scholarly journals How to use X-ray diffraction to elucidate 2D polymerization propagation in single crystals

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (15) ◽  
pp. 5140-5158 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Dieter Schlüter ◽  
Thomas Weber ◽  
Gregor Hofer
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Diffuse Scattering ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Future Developments

We provide a critical analysis of what and what not to expect when elucidating the mechanism of 2D polymerization in crystals by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Analysing Bragg and diffuse scattering helps the understanding and provides guidelines for future developments.

scholarly journals Growth of sillenite Bi12FeO20 single crystals: structural, thermal, optical, photocatalytic features and first principle calculations

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Durga Sankar Vavilapalli ◽  
Ambrose A. Melvin ◽  
F. Bellarmine ◽  
Ramanjaneyulu Mannam ◽  
Srihari Velaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
Lattice Parameter ◽  
First Principle ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
First Principle Calculations ◽  
Photodegradation Efficiency

AbstractIdeal sillenite type Bi12FeO20 (BFO) micron sized single crystals have been successfully grown via inexpensive hydrothermal method. The refined single crystal X-ray diffraction data reveals cubic Bi12FeO20 structure with single crystal parameters. Occurrence of rare Fe4+ state is identified via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The lattice parameter (a) and corresponding molar volume (Vm) of Bi12FeO20 have been measured in the temperature range of 30–700 °C by the X-ray diffraction method. The thermal expansion coefficient (α) 3.93 × 10–5 K−1 was calculated from the measured values of the parameters. Electronic structure and density of states are investigated by first principle calculations. Photoelectrochemical measurements on single crystals with bandgap of 2 eV reveal significant photo response. The photoactivity of as grown crystals were further investigated by degrading organic effluents such as Methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) under natural sunlight. BFO showed photodegradation efficiency about 74.23% and 32.10% for degrading MB and CR respectively. Interesting morphology and microstructure of pointed spearhead like BFO crystals provide a new insight in designing and synthesizing multifunctional single crystals.

scholarly journals Modeling of magneto-conductivity of bismuth selenide: a topological insulator

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogesh Kumar ◽  
Rabia Sultana ◽  
Prince Sharma ◽  
V. P. S. Awana
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Field Range ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bulk Carriers ◽  
Different Temperatures

AbstractWe report the magneto-conductivity analysis of Bi2Se3 single crystal at different temperatures in a magnetic field range of ± 14 T. The single crystals are grown by the self-flux method and characterized through X-ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Raman Spectroscopy. The single crystals show magnetoresistance (MR%) of around 380% at a magnetic field of 14 T and a temperature of 5 K. The Hikami–Larkin–Nagaoka (HLN) equation has been used to fit the magneto-conductivity (MC) data. However, the HLN fitted curve deviates at higher magnetic fields above 1 T, suggesting that the role of surface-driven conductivity suppresses with an increasing magnetic field. This article proposes a speculative model comprising of surface-driven HLN and added quantum diffusive and bulk carriers-driven classical terms. The model successfully explains the MC of the Bi2Se3 single crystal at various temperatures (5–200 K) and applied magnetic fields (up to 14 T).

scholarly journals Rubidium tetrafluoridobromate(III): redetermination of the crystal structure from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data

IUCrData ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Artem V. Malin ◽  
Sergei I. Ivlev ◽  
Roman V. Ostvald ◽  
Florian Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Structure Type ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Square Planar ◽  
Atomic Coordinates

Single crystals of rubidium tetrafluoridobromate(III), RbBrF4, were grown by melting and recrystallizing RbBrF4 from its melt. This is the first determination of the crystal structure of RbBrF4 using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. We confirmed that the structure contains square-planar [BrF4]− anions and rubidium cations that are coordinated by F atoms in a square-antiprismatic manner. The compound crystallizes in the KBrF4 structure type. Atomic coordinates and bond lengths and angles were determined with higher precision than in a previous report based on powder X-ray diffraction data [Ivlev et al. (2015). Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem. 641, 2593–2598].

Crystallinity of YBa2Cu3O7−x single crystals grown by the pulling method

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 804-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Namikawa ◽  
M. Egami ◽  
S. Koyama ◽  
Y. Shiohara ◽  
H. Kutami
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Growth Direction ◽  
Annealed Sample ◽  
Seed Crystal ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Rocking Curve ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystal Seed ◽  
Better Than

Large YBa2Cu3O7−x (Y123) single crystals (larger than 13 mm cubed) have been grown along the c-axis reproducibly by the modified pulling method. The crystallinity of Y123 single crystal was investigated by x-ray diffraction and x-ray topography. Crystals grown from an MgO single crystal seed had some low angle subgrain boundaries which tilted 0.1–0.8° from each other. These grain boundaries originated from the seed crystal, and the subgrains were extended along the growth direction from the seed crystal. Y123 single crystals with no marked subgrains in the whole area were obtained by using Y123 single subgrain crystal seeds. FWHM of the x-ray rocking curve for the crystal so produced was about 0.14°, which was much better than the spectrum consisting of several separated peaks obtained from the previous crystals. Tc onset of the annealed sample was about 93.6 K, and the transition width was about 0.9 K. The low angle subgrain boundaries did not seem to be effective pinning centers for the magnetic flux.

