Structural and Hydriding/Dehydriding Properties of HoMn2Hx with Cubic and Hexagonal Laves Phase Structure

2006 ◽  
Vol 927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshikazu Makihara ◽  
Youichi Iwata ◽  
Kazumi Umeda ◽  
Yoshio Miyairi ◽  
Hironobu Fujii

ABSTRACTBoth the cubic C15-type and the hexagonal C14-type Laves phase compounds HoMn2 were successfully prepared. We found that they absorbed hydrogen up to 3.4 atoms per formula unit at room temperature and discharged it at around 490 K, reversibly. Structural and hydriding/dehydriding properties of the host HoMn2 and their hydrides HoMn2Hx have been investigated by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA). With increasing the hydrogen content, the host C15-type HoMn2 is distorted into a rhombohedral phase at above x = 2.9, while the host C14-type one keeps the hexagonal structure up to x = 3.4. The experimental results obtained from TG/DTA measurement suggest that two possible interstitial sites with different activation energies for hydrogen desorption exist in the C14 HoMn2, while one site in the C15 HoMn2.

2012 ◽  
Vol 512-515 ◽  
pp. 1511-1515
Author(s):  
Chun Lin Zhao ◽  
Li Xing ◽  
Xiao Hong Liang ◽  
Jun Hui Xiang ◽  
Fu Shi Zhang ◽  
...  

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanocrystals (NCs) were self-assembled and in-situ immobilized on the dithiocarbamate (DTCs)-functionalized polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET) substrates between the organic (carbon disulfide diffused in n-hexane) –aqueous (ethylenediamine and Cd2+ dissolved in water) interface at room temperature. Powder X-ray diffraction measurement revealed the hexagonal structure of CdS nanocrystals. Morphological studies performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) showed the island-like structure of CdS nanocrystals on PET substrates, as well as energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) confirmed the stoichiometries of CdS nanocrystals. The optical properties of DTCs modified CdS nanocrystals were thoroughly investigated by ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy (UV-vis) and fluorescence spectroscopy. The as-prepared DTCs present intrinsic hydrophobicity and strong affinity for CdS nanocrystals.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350006
Author(s):  
AHMED E. HANNORA ◽  
FARIED F. HANNA ◽  
LOTFY K. MAREI

Mechanical alloying (MA) method has been used to produce nanocrystallite Mn -15at.% Al alloy. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns for the as-milled elemental α- Mn and aluminum powder samples show a mixture of α + β- MnAl phases after 20 h of milling and changes to a dominant β- MnAl phase structure after 50 h. An average crystallite size of 40 nm was determined from Hall–Williamson method analysis after 5 h of milling. Moreover, the thermal analysis results using differential thermal analysis (DTA), suggested a possible phase transformation after 20 h of milling. Isothermal treatments are carried in the temperature range of 450°C to 1000°C. Room-temperature vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements of the hysteretic response revealed that the saturation magnetization Bs and coercivity Hc for 10 h ball milled sample are ~ 2.1 emu/g and ~ 92 Oe, respectively.


2011 ◽  
Vol 324 ◽  
pp. 298-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy Jean Roukos ◽  
Olivier Bidault ◽  
Julien Pansiot ◽  
Ludivine Minier ◽  
Lucien Saviot

Lead free Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3 (NBT) and (Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3)1-x(CaTiO3)x (NBT-CT) piezoelectric ceramics with the perovskite structure were studied. The NBT and NBT-CT samples were synthesized using a solid-state reaction method and characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and dielectric measurements for several compositions (x = 0, 0.07, 0.15) at room temperature. The XRD analysis showed a stabilization of a rhombohedral phase at a low concentration of Ca (0 < x <0.15), whereas Raman spectra reveal a strong modification for the sample with x = 0.15. The dielectric properties of these ceramics were studied by measuring impedance in the 79-451K temperature range for unpoled and field cooling with an electric field (FC) conditions.


1987 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 363-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangcan Che ◽  
Jingkui Liang ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Sishen Xie ◽  
Yude Yu ◽  
...  

In Ba-R-Cu-O system (R=La, Y) , high Tc superconductor have been discovered (1–3). The room temperature section of the phase diagram in BaO-Y2O3-CuO system has been completed by means of X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and superconducting measurements.


Author(s):  
Lun Xiong ◽  
Pu Tu ◽  
Yongqing Hu ◽  
Xiang Hou ◽  
Shiyun Wu ◽  
...  

