Electronic conductivity in nonstoichiometric cerium dioxide

The electrical conductivity of sintered specimens of nonstoichiometric CeO_2?x was measured as a function of temperature (750–1500°C) and oxygen pressure (1–10^?22 atm). The isothermal compositional dependence of the electrical conductivity of CeO_2?x was determined by combining recently obtained thermodynamic data, x = x(P_O2, T), with the conductivity data. The compositional and temperature dependence of the electrical conductivity may be represented by the expression

$\text{σ=410[x]e}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?(0.158+x)</mtext><mtext>kT</mtext>}}\text{(}\text{ohm cm}\text{)}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$

over the temperature range 750–1500°C and from x = 0.001 to x = 0.1.This expression was rationalized in terms of the following simple relations for (a) the electron carrier concentration

$\text{n}{}_{\mathrm{ce}}\text{′}{}_{\mathrm{ce}}\text{=}\text{8x}\text{a}{}_0{}^3$

where n_Ce′Ce is the number of Ce′_Ce per cm³ and a₀ is the lattice parameter and (b) the electron mobility

$\text{μ=5.2(10}{}^{\mathrm{?2}}\text{)e}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>?(0.158+x)</mtext><mtext>kT</mtext>}}\text{(}\text{cm}{}^2\text{/}\text{V sec}\text{)}$

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Self-diffusion of yttrium in monocrystalline yttrium oxide: Y2O3

Yttrium self-diffusion in monocrystalline yttrium oxide (Y₂O₃) is studied by means of the classical radio tracer technique. The few reliable diffusion data obtained in the temperature range 1600–1700°C lead to the following diffusion coefficient

$\text{D=3.5×10}{}^{\mathrm{?9}}\text{exp}\text{?}\text{72}\text{RT}\text{(}\text{kcal/mole}\text{)}\text{m}{}^2\text{sec}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$

.Experimental errors on the above numerical values are large and give, for the preexponential and energy terms, respectively:

$\text{2.10}{}^{\mathrm{?7}}\text{<D}{}_0\text{<3.10}{}^{\mathrm{?10}}\text{m}{}^2\text{sec}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$

$\text{62<Q<82}\text{kcal/mole}$

.Nevertheless these results seem in good agreement with those deduced from high-temperature and low-stress creep experiments. The theoretical aspect of self-diffusion of yttrium in Y₂O₃ is studied in terms of point defects and lattice disorder due to the equilibrium between the oxide and its environment. This last part is confined to the restricted range of high oxygen partial pressure in which oxygen interstitials are supposed to be majority defects. Intrinsic and extrinsic diffusion behavior are both considered on the basis of a vacancy diffusion mechanism.     

Stark effect measurements in high temperature molecules: Hyperfine structure and stark effect in the rotational spectrum of the silver iodide molecule

In the region of 8 GHz the rotational transition of J = 3 → 2 of both isotopic species of AgI has been investigated. The analysis of the quadrupole hyperfine structure in the vibrational states up to v = 4 resulted in the v-dependent coupling constant

$\text{eq}{}_{\mathrm{v}}\text{Q}\text{(}{}^{127}\text{I}\text{) = { ? 1061.37(40) ? 2.13(20)(v +}\text{1}\text{2}\text{) }}\text{MHz}$

. From observations of the Stark pattern of ¹⁰⁷AgI in its ground vibrational state we derived the electric dipole moment

$\text{|μ}{}_{\mathrm{O}}\text{| = 5.10 (15)}\text{D}$

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Crystal structure,Mössbauer,and magnetic behavior of mixed valence compounds in the BaFeS system: Ba3(Ba1−xAlx)Fe2S6[S1−y(S2)y]

The compounds $\text{Ba}{}_4\text{Fe}{}_2\text{S}{}_6\text{[S}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>2</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{(}\text{S}{}_2\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{]}$ and Ba_3.6Al_0.4Fe₂S₆[S_0.6(S₂)_0.4], designated I and II, were prepared by reacting BaS, Fe, and S powders and Al foils in graphite containers sealed in evacuated quartz ampoules at approximately 1100°C. The crystal structure of I was determined using 1682 independent, nonzero X-ray reflections, while 3589 were used for II. They are triclinic, $\text{A}\text{l}$:

$\text{a=9.002(2)}\text{A}\text{?}\text{,b=6.7086(8)}\text{A}\text{?}\text{,c=24.658(4)}\text{A}\text{?}\text{α91.49(2)°,}$

