A combined diffraction and dielectric properties investigation of Ba3MnNb2O9 complex perovskites

A combined synthesis, diffraction and dielectric properties investigation of the dependence (and effect) of Mn²⁺/Nb⁵⁺ ordering in Ba₃MnNb₂O₉ (BMN) upon annealing atmosphere and processing conditions has been carried out. Annealing in different atmospheres was not found to significantly alter either nominal stoichiometry or structure type. The obtained structure type (disordered metrically cubic or ordered trigonal) as well as the measured electrical properties (in particular, the dielectric loss) were, however, found to be sensitive to the synthesis route. Samples obtained via solid-state reaction were found to be predominantly of 1:2 Mn²⁺/Nb⁵⁺ ordered, trigonal structure type whereas samples obtained via an aqueous solution route were found to be of a Mn²⁺/Nb⁵⁺ ‘disordered’, metrically cubic structure type. All solid-state synthesized samples showed reasonable dielectric properties. The microwave dielectric constant and dielectric quality factor, Q, at 8 GHz of an as-synthesized BMN sample were 38 and 100, respectively. By contrast, the dielectric loss of the metrically cubic, Mn²⁺/Nb⁵⁺ ‘disordered’ samples obtained via an aqueous solution synthesis process were significantly worse.     

Investigation on double perovskite Ba4Ca2Ta2O11

The structure, conductivity and water uptake of the oxygen-deficient perovskite-type compound Ba₄Ca₂Ta₂O₁₁ have been investigated. Ba₄Ca₂Ta₂O₁₁ crystallizes in the cryolite structure (cubic, Fm3m SG) with a = 8.4508(2) Å, under dry air. The compound can be partially hydrated up to a maximum water content of approximately 0.52 mol H₂O per mol Ba₄Ca₂Ta₂O₁₁. In moist air, the structure symmetry becomes monoclinic (C2/m) and the temperature dependence of total conductivity shows a different behavior because of changes in transport mechanism. Three regions can be observed as a function of temperature. For the low temperature range 200–400 °C, the protonic conduction is prevailing with an activation energy E_A = 0.85 eV. In the intermediate temperature range (400–600 °C), O²⁻ anionic and protonic conductions are mixed with an activation energy E_A = 0.45 eV and in the third region, for temperatures above 600 °C, O²⁻conduction is prevailing with an activation energy E_A = 0.85 eV.     

Non-centrosymmetric Ba3Ti3O6(BO3)2

The compound previously reported as Ba₂Ti₂B₂O₉ has been reformulated as Ba₃Ti₃B₂O₁₂, or Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂, a new barium titanium oxoborate. Small single crystals have been recovered from a melt with a composition of BaTiO₃:BaTiB₂O₆ (molar ratio) cooled between 1100°C and 850°C. The crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction: hexagonal system, non-centrosymmetric space group, a=8.7377(11) Å, c=3.9147(8) Å, Z=1, wR(F²)=0.039 for 504 unique reflections. Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ is isostructural with K₃Ta₃O₆(BO₃)₂. Preliminary measurements of nonlinear optical properties on microcrystalline samples show that the second harmonic generation efficiency of Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ is equal to 95% of that of LiNbO₃.     

Crystal growth of a novel oxygen-deficient layered perovskite: Ba7Li3Ru4O20

Single crystals of both Ba₇Li₃Ru₄O₂₀ and Ba₄NaRu₃O₁₂ were grown from reactive molten hydroxide fluxes. Ba₇Li₃Ru₄O₂₀ is a 7L-layer perovskite-related phase resulting from the stacking of six [AO₃] layers and one oxygen deficient [AO₂] layer, thereby creating LiO₄ tetrahedra in addition to the LiO₆ octahedra and face-sharing Ru₂O₉ bi-octahedra formed from the [AO₃] layers. The compound crystallizes in the space group with a=5.7927(1) Å and c=50.336(2) Å, Z=3. Ba₄NaRu₃O₁₂ crystallizes in the space group P6₃mc with lattice parameters of a=5.8014(2) Å and c=19.2050(9) Å, Z=2. Ba₄NaRu₃O₁₂ is identical to a previously reported neutron refinement structure. The magnetic properties of Ba₇Li₃Ru₄O₂₀ are also reported.     

