Ti, V)C- and (Ta, Nb, Ti, V, W)C-based high-entropy carbides (HEC) were produced by three different sintering techniques: gas pressure sintering/sinter–HIP at 1900 °C and 100 bar Ar, vacuum sintering at 2250 °C and 0.001 bar as well as SPS/FAST at 2000 °C and 60 MPa pressure. The relative density varied from 97.9 to 100%, with SPS producing 100% dense samples with both compositions. Grain size measurements showed that the substitution of Hf with W leads to an increase in the mean grain size of 5–10 times the size of the (Hf, Ta, Nb, Ti, V,)C samples. Vacuum-sintered samples showed uniform grain size distribution regardless of composition. EDS mapping revealed the formation of a solid solution with no intermetallic phases or element clustering. X-ray diffraction analysis showed the structure of mostly single-phase cubic high-entropy carbides. Hardness measurements revealed that (Hf, Ta, Nb, Ti, V)C samples possess higher hardness values than (Ta, Nb, Ti, V, W)C samples.

scholarly journals Complex magnetic properties associated with competing local and itinerant magnetism in $${\text {Pr}}_2 {\text {Co}}_{0.86} {\text {Si}}_{2.88}$$

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mily Kundu ◽  
Santanu Pakhira ◽  
Renu Choudhary ◽  
Durga Paudyal ◽  
N. Lakshminarasimhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Capacity ◽  
Neutron Diffraction ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Magnetic Transition ◽  
Muon Spin Rotation ◽  
Antiferromagnetic Coupling ◽  
Diffraction Measurement ◽  
Zero Field ◽  
Crystalline Electric Field ◽  
X Ray

AbstractTernary intermetallic compound $${\text {Pr}}_2 {\text {Co}}_{0.86} {\text {Si}}_{2.88}$$ Pr 2 Co 0.86 Si 2.88 has been synthesized in single phase and characterized by x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) analysis, magnetization, heat capacity, neutron diffraction and muon spin rotation/relaxation ($$\mu$$ μ SR) measurements. The polycrystalline compound was synthesized in single phase by introducing necessary vacancies in Co/Si sites. Magnetic, heat capacity, and zero-field neutron diffraction studies reveal that the system undergoes magnetic transition below $$\sim$$ ∼ 4 K. Neutron diffraction measurement further reveals that the magnetic ordering is antiferromagnetic in nature with an weak ordered moment. The high temperature magnetic phase has been attributed to glassy in nature consisting of ferromagnetic clusters of itinerant (3d) Co moments as evident by the development of internal field in zero-field $$\mu$$ μ SR below 50 K. The density-functional theory (DFT) calculations suggest that the low temperature magnetic transition is associated with antiferromagnetic coupling between Pr 4f and Co 3d spins. Pr moments show spin fluctuation along with unconventional orbital moment quenching due to crystal field. The evolution of the symmetry and the crystalline electric field environment of Pr-ions are also studied and compared theoretically between the elemental Pr and when it is coupled with other elements such as Co. The localized moment of Pr 4f and itinerant moment of Co 3d compete with each other below $$\sim$$ ∼ 20 K resulting in an unusual temperature dependence of magnetic coercivity in the system.

scholarly journals Al-driven peculiarities of local coordination and magnetic properties in single-phase Alx-CrFeCoNi high-entropy alloys

Nano Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alevtina Smekhova ◽  
Alexei Kuzmin ◽  
Konrad Siemensmeyer ◽  
Chen Luo ◽  
Kai Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Magnetic Circular Dichroism ◽  
Surface Region ◽  
Face Centered Cubic ◽  
X Rays ◽  
X Ray ◽  
High Entropy ◽  
X Ray Absorption ◽  
Absorption Edges

AbstractModern design of superior multi-functional alloys composed of several principal components requires in-depth studies of their local structure for developing desired macroscopic properties. Herein, peculiarities of atomic arrangements on the local scale and electronic states of constituent elements in the single-phase face-centered cubic (fcc)- and body-centered cubic (bcc)-structured high-entropy Alx-CrFeCoNi alloys (x = 0.3 and 3, respectively) are explored by element-specific X-ray absorption spectroscopy in hard and soft X-ray energy ranges. Simulations based on the reverse Monte Carlo approach allow to perform a simultaneous fit of extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectra recorded at K absorption edges of each 3d constituent and to reconstruct the local environment within the first coordination shells of absorbers with high precision. The revealed unimodal and bimodal distributions of all five elements are in agreement with structure-dependent magnetic properties of studied alloys probed by magnetometry. A degree of surface atoms oxidation uncovered by soft X-rays suggests different kinetics of oxide formation for each type of constituents and has to be taken into account. X-ray magnetic circular dichroism technique employed at L2.3 absorption edges of transition metals demonstrates reduced magnetic moments of 3d metal constituents in the sub-surface region of in situ cleaned fcc-structured Al0.3-CrFeCoNi compared to their bulk values. Extended to nanostructured versions of multicomponent alloys, such studies would bring new insights related to effects of high entropy mixing on low dimensions.

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