$\text{β=105.10(2)°y=90.74(2)°,ψ}{}_{\mathrm{calc}}\text{=4.15g/cm}{}^3\text{,for I:}$

$\text{a=8.993(6)}\text{A}\text{?}\text{,b=6.708(7)}\text{A}\text{?}\text{,c=24.70(1)}\text{A}\text{?}\text{α91.11(6)°,}$

$\text{β=105.04(6)°y=90.90(9)°,ψ}{}_{\mathrm{calc}}\text{=3.90g/cm}{}^3\text{,for II:}$

BaS₆ trigonal prisms share edges to form distorted hexagonal rings which form one-dimensional chains leaving two free lateral edges. The chains link in a stairstep manner with the rings offset along the [301] direction. These stairsteps join in a complicated manner to form a three-dimensional network. Fe ions are in two sites forming isolated FeS₄ tetrahedra and isolated Fe₂S₆ dimers by edge-sharing tetrahedra. The Al substitution occurs in the trigonal prisms which have free edges with Al replacing Ba. Room-temperature Mössbauer isomer shifts are 0.20 mm/sec. for I and 0.30 mm/sec for II. These data indicate that upon Al substitution charge compensation occurs by reducing Fe³⁺. Valence calculations indicate that Fe in edge-sharing tetrahedra are reduced while the Fe in the isolated tetrahedron remains unchanged. The effective charge distribution in the Al substituted compound is approximately Fe³⁺, Fe^2.5+ with electron delocalization across the shared edge. Room temperature electrical resistivity is 10⁵ ohm/cm. The compositions of the crystals are best represented by the formulas $\text{[}\text{Ba}{}_4\text{Fe}{}_2\text{S}{}_7\text{]}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>2</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}\text{·[}\text{Ba}{}_4\text{Fe}{}_2\text{S}{}_6\text{(S}{}_2\text{)]}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>3</mtext>}}$ and [Ba₃AlFe₂S₇]_0.4·[Ba₄Fe₂S₇]_0.2·[Ba₄Fe₂S₆(S₂)]_0.4. The replacement of a sulfide by a disulfide ion is thought to be strongly dependent on the sulfur activity during the preparation.     

Standard enthalpies of formation of uranium compounds I. β-UO3 and γ-UO3

The standard enthalpy of formation of γ-UO₃ has been critically assessed; the value ?(292.5 ± 0.2) kcal_th mol^?1 is suggested.The enthalpies of solution of β-UO₃ and γ-UO₃ in 3 M H₂SO₄ have been measured and used to derive:

$\text{ΔH}{}_{\mathrm{f}}{}^{\mathrm{°}}\text{(β?}\text{UO}{}_3\text{, 298.15}\text{K}\text{) = ?(291.6 ± 0.2)}\text{kcal}{}_{\mathrm{th}}\text{mol}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$

     

Energy transfer between Gd3+ and Sm3+ the effect of Gd3+ on quenching of Sm3+ and intensity parameters of Sm3+ in borate glasses

Intensity parameters of Sm³⁺ in borate glasses were obtained by fitting the oscillator strengths to the Judd-Ofelt formula and a study of energy transfer from gadolinium to samarium was performed. An increase of samarium fluorescence originating from the ${}^4\text{G}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ level was observed in the presence of gadolinium, in the concentration range of 0.1–3 wt% samarium with gadolinium constant at 3 wt%. The intensity of samarium fluorescence on excitation at 273 nm increased by one order of magnitude in the presence of gadolinium. From the excitation spectrum of the double-doped glasses (Gd + Sm), it was deduced that energy absorbed by gadolinium is transferred from ${}^6\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>7</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ gadolinium levels to the ${}^4\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>3</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ and ${}^4\text{P}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}$ samarium levels.The mechanism of this energy transfer was obtained by plotting the energy transfer probabilities as a function of samarium concentration. A linear dependence of $\text{η}{}_0\text{η}$ (η intensity of gadolinium in the presence of samarium) versus square of concentration of Sm + Gd is obtained. From this it is concluded that the transfer is of electric-multipolar type, mainly dipole-dipole. A small increase (about 10%) of fluorescence of samarium in the presence of gadolinium excited at levels where no energy transfer can take place is attributed to the fact that the quenching of samarium occurring by the cross relaxation $\text{(}{}^4\text{G}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{→}{}^6\text{F}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{) (}{}^6\text{H}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>5</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{→}{}^6\text{F}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>9</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{)}$ is suppressed by the presence of gadolinium as seen from concentration dependence of samarium doped glasses compared to double-doped glasses.     

