scholarly journals Structural and morphological characterization of rare earth modified lead titanate

Cerâmica ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (328) ◽  
pp. 422-447
Author(s):  
F. C. D. Lemos ◽  
D. M. A. Melo ◽  
P. S. de Lima ◽  
C. A. Paskocimas ◽  
E. Longo ◽  
...  

Rare earth modified lead titanate powders Pb1-xRExTiO3 (REPT), x = 0.01, 0.05, 0.07 and RE = Yb, Y, were prepared by the Pechini method. The materials were calcined under flowing oxygen at different temperatures from 300 to 700 ºC. Nanostructured REPT were investigated using X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and surface area analysis (BET). The results suggest that the modifier cation incorporated into the system has notable influence in the microstructure and a notable decrease in the crystallite sizes.

2012 ◽  
Vol 727-728 ◽  
pp. 1393-1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Ribeiro ◽  
Laédna Souto Neiva ◽  
Ruth Herta Goldsmith Aliaga Kiminami ◽  
J.B.L. de Oliveira ◽  
L. Gama

Because of the unique properties that the system TiO2-ZrO2 has, this system has attracted great interest in catalytic circles. In general, the TiO2-ZrO2 oxides composites have a greater surface area and a stronger acidity when compared to the single oxide and they are used as catalysts supports for many catalytic reactions. This work is to evaluate the effect of calcined temperature in structural and morphological characteristics of Ti1-xZrxO2nanopowders obtained by Pechini method. For this study, the doping value was 0.25 moles of Zr. The powders were calcined at temperature of 500 to 900°C for one hour. The powders were characterized by XRD, SEM and BET. The X-ray diffraction showed that the powders present a TiO2anatase phase and another of ZrO2tetragonal. The crystallite size ranged from 4.8 to 14.6 nm for the temperature of 500 to 900°C, respectively. The analysis of scanning electron microscopy showed soft homogeneous agglomerates with particles around 100 nm. The main particles sizes by BET were ranged from 10 to 20 nm, showing that the synthesis is effective to obtain nanometric powders.


2011 ◽  
Vol 197-198 ◽  
pp. 456-459
Author(s):  
Xian Ming Liu ◽  
Wen Liang Gao

Spinel-perovskite multiferroics of NiFe2O4/BiFeO3 nanoparticles were prepared by modified Pechini method. The structure and morphology of the composites were examined by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results showed that the composites consisted of spinel NiFe2O4 and perovskite BiFeO3 after annealed at 700°C for 2h, and the particle size ranges from 40 to 100nm. VSM and ME results indicated that the nanocomposites exhibited both tuning magnetic properties and a ME effect. The ME effect of the nanocomposites strongly depended on the magnetic bias and magnetic field frequency.


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 412-417
Author(s):  
Esra Öztürk

AbstractIn this work, aluminate type phosphorescence materials were synthesized via the solid state reaction method and the photoluminescence (PL) properties, including excitation and emission bands, were investigated considering the effect of trace amounts of activator (Eu3+) and co-activator (Dy3+). The estimated thermal behavior of the samples at certain temperatures (> 1000 °C) during heat treatment was characterized by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermogravimetry (TG). The possible phase formation was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The morphological characterization of the samples was performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The PL analysis of three samples showed maximum emission bands at around 610 nm, and additionally near 589 nm, 648 nm and 695 nm. The bands were attributed to typical transitions of the Eu3+ ions.


2016 ◽  
Vol 230 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauro Coduri ◽  
Michela Maisano ◽  
Maria Vittoria Dozzi ◽  
Elena Selli

AbstractPreferential growth of anatase crystallites along different directions is known to deeply affect their photocatalytic properties, especially with respect to the exposure of the reactive {001} facets. Its extent can be easily quantified through simple geometric calculations, on the basis of crystal sizes extracted for specific directions by means of X-Ray Diffraction data analysis. Nevertheless, the actual results depend on the method employed for such a quantification. Here we report on a comparative morphological investigation, performed by employing the Scherrer equation and the line profile from Rietveld refinements, on shape-controlled anatase photocatalysts produced by employing HF as capping agent. Compared to the Rietveld-based method, the use of the Scherrer equation produces a systematic underestimation of crystallite dimensions, especially concerning the [100] direction, which in turn causes the percentage of exposed {001} crystal facets to be underestimated. Neglecting instrumental-related effects may further reduce the estimate.


2005 ◽  
Vol 03 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
P.M. PIMENTEL ◽  
A.M.G. PEDROSA ◽  
H.K.S. SOUZA ◽  
C.N.S. JÚNIOR ◽  
R.C.A. PINTO ◽  
...  

Spinel oxides with the composition ZnCo2O4 and ZnCo2O4:Eu3+ have been synthesized by the Pechini method and characterized by X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy. IR spectroscopy revealed the presence of n1 and n2 bands, typical of spinel structures. The formation of monophase cubic spinel structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction patterns. Extra lines corresponding to other phase has been observed in the powders calcined at 900 ºC. The results showed the extremely lower synthesis temperature than those presents in conventional methods.