Order in the disordered state: local structural entities in the fast ion conductor Ba2In2O5

The structural features of Ba₂In₂O₅ at high temperatures are discussed based on a thorough study of the full energy hypersurface of a 36 atoms supercell by periodic density functional theory. The results obtained for this cell are furthermore used for considering stacking-sequences and connectivity-patterns present only in larger supercells. The distribution of oxygen vacancies is far from random and relatively few configurations, associated with different arrangements of tetrahedral InO₄, square pyramidal InO₅ and octahedral InO₆ entities, are thermally accessible at most temperatures. Our results call into the question of commonly used defect models for such grossly disordered materials in which oxygen vacancies are distributed at random over a number of lattice sites. The energetic preference for certain structural entities also has important implications for ionic transport due to restraints imposed by local symmetry.     

单相Ba2Ti9O20柠檬酸凝胶法制备、表征及介电性能

采用柠檬酸凝胶法两步热处理工艺制备了单相Ba₂Ti₉O₂₀。干凝胶在750 ℃热处理得到了物相为BaTi₅O₁₁和Ba₄Ti₁₃O₃₀、尺寸为30～50 nm的前驱体粉体。纳米前驱体具有高表面活性，促使单相Ba₂Ti₉O₂₀在1 200 ℃热处理温度下形成。两步热处理所得的粉体比一步热处理所得的粉体具有更好的烧结和介电特性，两步热处理所得的粉体，在1 250 ℃烧结4 h，可获得理论密度为97%的Ba₂Ti₉O₂₀微波介质陶瓷，其介电性能：ε_r=38.5，Qf=19 320 GHz，τ_f=8.7×10^-6 ℃^-1。     

质子导体固体氧化物燃料电池的Ba_2Co_9O_(14)阴极材料

Ba2Co9O14(BCO)是一种新型的电子-氧离子混合导体,在氧离子导体的固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFC)中,其作为阴极材料的应用可能性已经得到证实,本工作探索BCO在质子导体SOFC中的应用可能性。采用固相反应法制备BCO粉体,研究BCO与质子导体电解质BZCY(Ba Zr0.1Ce0.7Y0.2O3-δ)之间的化学相容性,分析BCO-BZCY复合阴极在BZCY电解质上的电化学性能。当复合阴极中BCO的质量含量为70%时,阴极性能最佳,界面阻抗活化能为1.26 e V。以BCO-BZCY为阴极,Ni-BZCY为阳极,BZCY为电解质的阳极支撑型单电池,700℃时,单电池的极化阻抗为0.15Ω·cm2,最大功率密度为400 m W·cm-2。     

质子导体固体氧化物燃料电池的Ba2Co9O14阴极材料

Ba₂Co₉O₁₄（BCO）是一种新型的电子-氧离子混合导体,在氧离子导体的固体氧化物燃料电池（SOFC）中,其作为阴极材料的应用可能性已经得到证实,本工作探索BCO在质子导体SOFC中的应用可能性。采用固相反应法制备BCO粉体,研究BCO与质子导体电解质BZCY （BaZr_0.1Ce_0.7Y_0.2O_3-δ）之间的化学相容性,分析BCO-BZCY复合阴极在BZCY电解质上的电化学性能。当复合阴极中BCO的质量含量为70%时,阴极性能最佳,界面阻抗活化能为1.26 eV。以BCO-BZCY为阴极,Ni-BZCY为阳极,BZCY为电解质的阳极支撑型单电池,700℃时,单电池的极化阻抗为0.15 Ω·cm²,最大功率密度为400 mW·cm^-2。     

Superstructure of a phosphor material Ba3MgSi2O8 determined by neutron diffraction data

Ba₃MgSi₂O₈, a phosphor host examined for use in white-light devices and plant-growth lamps, was synthesized at 1225 °C in air. Its crystal structure has been determined and refined by a combined powder X-ray and neutron Rietveld method (, Z=3, a=9.72411(3) Å, c=7.27647(3) Å, V=595.870(5) Å³; R_p/R_wp=3.79%/5.03%, χ²=4.20). Superstructure reflections, observed only in the neutron diffraction data, provided the means to establish the true unit cell and a chemically reasonable structure. The structure contains three crystallographically distinct Ba atoms—Ba1 resides in a distorted octahedral site with S₆ () symmetry, Ba2 in a nine-coordinate site with C₃ (3) symmetry, and Ba3 in a ten-coordinate site with C₁ (1) symmetry. The Mg atoms occupy distorted octahedral sites, and the Si atom occupies a distorted tetrahedral site.     