Tracer diffusion coefficient of oxide ions in LaCoO3 single crystal

The tracer diffusion coefficient, $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$, of oxide ions in LaCoO₃ single crystal was determined over the temperature range of 700–1000°C by a gas-solid isotopic exchange technique using ¹⁸O tracer. For the determination, two methods, the gas phase analysis and the depth profile measurement, were employed. Under an oxygen pressure of 34 Torr, the temperature dependence of $\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$ in LaCoO₃ was expressed by

$\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}\text{(}\text{cm}{}^2\text{·}\text{sec}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{) = 3.63 × 10}{}^4\text{exp}\text{?}\text{(74 ± 5)}\text{kcal}\text{·}\text{mole}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}\text{RT}$

$\text{D1}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>O</mtext>}}$ at 950°C was found to be proportional to P^?0.35_O2. The diffusion of oxide ions occurs through a vacancy mechanism. The activation energy for the migration of oxide ion vacancies was estimated as 18 kcal · mole^?1.     

Etude comparative des structures type K4NiF4 et pérovskite par la méthode des invariants

The study of K₂NiF₄ and perovskite structure type by the “method of invariants” leads to the relationship: $\text{(A-X)}{}_9\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>2</mtext>}}\text{? (A-X)}{}_{12}\text{=}\text{constant}$, where (A-X)₉ and (A-X)₁₂ are the invariant values associated with cation A in coordination number 9 and 12. In the case where A = K⁺ and X = F^?, we propose the relationship:

$\text{(K}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{?F)}{}_{\mathrm{R}}\text{= 2.832 R}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>1</mtext><mtext>11.4</mtext>}}$

where R is the coordination number.     

Effects of tris (phenanthroline)-iron(III) complex on the polymerization of styrene

The polymerization of styrene initiated by 2,2′ azobisisobutyronitrile had been studied in N,N-dimethylformamide at 60°, in the presence of Tris(phenanthroline)-iron(III) perchlorate. The complex was prepared in situ by mixing phenanthroline with hexakis (N,N-dimethylformamide) iron(III) perchlorate in the ratio 3:1. The nature of the complex formed was established by Job's method. The equilibrium constant for

$\text{Fe}{}^{\mathrm{3+}}\text{+ 3}\text{Phen}\text{? [}\text{Fe(Phen)}{}_3\text{]}{}^{\mathrm{3+}}$

is 2·3 × 10² 1³ mol^?3. The velocity constant at 60° for the reaction of polystyryl radical with [Fe(Phen)₃]³⁺ is 2·93 × 10⁴ mol^?1 l s^?1.     

Polymerisation radiochimique de l'acetaldehyde en phase solide

The radiation induced solid-state polymerization and post-polymerization of crystalline acetaldehyde were studied in a diathermic calorimeter by measuring the heat evolution during polymerization. The heat of melting of crystalline acetaldehyde was found to be 1,4 ± 0,07 kcal mol^?1 and the heat of polymerization 2,5 ± 0,5 kcal mol^?1 at 80–150°K. Under isothermal conditions the rate of the solid state polymerization of acetaldehyde increased with irradiation time up to a maximum and thereafter it decreased. This phenomenon is connected with an increase of the concentration of active centres during irradiation. The propagation rate constant is $\text{k}{}_{\mathrm{p}}\text{? 5 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?4}}\text{exp(?11,000/RT) cm}{}^3\text{sec}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$ at 130–140°K and the average time of addition of one monomer unit is 10^?1–10^?2 sec.     

PVC chlorination using fluorine as initiator

The chlorination of PVC has been studied in a fluidized bed reactor, initiating the reaction with elementary fluorine. The reaction has been carried out at temperatures between 20° and 60° for various concentrations of chlorine and fluorine. The rate of reaction is given by the equation:

(1)$\text{x=}\text{k[}\text{Cl}{}_2\text{]}{}^{\mathrm{0·5}}\text{[}\text{F}{}_2\text{]t}\text{1+k[}\text{Cl}{}_2\text{]}{}^{\mathrm{0·5}}\text{[}\text{F}{}_2\text{]t}$

, temperature is given by

$\text{log}\text{k=}\text{3500}\text{4·57}\text{1}\text{T}\text{+0·707}$

.Equation (1) is satisfied also by data obtained from a small scale plant reactor. A reaction mechanism is proposed.     