Refinement of the layered titanosilicate AM-1 from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data

2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. i186-i186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislav Ferdov ◽  
Uwe Kolitsch ◽  
Christian Lengauer ◽  
Ekkehart Tillmanns ◽  
Zhi Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
First Time ◽  
Ir And Raman ◽  
Bonding Scheme

The structure of the layered noncentrosymmetric titanosilicate AM-1 (also known as JDF-L1, disodium titanium tetrasilicate dihydrate), Na4Ti2Si8O22·4H2O, grown as small single crystals without the use of organics, has been refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The H atom has been located for the first time, and the hydrogen-bonding scheme is also characterized by IR and Raman spectroscopy. All atoms are in general positions except for the Na, the Ti, one Ti-bound O, one Si-bound O and the water O atoms (site symmetries 2, 4, 4, 2 and 2, respectively).

scholarly journals Crystal structure, homogeneity range and electronic structure of rhombohedral γ-Mn5Al8

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (7-9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Srinivasa Thimmaiah ◽  
Zachary Tener ◽  
Tej N. Lamichhane ◽  
Paul C. Canfield ◽  
Gordon J. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Electronic Structure ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Homogeneity Range ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Eds Analysis

AbstractThe γ-region of the Mn–Al phase diagram between 45 and 70 at.% Al was re-investigated by a combination of powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction as well as EDS analysis to establish the distribution of Mn and Al atoms. Single crystals of γ-Mn

scholarly journals Diffuse scattering from the lead-based relaxor ferroelectric PbMg1/3Ta2/3O3

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 603-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Cervellino ◽  
S. N. Gvasaliya ◽  
O. Zaharko ◽  
B. Roessli ◽  
G. M. Rotaru ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Atomic Structure ◽  
Diffuse Scattering ◽  
Relaxor Ferroelectric ◽  
The Other ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Correlation Lengths ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Displacement Vectors ◽  
Polar Nanoregions

The relaxor ferroelectric PbMg1/3Ta2/3O3was studied by single-crystal neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, and its detailed atomic structure modelled in terms of static Pb displacements that lead to the formation of polar nanoregions. Similar to the other members of the Pb-based relaxor family like PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3or PbZn1/3Nb2/3O3the diffuse scattering in the [H00]/[0K0] scattering plane has a butterfly shape around theh00 Bragg reflections and is orthogonal to the scattering vector forhh0 peaks. In the [HH0]/[00L] plane the diffuse scattering is elongated along the 〈112〉 directions and is orthogonal to the scattering vector forhhhreflections. It is found that a model consisting of correlated Pb displacements along the 〈111〉 directions reproduces adequately the main features of the diffuse scattering in PbMg1/3Ta2/3O3when the correlation lengths between the Pb-ion displacement vectors are longest along the 〈111〉 and shortest along the 〈11{\overline 2}〉 and 〈1{\overline 1}0〉 directions.

Powder X-ray diffraction data for Ba4ZnTi11O27 and Ba2ZnTi5O13

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Lindsay ◽  
C. J. Rawn ◽  
R. S. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Lattice Parameters ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Powder Samples ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

Single crystals and powder samples of Ba4ZnTi11O27 and Ba2ZnTi5O13 have been synthesized and studied using single-crystal X-ray precession photographs and X-ray powder diffraction. Unit cell dimensions were calculated from a least-squares refinement with a final maximum Δ2θ of 0.05°. Both phases were found to have monoclinic cells, space group C2/m. The refined lattice parameters for the Ba4ZnTi11O27 compound are a= 19.8687(8) Å, b=11.4674(5) Å, c=9.9184(4) Å, β= 109.223(4)°, and Z=4. The refined lattice parameters for the Ba2ZnTi5O13 compound are a= 15.2822(7) Å, b=3.8977(1) Å, c=9.1398(3) Å, β=98.769(4)°, and Z=2.

scholarly journals Isolation of Single Crystals from Liquid Drops

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-15
Author(s):  
Walter C. McCrone
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Ir Absorption ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Liquid Drops ◽  
Complete Clearance ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Tungsten Needle

Microscopists often recrystallize or precipitate compounds for purposes of identification. Almost as often, a few crystals form that are irresistibly beautiful and demand isolating for single-crystal x-ray diffraction, spindle stage, polarized IR absorption, or remounting in a crystal-rolling medium like Aroclor® 1260.The isolation of one such crystal among hundreds from the center of a drop is not as difficult as it sounds. It is done at 50-100X under a stereomicroscope using a fine, usually a tungsten, needle. The needle may (rarely) need to be surface-treated by rubbing with a water-insoluble wax (then tissue-wiped “clean”) to prevent creeping of the solution up the needle and causing solution (and crystal) movement.The needle is used to clear a path for the desired crystal by pushing the edge crust and other intervening crystals to one side. Complete clearance is not necessary. The desired crystal is then pushed with the needle along the slide to the edge and then well outside of the drop. A few smaller crystals and much solution may accompany it.

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