F sup + center as a paramagnetic probe in the EPR investigation of barium hexaaluminate phases I and II and barium-lanthanum hexaaluminate ceramics

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-4596(89)90184-9· OSTI ID:6715913

Gbehi, T; Gourier, D; Thery, J; Vivien, D ^[1]

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1. Laboratoire de Chimie Appliquee de l'etat solide, Paris (France)

An X-ray-induced F{sup +} center is used as a paramagnetic probe to study sintered powders of barium hexaaluminates phases I and II (referred to as Ba({Phi}{sub I}) and Ba({Phi}{sub II})) and mixed barium-lanthanum hexaaluminate (referred to as BLA). This F{sup +} center was previously shown to exist only in {beta}-alumina-type mirror planes containing interstitial oxygen ions as charge-compensating defects, so that its study yields information about the local structure of this type of mirror plane. By comparison of the EPR spectra of Ba({Phi}{sub I}) and Ba({Phi}{sub II}) it is shown that the latter contains only one type of F{sup +} center with a reduced hf interaction. This indicates that there is only one type of mirror plane containing interstitial oxygen in Ba({Phi}{sub II}) and that the separation between spinel blocks is larger in Ba({Phi}{sub II}) than in Ba({Phi}{sub I}). This result agrees with models proposed by other authors for barium-lead hexaaluminate and barium hexagallate. Investigation of the F{sup +} center in mixed barium-lanthanum hexaaluminate ceramics clearly supports the hypothesis of segregation of Ba{sup 2+} ions in {beta}-alumina-type mirror planes. It is also shown that the structure of these planes is very similar to that of Ba({Phi}{sub II}) defect planes.

• OSTI ID: 6715913
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (USA) Vol. 83:2; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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