Formation of YAG from coprecipitated yttrium aluminium hydroxides

Thermal decomposition of the amorphous coprecipitate of yttrium and aluminium hydroxides forming yttrium aluminium garnet has been investigated employing thermal analyses, X-ray diffraction and IR spectroscopy. On heating, the coprecipitate progressively loses water forming a stable but highly disordered hydroxy garnet which crystallizes at 1180 K and decomposes to YAG at 1290 K. Nucleation of the crystalline phase appears to begin at 800 K.The authors thank Dr. P. V. Ravindran of the Analytical Chemistry and Shri N. K. Kulkarni of the Fuel Chemistry Divisions of BARC for their assistance in the thermoanalytical experiments.     

Kinetic study of Y, Ba, Cu oxalates and coprecipitated Y-Ba-Cu oxalate

The kinetics of the decomposition of Y, Ba and Cu oxalates and coprecipitanted Y-Ba-Cu oxalate was investigated under a nitrogen atmosphere on the basis of dynamic thermogravimetric data, the average activation energies of the decomposition of Y, Ba and Cu oxalates were obtained from the slopes of the T. Ozawa plot. The average activation energies for the dehydration of these oxalate and coprecipitated Y-Ba-Cu oxalate were also evaluated from the thermogravimetric curves.     

Study of Fe Addition on the Thermal Decomposition of Coprecipitated Oxalates for the Bi-based Superconductor Synthesis

This work introduces results obtained during the preparation of a Bi-based material with superconducting properties by oxalate coprecipitation. The influence of Fe presence on the precursors thermal stability and on the superconducting phases formation mechanism are presented. The thermal decomposition and the stability in air of FeC₂O₄×2H₂O and also of the components mixture were studied by DTA/TG. It was evidenced that iron oxalate decomposes at the lowest temperature compared to the decomposition temperatures of the individual oxalates. XRD, IR and TEM/ED studies were approached to investigate the individual oxalates and the mixture coprecipitates for the high-T _c superconducting material synthesis. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Preparation of Mixed Co and Cu Oxides via Thermal Decomposition of Their Oxalates,and Study of Their Catalytic Properties

Mixed oxides were prepared by the thermal decomposition of the oxalates of cobalt(II) and copper(II) coprecipitated from aqueous solution or made by mechanical mixing. The compositions and structures of the oxides were confirmed by means of TG and X-ray powder diffraction spectroscopy. The catalytic behaviour of the oxides obtained was studied by using the decomposition of H₂O₂ as a model reaction. The results were compared with those on the oxides produced from the thermal decomposition of mechanically mixed oxalates. The catalytic activities of the mixed oxides were found to be lower than that of pure cobalt oxide, but higher than that of copper oxide. This result was interpreted in terms of the relative standard reduction potential of the catalyst as compared with that of H₂O₂. The catalytic activity of the mixed oxides obtained from the coprecipitate was found to be lower than that of the oxides obtained from the mechanical mixture at the same temperature. As the temperature of preparation was increased, the catalytic activities of the oxides obtained decreased. This was attributed to the solid-solid interactions, which gave a new phase with lower catalytic activity than those of the interacting phases. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Vibration Spectra of Coprecipitated Fe(III)-Ni(II) and Fe(III)-Cu(II) Hydroxides and of the Products of Their Thermolysis

A range of coprecipitated Fe(III)-Me(II) (Me(II) = Ni, Cu) hydroxides and of the products of their thermolysis have been investigated by the IR spectroscopy method. The basic absorption bands has been assigned, and the chemistry of the process of formation of coprecipitated hydroxides has been discussed from the standpoint of generation of heteronuclear hydrococomplexes.