The mercury chromates Hg6Cr2O9 and Hg6Cr2O10—Preparation and crystal structures, and thermal behaviour of Hg6Cr2O9

The basic mercury(I) chromate(VI), Hg₆Cr₂O₉ (=2Hg₂CrO₄·Hg₂O), has been obtained under hydrothermal conditions (200 °C, 5 days) in the form of orange needles as a by-product from reacting elemental mercury and K₂Cr₂O₇. Hydrothermal treatment of microcrystalline Hg₆Cr₂O₉ in demineralised water at 200 °C for 3 days led to crystal growth of red crystals of the basic mercury(I, II) chromate(VI), Hg₆Cr₂O₁₀ (=2Hg₂CrO₄·2HgO). The crystal structures were solved and refined from single crystal X-ray data sets. Hg₆Cr₂O₉: space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z=4, a=7.3573(12), b=8.0336(13), , 3492 structure factors, 109 parameters, R[F²>2σ(F²)]=0.0371, wR(F² all)=0.0517; Hg₆Cr₂O₁₀: space group Pca2₁, Z=4, a=11.4745(15), b=9.4359(12), , 3249 structure factors, 114 parameters, R[F²>2σ(F²)]=0.0398, wR(F² all)=0.0625. Both crystal structures are made up of an intricate mercury-oxygen network, subdivided into single building blocks [O-Hg-Hg-O] for the mercurous compound, and [O-Hg-Hg-O] and [O-Hg-O] for the mixed-valent compound. Hg₆Cr₂O₉ contains three different Hg₂²⁺ dumbbells, whereas Hg₆Cr₂O₁₀ contains two different Hg₂²⁺ dumbbells and two Hg²⁺ cations. The Hg^I-Hg^I distances are characteristic and range between 2.5031(15) and 2.5286(9) Å. All Hg₂²⁺ groups exhibit an unsymmetrical oxygen environment. The oxygen coordination of the Hg²⁺ cations is nearly linear with two tightly bonded O atoms at distances around 2.07 Å. For both structures, the chromate(VI) anions reside in the vacancies of the Hg-O network and deviate only slightly from the ideal tetrahedral geometry with average Cr-O distances of ca. 1.66 Å. Upon heating at temperatures above 385 °C, Hg₆Cr₂O₉ decomposes in a four-step mechanism with Cr₂O₃ as the end-product at temperatures above 620 °C.     

Contrasting oxide crystal chemistry of Nb and Ta:: The structures of the hexagonal bronzes BaTa2O6 and Ba0.93Nb2.03O6

The high-temperature hexagonal forms of BaTa₂O₆ and Ba_0.93Nb_2.03O₆ have P6/mmm symmetry with unit-cell parameters a=21.116(1) Å, c=3.9157(2) Å and a=21.0174(3) Å, c=3.9732(1) Å, respectively. Single crystal X-ray structure refinements for both phases are generally consistent with a previously proposed model, except for displacements of some Ba atoms from high-symmetry positions. The structures are based on a framework of corner- and edge-connected Nb/Ta-centred octahedra, with barium atoms occupying sites in four different types of [0 0 1] channels with hexagonal, triangular, rectangular and pentagonal cross-sections. The refinements showed that the non-stoichiometry in the niobate phase is due to barium atom vacancies in the pentagonal channels and to extra niobium atoms occupying interstitial sites with tri-capped trigonal prismatic coordination. The origin of the non-stoichiometry is attributed to minimisation of non-bonded Ba-Ba repulsions. The hexagonal structure is related to the structures of the low-temperature forms of BaNb₂O₆ and BaTa₂O₆, through a 30° rotation of the hexagonal rings of octahedra centred at the origin.     

Comprehensive survey of Nd substitution In La2Mo2O9 oxide-ion conductor

Differential thermal analysis coupled to temperature-controlled diffraction have given evidence of a topological metastability phenomenon in an extended compositional range of the La_2−xNd_xMo₂O₉ solid solution. A metastable-stable phase diagram is proposed for this series of LAMOX-type fast oxide-ion conductors. In the Nd range 0<x?0.35, a freezing of the oxygen/vacancy disorder of the β-phase at ambient temperature can be achieved through a splat-quenching to water-ice mixture or/and shaping/sintering into pellet. In the intermediate 0.4?x?1.2 range, the amount of β-metastable phase grows upon substitution for powders. The negative impact of β-metastable to α phase transition on conductivity tends to disappear through the partial stabilization of the β phase by shaping/sintering.     