The equation of state (EOS) of mixture of Li[Formula: see text]Mn[Formula: see text]Co[Formula: see text]Ni[Formula: see text]O2 and LiNi[Formula: see text] Co[Formula: see text]Mn[Formula: see text]Al[Formula: see text]O2 was studied by synchrotron radiation X-ray diffraction (XRD) at room-temperature in a diamond anvil cell (DAC). The results showed that the hexagonal structure is maintained to the highest pressure of 23.1 GPa. The bulk modulus and its first derivative obtained from XRD data are [Formula: see text] GPa and [Formula: see text], respectively. In addition, we have investigated the high-pressure electrical conductivity of the mixture of Li[Formula: see text]Mn[Formula: see text]Co[Formula: see text]Ni[Formula: see text]O2 and LiNi[Formula: see text]Co[Formula: see text]Mn[Formula: see text]Al[Formula: see text]O2 to 22.9 GPa in a DAC. It is found that the resistance decreases with the increase of pressure and changes exponentially.


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Michele Cassetta ◽  
Marco Giarola ◽  
Marco Zanatta ◽  
Monique Le Guen ◽  
...  

This study is focused on the vibrational and microstructural aspects of the thermally induced transformation of serpentine-like garnierite into quartz, forsterite, and enstatite occurring at about 620 °C. Powder specimens of garnierite were annealed in static air between room temperature and 1000 °C. The kinetic of the transformation was investigated by means of thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis, and the final product was extensively characterized via micro-Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Our study shows that serpentine-like garnierite consists of a mixture of different mineral species. Furthermore, these garnierites and their composition can provide details based on the mineralogy and the crystalline phases resulting from the thermal treatment.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 1138-1142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le Li ◽  
Jian-Qing Tao

A twofold interpenetrating three-dimensional CdIIcoordination framework, [Cd(C8H3NO6)(C14H14N4)]n, has been prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, thermal analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The asymmetric unit consists of a divalent CdIIatom, one 1,3-bis(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene (1,3-BMIB) ligand and one fully deprotonated 5-nitrobenzene-1,3-dicarboxylate (NO2-BDC2−) ligand. The coordination sphere of the CdIIatom consists of five O-donor atoms from three different NO2-BDC2−ligands and two imidazole N-donor atoms from two different 1,3-BMIB ligands, forming a distorted {CdN2O5} pentagonal bipyramid. The NO2-BDC ligand links three CdIIatomsviaa μ1-η1:η1chelating mode and a μ2-η2:η1bridging mode. The title compound is a twofold interpenetrating 3,5-connected network with the {42.65.83}{42.6} topology. In addition, the compound exhibits fluorescence emissions in the solid state at room temperature.


1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (11) ◽  
pp. 1815-1818 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Patwe ◽  
B. N. Wani ◽  
U. R. K. Rao ◽  
K. S. Venkateswarlu

Fluorination of oxides of rare earths using ammonium hydrogen fluoride at room temperature gave new compounds [NH4]3MF6•nH2O, where M = Y, La, Nd, and Pr. In the case of cerium, [NH4]4CeF8 is formed. The course of thermal decomposition of all these compounds is studied by thermogravimetry/differential thermal analysis (TG/DTA) and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). Keywords: hexafluoro metallates, rare earths, ammonium hydrogen fluoride, thermal decomposition, X-ray diffraction.


2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 553-558
Author(s):  
Chen Zhang ◽  
Ning-Ning Chen ◽  
Jian-Qing Tao

AbstractA novel three-dimensional Cd(II) coordination framework, [Cd(PTA)(BTBP)0.5 · H2O]n (1) (BTBP =  4,4′-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)biphenyl; H2PTA = p-phthalic acid), has been prepared and characterized through IR spectroscopy, elemental and thermal analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The complex is a 5-connected network with the {45 · 66} topology based on Cd-μ2-H2O-Cd chains. It exhibits strong fluorescent emission in the solid state at room temperature. Moreover, complex 1 shows high photocatalytic activity in the degradation of methylene blue under UV irradiation.


2010 ◽  
Vol 663-665 ◽  
pp. 1041-1044
Author(s):  
Han Fa Liu ◽  
Hua Fu Zhang

Transparent conducting Ti-Ga co-doped zinc oxide (TGZO) thin films with high transmittance, low resistivity were firstly prepared on glass substrate by direct current (DC) magnetron sputtering at room temperature. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) show that the TGZO films are polycrystalline with a hexagonal structure and have a preferred orientation along the c-axis perpendicular to the substrate. The lowest resistivity obtained in our experiment is 3.95×10-4Ω⋅cm. The average transmittance of the films is over 92% in the range of 400~760 nm.


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