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Synthesis and characterization of brownmillerite SrFeO{sub 2.5} in nanostructured form

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917646· OSTI ID:22490221
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  1. Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, Chennai-600 025 (India)
Synthesis of bulk polycrystalline and nanocrystalline oxygen-deficient SrFeO{sub 2.5} compounds, with potential applications as oxygen membranes, has been explored by chemical route to optimize an easy and reproducible method for high yield. The structure of the samples was investigated by X-ray powder diffraction followed by structural refinement. Both bulk and nanocrystalline SrFeO{sub 2.5} crystallize in Imma space group. X-ray powder diffraction pattern corresponds to the brownmillerite structure in which the Fe cations exist in an octahedral or tetrahedral configuration in alternate layers along the b axis. Brunauer−Emmett−Teller (BET) surface area is found to be 0.40m{sup 2}/g and 14 m{sup 2}/g for bulk and nanocrystalline SrFeO{sub 2.5} respectively. The morphology of these materials was also investigated by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.
OSTI ID:
22490221
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1665; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English