Structure and magnetism of NaRu2O4 and Na2.7Ru4O9

The structures of NaRu₂O₄ and Na_2.7Ru₄O₉ are refined using neutron diffraction. NaRu₂O₄ is a stoichiometric compound consisting of double chains of edge sharing RuO₆ octahedra. Na_2.7Ru₄O₉ is a non-stoichiometric compound with partial occupancy of the Na sublattice. The structure is a mixture of single, double and triple chains of edge-shared RuO₆ octahedra. NaRu₂O₄ displays temperature independent paramagnetism with . Na_2.7Ru₄O₉ is paramagnetic, χ₀= with and a Curie constant of 0.0119 emu/mol Oe K. Specific heat measurements reveal a small upturn at low temperatures, similar to the upturn observed in La₄Ru₆O₁₉. The electronic contribution to the specific heat (γ) for Na_2.7Ru₄O₉ was determined to be15 mJ/mole_Ru K².     

Synthesis and nonlinear optical properties of BaTi(BO3)2 and Ba3Ti3O6(BO3)2 crystals in glasses with high TiO2 contents

The ternary BaO-TiO₂-B₂O₃ glasses containing a large amount of TiO₂ (20-40 mol%) are prepared, and their optical basicities (Λ), the formation, structural features and second-order optical nonlinearities of BaTi(BO₃)₂ and Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ crystals are examined to develop new nonlinear optical materials. It is found that the glasses with high TiO₂ contents of 30-40 mol% show large optical basicities of Λ=0.81-0.87, suggesting the high polarizabity of TiO_n polyhedra (n=4-6) in the glasses. BaTi(BO₃)₂ and Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ crystals are found to be formed as main crystalline phases in the glasses. It is found that BaTi(BO₃)₂ crystals tend to orient at the surface of crystallized glasses. The new XRD pattern for the Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ phase is proposed through Rietvelt analysis. The second harmonic intensities of crystallized glasses were found to be 0.8 times as large as α-quartz powders, i.e., I^2ω(sample)/I^2ω(α-quartz)=0.8, for the sample with BaTi(BO₃)₂ crystals and to be I^2ω(sample)/I^2ω(α-quartz)=68 for the sample with Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ crystals. The Raman scattering spectra for these two crystalline phases are measured for the first time and their structural features are discussed.     

B2O3-Bi2O3-ZnO-Al2O3玻璃助烧剂对BaTiO3陶瓷烧结条件、晶体结构和介电性能的影响

通过调节B₂O₃-Bi₂O₃-ZnO-Al₂O₃(BBZA)玻璃的添加量研究其对钛酸钡(BaTiO₃)陶瓷烧结条件、晶体结构和介电性能的影响。结果表明：添加适量的BBZA玻璃能够有效地将BaTiO₃陶瓷烧结温度由1 350℃降至950℃,并使其致密化。同时,添加BBZA玻璃后,BaTiO₃的晶体结构随着烧结温度的升高而发生转变(立方相→四方相)。另外,BBZA玻璃的引入使BaTiO₃陶瓷的居里峰得到了有效的抑制和拓宽。陶瓷微观形貌显示,玻璃相均匀分布在BaTiO₃晶粒表面。优化的BaTiO₃陶瓷制备条件如下：BBZA添加量(质量分数)为2.0%,烧结温度为950℃。在该条件下制备的BaTiO₃陶瓷介电常数达到1 364,介电损耗低至1.2%。     

Mn2O3纳米结构的简易合成与电化学性质

用简易的室温或水热方法制备出不同形貌的MnCO₃微结构。经600 ℃热处理后,室温制备MnCO₃转变成Mn₂O₃胶体片,而水热制备MnCO₃样品则形成多孔Mn₂O₃纳米结构。然而,室温制备MnCO₃经120 ℃热处理后形成Mn₂O₃晶相。制备样品经过XRD和SEM表征表明,热处理MnCO₃前驱物形成Mn₂O₃过程导致产物形貌与结构变化。其形成机理又通过TEM和FTIR进一步研究。Mn₂O₃纳米结构的电容性质通过循环伏安法表征,结果表明Mn₂O₃形貌与结构对其电容有重要影响。     

Cr2O3和CrO3/Cr2O3催化剂的2-氯-1,1,1-三氟乙烷气相氟化反应的活性物种和失活

采用沉淀法和浸渍法制备了2种铬基（Cr₂O₃和CrO₃/Cr₂O₃）催化剂,用于气相氟化2-氯-1,1,1-三氟乙烷合成1,1,1,2-四氟乙烷。研究发现含有低价铬（Cr³⁺）物种的Cr₂O₃催化剂上2-氯-1,1,1-三氟乙烷的稳态转化率为18.5%,而含有高价铬（Cr⁶⁺）物种和低价铬（Cr³⁺）物种的CrO₃/Cr₂O₃催化剂初始转化率达到30.6%,然而存在明显的失活。含有Cr⁶⁺物种的CrO₃/Cr₂O₃催化剂的2-氯-1,1,1-三氟乙烷氟化反应初始TOF值为1.71×10^-4 mol_HCFC-133a·mol_Cr（Ⅵ）^-1·s^-1,高于含有Cr³⁺物种的Cr₂O₃催化剂（4.16×10^-5 mol_HCFC-133a·mol_Cr（Ⅲ）^-1·s^-1）。Cr₂O₃催化剂在氟化反应前后催化剂的物相结构保持不变;而含有高价铬物种的CrO₃/Cr₂O₃催化剂经HF反应后生成了CrO_xF_y活性物种。然而,CrO_xF_y物种在反应中挥发或转化成稳定但无活性的CrF₃,从而导致催化剂失活。     

