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A multi-step mechanism and integrity of titanate nanoribbons.
2014
A one-step hydrothermal treatment of TiO2 powders under strongly basic conditions has been used to synthesize titanate nanoribbons. The nanoparticles were thoroughly characterized using several methods including transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) to determine their morphological, structural and chemical characteristics. The influence of the nature and size of the TiO2 precursor and of the reaction duration on the formation of the nanoribbons was investigated. The conditions required to obtain only titanate nanoribbons with a width ranging from 100 to 200 nm and several tens of micrometers in length w…
Structural study of α-Bi2O3 under pressure
2013
An experimental and theoretical study of the structural properties of monoclinic bismuth oxide (alpha-(BiO3)-O-2) under high pressures is here reported. Both synthetic and mineral bismite powder samples have been compressed up to 45 GPa and their equations of state have been determined with angle-dispersive x-ray diffraction measurements. Experimental results have been also compared with theoretical calculations which suggest the possibility of several phase transitions below 10 GPa. However, experiments reveal only a pressure-induced amorphization between 15 and 25 GPa, depending on sample quality and deviatoric stresses. The amorphous phase has been followed up to 45 GPa and its nature di…
Influence of hydrogen intercalation on the local structure around Re ions in perovskite‐type ReO 3
2005
octahedra with the Re-O-Re angle equal to 169° and the Re-O distance of about 1.90 A [9]. More accurate information on the local atomic and electronic structure of the bronzes can be ob-tained using XAS, which is a structural method complimentary to diffraction. To our knowledge, no such works have been performed until now. In this work, we present the first results of the in-situ XAS study of hydrogen intercalation into ReO
High-pressure structural, elastic, and thermodynamic properties of zircon-type HoPO4 and TmPO4
2017
[EN] Zircon-type holmium phosphate (HoPO4) and thulium phosphate (TmPO4) have been studied by single-crystal x-ray diffraction and ab initio calculations. We report on the influence of pressure on the crystal structure, and on the elastic and thermodynamic properties. The equation of state for both compounds is accurately determined. We have also obtained information on the polyhedral compressibility which is used to explain the anisotropic axial compressibility and the bulk compressibility. Both compounds are ductile and more resistive to volume compression than to shear deformation at all pressures. Furthermore, the elastic anisotropy is enhanced upon compression. Finally, the calculation…
X-ray scattering studies of fatty acid films on water and on Cdcl2 solutions
1991
X-ray diffraction methods for Langmuir films on the surface of water are briefly presented, together with recent results for docosanoic acid monolayers on pure water and for eicosanoic acid monolayers on an ionic subphase.
Behenic Acid as a Structural Model for Fatty Acid Monolayers at the Air/Water Interface: An X-Ray Diffraction Study
1992
We present an X-ray diffraction study of behenic (docosanoic) acid films at the air/water interface. Analysis of the rod profiles parallel and perpendicular to the surface provides detailed information on the unit cells of five different phases.
X-ray powder diffraction pattern for lactitol and lactitol monohydrate
1994
Diffraction patterns were recorded, and unit cell dimensions refined by the least-squares method, for lactitol and lactitol monohydrate. Refined unit cell parameters for lactitol are: a =7.622(1) Å, b = 10.764(2) Å, c = 9.375(1) Å, β= 108.25(1)° in space group P21, and those for lactitol monohydrate a =7.844(1) Å, b = 12.673(2) Å, c = 15.942(2) Å in space group P212121.
Stability of non-stoichiometric laof phases: x-ray diffraction investigation
1998
Summary The X-ray diffraction patterns of the polycrystalline LaO 1−x F 1+2x (0.05≤x≤0.3) phases were measured at room temperature and analyzed by the Rietveld profile refinement method. All compounds crystallize in the tetragonal PbFCl-type structure with P4/nmm as the space group. No distortion to lower orthorhombic symmetry was observed. The tetragonal lattice parameters a and c increase with increasing excess of fluoride. The La-oxygen (La-fluorine) distances first decrease (increase) but then these trends are reversed. The Global Instability Index calculated from the bond valence model increases towards the higher fluoride content of the compounds indicating decreasing stability
In situ analysis of garnet inclusion in diamond using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and X-ray micro-tomography
2012
A single crystal of garnet enclosed in a diamond from the Jericho kimberlite (Slave Craton, Canada) has been investigated using X-ray diffraction and X-ray micro-tomography. The novel experimental approach allowed us to determine the crystal structure of the garnet. The unit-cell edge a and fractional atomic coordinates of oxygen were used to determine the composition via an updated Margules model for garnets. The composition is Pyr(0.41(5))Alm(0.36(7))Gro(0.22(1))Uva(0.01(1)), which is indistinguishable from the eclogitic garnets found in other Jericho diamonds. We also demonstrated that residual pressures on the inclusion of up to 1 GPa do not affect significantly the determination of the…
ChemInform Abstract: Exploring the Properties of MTO4Compounds Using High-Pressure Powder X-Ray Diffraction
2015
Several ternary oxides with industrial applications, but also interesting for basic research, have been studied recently at room temperature under high-pressure conditions using synchrotron powder x-ray diffraction. In this article, part of these experiments will be summarized. The studied materials include zircon-type vanadates and scheelite-type tungstates as well as other oxides related to them. Several pressure-induced structural phase transitions that take place in these compounds under compression will be here described. In addition, the determination of the crystal structure of the high-pressure phases will be discussed. The reported studies have also allowed the accurate determinati…