DYNA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (211) ◽  
pp. 278-287
Author(s):  
Javier Alberto Olarte Torres ◽  
María Cristina Cifuentes Arcila ◽  
Harvey Andrés Suárez Moreno

This paper presents the results obtained from the synthesis and morphological characterization of different magnetite samples:  La0.67-x Prx Ca0.33 MnO3.LaMn1-x Cox O3 and LaMn1-x Nix O3 at 0.13 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 0.67 produced by a solid-state reaction mechanism and 𝐿𝐿𝐿𝐿𝑀𝑀𝑀𝑀1−𝑥𝑥(𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶/𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁)𝑥𝑥𝑂𝑂3 at 0.0 ≤ 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 0.5 produced by the sol-gel method. These samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction spectroscopy and by measuring electric resistivity and magnetic susceptibility which were carried out as a function of temperature. Notably, the effects of strain and compressive strength on the lattices of magnetite samples were highly dependent on the concentration of 𝑃𝑃𝑟𝑟, 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, and 𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁. Moreover, the transition temperatures of metal-insulator and ferromagnetic-paramagnetic phases also largely depend on these strength effects, e.g., at higher concentrations of 𝑃𝑃𝑟𝑟, effects of increased strain strength were observed, relocating the shifts of ferromagnetic-paramagnetic transitions to lower temperatures. On the other hand, effects of increased compressive strength were observed at higher concentrations of 𝑁𝑁𝑁𝑁 and 𝐶𝐶𝐶𝐶, relocating the shifts of ferromagnetic-paramagnetic and metal-insulator transitions to higher temperatures.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alvaro Ruíz-Baltazar ◽  
Rodrigo Esparza ◽  
Maykel Gonzalez ◽  
Gerardo Rosas ◽  
Ramiro Pérez

This study is aimed at investigating the structural and morphological characterization of natural and modified zeolite obtained from the state of Oaxaca (Mexico). Iron nanoparticles were used for the zeolite modification. The iron nanoparticles were loaded on the zeolite surface by homogeneous nucleation. Adsorption kinetic models of pseudo first and second order were surveyed. The characterization of pristine and modified zeolite was performed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). From the results, three main phases were identified: clinoptilolite, mordenite, and feldspar. We could also determine the adsorption capacity of the zeolites by means of adsorption kinetic models.


Clay Minerals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Sanz ◽  
Joaquín Bastida ◽  
Angel Caballero ◽  
Marek Kojdecki

ABSTRACTCompositional and microstructural analysis of mullites in porcelain whitewares obtained by the firing of two blends of identical triaxial composition using a kaolin B consisting of ‘higher-crystallinity’ kaolinite or a finer halloysitic kaolin M of lower crystal order was performed. No significant changes in the average Al2O3 contents (near the stoichiometric composition 3:2) of the mullites were observed. Fast and slow firing at the same temperature using B or M kaolin yielded different mullite contents. The Warren–Averbach method showed increase of the D110 mullite crystallite size and crystallite size distributions with small shifts to greater values with increasing firing temperature for the same type of firing (slow or fast) using the same kaolin, as well as significant differences between fast and slow firing of the same blend at different temperatures for each kaolin. The higher maximum frequency distribution of crystallite size observed at the same firing temperature using blends with M kaolin suggests a clearer crystallite growth of mullite in this blend. The agreement between thickening perpendicular to prism faces and mean crystallite sizes <D110> of mullite were not always observed because the direction perpendicular to 110 planes is not preferred for growth.


1993 ◽  
Vol 324 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Bellani ◽  
M. Amiotti ◽  
M. Geddo ◽  
G. Guizzetti ◽  
G. Landgren

AbstractWe measured photoreflectance (PR) spectra at different temperatures between 80 and 300 K, and optical absorption (OA) at 3 K on MOVPE grown Inl-xGaxAs nearly lattice-matched to InP. x-ray diffraction measurements gave a lattice mismatch δa/ao = -0.9.10−3 between ternary alloy and InP, corresponding to × = 0.485. We obtained the energy gap dependence on T from PR spectra. The blue shift of the gap was accounted for in terms of compositional difference with respect to the perfectly lattice matched alloy (× = 0.472), and elastic strain; moreover PR and OA showed evidence of the valence bands splitting at k = 0 due to interfacial strain, in fine agreement with theory.


2011 ◽  
Vol 1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandip Das ◽  
Krishna C. Mandal

ABSTRACTCdS host nanocrystals with 4.2-5.5 nm in diameter have been synthesized from air stable precursors via a synthetic chemical route and doped with rare earth (RE) terbium (Tb3+) and ytterbium (Yb3+) ions. RE3+-doped CdS cores were shelled by ZnS layers of different thicknesses. The resulting core/shell nanocrystals show a complete broadband absorption below 400-460 nm to the deep UV region depending on the size of the cores. RE3+-doped CdS nanocrystals showed a red shift in the emission as observed under irradiation of 302 nm UV light and was confirmed by room temperature photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The nanocrystals were further characterized by x-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) analysis. The results show that these RE3+-doped nanocrystals can be used as solar spectral matching downconversion material to enhance photovoltaic efficiency of existing solar cells.


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