Preparation, XRD and Raman spectroscopic studies on new compounds RE2Hf2O7 (RE=Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Lu, Y): Pyrochlores or defect-fluorite? |
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Authors: | BP Mandal Surinder M Sharma |
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Institution: | Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India |
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Abstract: | A series of compositions with the general formula RE2Hf2O7 (RE=Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Y and Lu) was prepared by a standard solid-state route and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy. As per theoretical modeling reported in literature, some of these materials were predicted to exist in pyrochlore lattice. However, a careful X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopic and synchrotron radiation-XRD study revealed that under the experimental conditions used in the present investigation, out of all the RE2Hf2O7 samples only Dy2Hf2O7 has got a tendency to form a pyrochlore structure. All the other (Ho, Er, Tm, Lu, Y) hafnates crystallize in a defect-fluorite structure. In order to further ascertain these inferences, a few more RE2Hf2O7 samples (La, Nd, Sm) i.e., with larger RE3+ ions were also prepared and the results were compared. |
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Keywords: | Ceramics X-ray diffraction (XRD) Raman spectroscopy |
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