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Title: Structure of Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2}

Abstract

Earlier high temperature structure analysis by neutron powder diffraction suggested that Si vacancies were created when Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2} was heated. A specimen that was heated to 906 C overnight was later examined at room temperature. For this subsequent room temperature data set refinement of the Si site occupancies in the Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2} structure did not support the hypothesis that Si vacancies were being created when the sample was held at elevated temperatures in a vacuum furnace.

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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  2. Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Dept. of Materials Engineering
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Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
676872
Report Number(s):
ORNL/CP-99843; CONF-980849-
ON: DE99000307; BR: EE0403000; CNN: Grant DMR 9705237; TRN: AHC29821%%5
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-96OR22464
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Conference: EPDIC-6: European powder diffraction conference, Budapest (Germany), 20-27 Aug 1998; Other Information: PBD: [1998]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; TITANIUM CARBIDES; SILICON CARBIDES; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; POWDERS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA

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Rawn, C.J., Payzant, E.A., Hubbard, C.R., Barsoum, M.W., and El-Raghy, T. Structure of Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2}. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.2172/676872.
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Rawn, C.J., Payzant, E.A., Hubbard, C.R., Barsoum, M.W., & El-Raghy, T. Structure of Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2}. United States. doi:10.2172/676872.
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Rawn, C.J., Payzant, E.A., Hubbard, C.R., Barsoum, M.W., and El-Raghy, T. Sun . "Structure of Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2}". United States. doi:10.2172/676872. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/676872.
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@article{osti_676872,
title = {Structure of Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2}},
author = {Rawn, C.J. and Payzant, E.A. and Hubbard, C.R. and Barsoum, M.W. and El-Raghy, T.},
abstractNote = {Earlier high temperature structure analysis by neutron powder diffraction suggested that Si vacancies were created when Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2} was heated. A specimen that was heated to 906 C overnight was later examined at room temperature. For this subsequent room temperature data set refinement of the Si site occupancies in the Ti{sub 3}SiC{sub 2} structure did not support the hypothesis that Si vacancies were being created when the sample was held at elevated temperatures in a vacuum furnace.},
doi = {10.2172/676872},
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volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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