Interactions of Ba2YCu3O6+y with the Gd3NbO7 buffer layer in coated conductors

A systematic study of the chemical interaction of Ba₂YCu₃O_6+y and Gd₃NbO₇ was conducted under two processing conditions: purified air (21% p_o2), and 100 Pa p_o2 (0.1% p_o2). Phases present along the pseudo-binary join Ba₂YCu₃O_6z and Gd₃NbO₇ were found to be in two five-phase volumes within the system. Three common phases that are present in all samples are (Y,Gd)₂Cu₂O₅, Ba(Y,Gd)₂CuO₅ and Cu₂O or CuO (depending on the processing conditions). The assemblies of phases can be categorized in three regions, with Ba₂YCu₃O_6+y: Gd₃NbO₇ ratios of (I)<5.5:4.5; (II)=5.5:4.5; and (III)>5.5:4.5. The lowest melting temperature of the system was determined to be ≈938 °C in air, and 850 °C at 100 Pa p_o2. Structure determinations of two selected phases, Ba₂(Gd_xY_1−x)NbO₆ (Fm3¯m, No. 225), and (Gd_xY_3−x)NbO₇ (C222₁, No. 20 and Ccmm, No. 63), were completed using the X-ray Rietveld refinement technique. Reference X-ray powder diffraction patterns for selected phases of Ba₂(Gd_xY_1−x)NbO₆ (x=0.2, 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8) and (Gd_xY_3−x)NbO₇ (x=0.6, 1.2, 1.8, 2.4 and 3) have been prepared for inclusion in the Powder Diffraction File (PDF).     

p区金属氧化物Ga2O3和Sb2O3光催化降解盐酸四环素性能差异

对沉淀法合成的p区金属氧化物Ga₂O₃和Sb₂O₃紫外光光催化降解盐酸四环素的性能进行了研究,讨论了制备条件对光催化性能的影响。最佳制备条件下得到的Ga₂O₃-900和Sb₂O₃-500样品光催化性能存在巨大差异,通过X射线粉末衍射、傅里叶红外光谱、N2吸附-脱附测试、荧光光谱、拉曼光谱、电化学分析及活性物种捕获实验等对样品进行分析,研究二者光催化降解盐酸四环素的机理,揭示影响光催化性能差异的本质因素。结果表明,Ga₂O₃和Sb₂O₃光催化性能差异主要归结于二者不同的电子和晶体结构、表面所含羟基数量及光催化降解机理。     

Ba2In2O4(OH)2: Proton sites, disorder and vibrational properties

The structure of Ba₂In₂O₄(OH)₂ is analysed by the explicit full optimization of a large number of possible proton arrangements using periodic density functional theory. It is shown that the experimental assignments in which protons appear to be located at high symmetry positions with unphysical bond lengths do not correspond to minima on the potential energy hypersurface. The apparent sites are averages of a number of possible proton locations involving a set of possible local structural environments in which the internuclear separations are more realistic. Such problems with structural refinements are common where profile refinement programs place the atoms at the average position due to dynamic and/or static disorder. Thus while the calculations support a previous neutron diffraction analysis of the structure in that the average structure contains two different proton sites, they also reveal substantial information about the local environments of the protons. In all optimizations, the protons moved from the average positions suggested in the neutron diffraction study with calculated O–H and OHO distances consistent with those observed in other oxides. The energies of different proton distributions vary significantly so the protons are not randomly distributed. We also present an analysis of the vibrational properties of the O–H bonds. Since the strength of the hydrogen bonds is closely related to the local structural environments of the protons, a range of vibrational frequencies is obtained providing a prediction of the vibrational spectra. In O–HO linkages, O–H stretching modes soften with increasing HO hydrogen bond strength, while the in-plane and out-of-plane bending or libration modes stiffen. Together, our results show how modern theoretical methods can provide a clearer understanding of the structure and dynamics of a complex inorganic material.