The vapor-pressure isotope effect for (CH3)2CO and (CD3)2CO from 206 to 333 K

Isotopic vapor-pressure differences between (CH₃)₂CO and (CD₃)₂CO have been measured by differential capacitance manometry. When combined with available absolute vapor pressures for (CH₃)₂CO the results may be expressed (206 to 333 K) as:

$\text{1n}\text{(}\text{p}{}_{\mathrm{H}}\text{p}{}_{\mathrm{D}}\text{) = 3642.6(K/T)}{}^2\text{? 22.205(K/T) + 0.01129}$

     

Infrared spectra and structures of carbanions—XI: Estimation of σ+ constants of anionic substituents

σ⁺ constants of H₂Cxxx- (?11.2), HNxxx- (?7.6), C₂H₅OOC-HCxxx- (?5.0), NC-HCxxx- (?5.4) and some other anionic substituents were estimated on the basis of ν_CN of the corresponding benzonitrile anions and by using the correlations $\text{ν}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>CN</mtext>}}\text{σ}{}^{\mathrm{+}}$ for benzonitriles, in polar aprotic solvents.     

Application de la RPE à la localisation des substitutions isomorphiques dans les micas: Localisation du Fe3+ dans les muscovites et les phlogopites

Electron spin resonance spectra attributed to four Fe³⁺ centers designated O_a, O_b, T_a, T_b have been observed in crystals of muscovite and phlogopite. The results are discussed using the spin Hamiltonian

with g_e ～ 2.002. The angular variation of the resonance lines is used to determine the ESR axes of the four different sites. Two species are octahedrally coordinated (O_a and O_b) and are assigned to two different surroundings of Fe³⁺ in the octahedral sheet. The remaining two species (T_a and T_b) may be assigned to the tetrahedral FeO₄. The T_a sites have a symmetry axis lying along one of the FeO bonds. The symmetry axis is created by an excess of negative charge on the oxygen bound to the neighboring tetrahedral substitution. Rhombic symmetry of the T_b sites is due to the presence of fluorine anions substituting some hydroxyl ions. One of the ESR axes is directed toward the fluorine ion.     

Kinetics of the dispersion polymerization of acrylamide

Aqueous solutions of acrylamide were dispersed with non-ionic surfactants within isoparafinic hydrocarbons to particles of approx. 1 μm and polymerized in a batch reactor by water-soluble and oil-soluble azo-initiators at 42 to 57°C. The resulting conversion-time curves are S-shaped showing a strong gel effect. For maximum rate of polymerization, the following kinetic expressions were determined for the conditions investigated:

$\text{r}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>max</mtext>}}\text{=kC}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>I,o</mtext>}}{}^{0.5}\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>M,o</mtext>}}$

for water-soluble initiators;

${}_{\mathrm{<mtext>max</mtext>}}\text{=kC}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>I,o</mtext>}}\text{C}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>E,o</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{?0.2}}$

For oil-soluble initiators, the overall rate constant k is a function of interface area and temperature. The interface area is dependent on the phase ratio, stirring speed and temperature. For constant interface areas, an activation energy of 26 kJ/mol was found. The overall activation energy of the polymerization is 88.2 kJ/mol, when temperature dependence of the interphase is not taken into account. Polymerization of acrylamide with oil-soluble initiators can be described at low conversions by a model which considers mass transfer of primary radicals, and to a lesser extent of initiator molecules, from the oil phase into the water phase as rate determining step and termination by primary radicals. The resulting molecular weights of the polymer are extremely high (10⁶g/mol) and depend on temperature, stirring speed and concentration of initiator, emulsifier and monomer.     

Excess volumes and isentropic compressibilities for (2-ethoxyethanol + n-heptane) at 298.15 K

Excess volumes and ultrasonic speeds have been measured for (2-ethoxyethanol + n-heptane) at 298.15 K. Isentropic compressibilities, excess isentropic compressibilities, and the partial molar excess quantities $\text{K}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>S,\; </mtext><mtext>i</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{<mtext>E</mtext>}}\text{= ?(}\text{?V}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^{\mathrm{E}}\text{?p}\text{)}{}_{\mathrm{S}}$ were calculated from the results. The excess volume is positive over the entire mole-fraction range, whereas the curves for the excess isentropic compressibility is sigmoid with negative values occurring at mole fractions of 2-ethoxyethanol greater than 0.35. A qualitatitive interpretation of the results is presented.     

