Phase identification and structure investigation of novel quaternary rare-earth substituted titanates
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· Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Novel quaternary lanthanide-substituted oxides of stoichiometry LnxY2-xTi2O7 (where Ln is lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, gadolinium, or ytterbium) were prepared by traditional high-temperature, solid-state techniques and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. Samples with nominal values of x up to 1.0 were attempted. The well-studied ternary cubic pyrochlore compound yttrium titanium oxide (Y2Ti2O7, space group Fd-3m, Z = 8), served as a parent structural framework in which Ln3+ cations were substituted on the Y3+ site. Laboratory-grade X-ray powder diffraction data revealed pure quaternary pyrochlore phases for LnxY2-xTi2O7 with x ≤ 0.2. Pyrochlore phase purity was verified by Rietveld analysis using high-resolution synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data when x ≤ 0.2, however, for La3+ substitution specifically, pure quaternary pyrochlore formed at x<0.1. Band gap energies on selected samples were determined using optical diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and showed that these materials can be classified as electrical insulators with indirect band gap energies around 3.7 eV.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- UNIVERSITY
- OSTI ID:
- 1404971
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: C Vol. 256; ISSN 0022-4596
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- ENGLISH
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