Solution properties of polytrimethylhexamethylenterephthalamide (trogamid TR)

For the polyamide Trogamid T^R, good as well as θ-solvents are available. Determinations of molecular weights by ultracentrifugation, light scattering, osmometry, viscometry and gelchromatography (GPC) are reported. For DMF at 25° the relation

$\text{[η] = 0.02737}\text{M}{}^{0.706}{}_{\mathrm{w}}\text{cm}{}^3\text{g}{}^{\mathrm{?1}}$

was established, [η] = f(T) shows a maximum between ? 70° and + 120°. θ-temperatures are 142° for aniline and 62° for pyrroline, the latter having a negative temperature gradient. The unperturbed dimensions are calculated from the viscosity in θ-solvents and in DMF; for the latter, the Stockmayer-Fixman extrapolation was used. Molecular dimensions proved to be small in comparison with those of similar polymers. This effect is due to the three methyl side-groups for each chain unit sterically preventing a more stretched conformation.     

Nonstoichiometry and defect structure of the perovskite-type oxides La1−xSrxFeO3−°

In order to elucidate the defect structure of the perovskite-type oxide solid solution La_1?xSr_xFeO_3?δ (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.25, 0.4, and 0.6), the nonstoichiometry, δ, was measured as a function of oxygen partial pressure, P_O2, at temperatures up to 1200°C by means of the thermogravimetric method. Below 200°C and in an atmosphere of P_O2 ≥ 0.13 atm, δ in La_1?xSr_xFeO_3?δ was found to be close to 0. With decreasing log P_O2, δ increased and asymptotically reached $\text{x}\text{2}$. The value corresponding to $\text{δ =}\text{x}\text{2}$ was about ?10 at 1000°C. With further decrease in log P_O2, δ slightly increased. For LaFeO_3?δ, the observed δ values were as small as <0.015. It was found that the relation between δ and log P_O2 is interpreted on the basis of the defect equilibrium among Sr′_La (or V?_La for the case of LaFeO_3?δ), V^··_O, Fe′_Fe, and Fe^·_Fe. Calculations were made for the equilibrium constants K_ox of the reaction

$\text{1}\text{2}\text{O}{}_2\text{(g) + V}{}^{\mathrm{··}}{}_{\mathrm{o}}\text{+ 2Fe}{}^{\mathrm{x}}{}_{\mathrm{Fe}}\text{= O}{}^{\mathrm{x}}{}_{\mathrm{o}}\text{+ 2Fe}{}^{\mathrm{·}}{}_{\mathrm{Fe}}$

and K_i for the reaction

$\text{2Fe}{}^{\mathrm{x}}{}_{\mathrm{Fe}}\text{= Fe}{}^{\mathrm{\prime }}{}_{\mathrm{Fe}}\text{+ Fe}{}^{\mathrm{·}}{}_{\mathrm{Fe·}}$

Using these constants, the defect concentrations were calculated as functions of P_O2, temperature, and composition x. The present results are discussed with respect to previously reported results of conductivity measurements.     

NMR study of hydrogen molybdenum bronzes: H1.71MoO3 and H0.36MoO3

Proton NMR relaxation times (T₂T₁, and T_1?) and absorption spectra are reported for the compounds H_1.71MoO₃ (red monoclinic) and H_0.36MoO₃ (blue orthorhombic) in the temperature range 77 K < T < 450 K. Rigid lattice dipolar spectra show that both compounds contain proton pairs, as OH₂ groups coordinated to Mo atoms in H_1.71MoO₃ and as pairs of OH groups in H_0.36MoO₃. The room temperature lineshape for H_1.71MoO₃ shows that the average chemical shielding tensor has a total anisotropy of 20.1 ppm. The relaxation measurements confirm that hydrogen diffusion occurs and give E_A = 22 kJ mole^?1 and $\text{τ}{}^0{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>C</mtext>}}\text{? 10}{}^{\mathrm{?13}}\text{sec}$ for H_1.71MoO₃ and E_A = 11 kJ mole^?1 and $\text{τ}{}^0{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>C</mtext>}}\text{? 3 × 10}{}^{\mathrm{?8}}\text{sec}$ for H_0.36MoO₃.