scholarly journals Structure Study of Mn Doped in SrTiO3 by X-ray Diffraction

Author(s):  
Z. I. Y. Booq ◽  
S. K. Alghaith
2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (17) ◽  
pp. 1850185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun-Hui Si ◽  
Yu Xia ◽  
Ya-Yun Li ◽  
Shao-Ke Shang ◽  
Xin-Bo Xiong ◽  
...  

A series of BiFeO3 and BiFe[Formula: see text]Mn[Formula: see text]O3 (x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, 0.10) were synthesized by a hydrothermal method. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and their photocatalytic activity was studied by photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue in aqueous solution under visible light irradiation. The band gap of BiFeO3 was significantly decreased from 2.26 eV to 1.90 eV with the doping of Mn. Furthermore, the 6% Mn-doped BiFeO3 photocatalyst exhibited the best activity with a degradation rate of 94% after irradiation for 100 min. The enhanced photocatalytic activity with Mn doping could be attributed to the enhanced optical absorption, increment of surface reactive sites and reduction of electron–hole recombination. Our results may be conducive to design more efficient photocatalysts responsive to visible light among narrow band gap semiconductors.


2005 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Abid ◽  
C. Terrier ◽  
J-P Ansermet ◽  
K. Hjort

AbstractFollowing the theory, ferromagnetism is predicted in Mn- doped ZnO, Indeed, ferromagnetism above room temperature was recently reported in thin films as well as in bulk samples made of this material. Here, we have prepared Mn doped ZnO by electrodeposition. The samples have been characterized by X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic methods to ensure that the dopants are substitutional. Some samples exhibit weak ferromagnetic properties at room temperature, however to be useful for spintronics this material need additional carriers provided by others means.


2010 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 871-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nagashima ◽  
T. Armbruster ◽  
T. Hainschwang

AbstractThe structure of hibonite from Myanmar (space group P63/mmc, Z = 2, at room temperature a = 5.5909(1), c = 21.9893(4) Å), with simplified formula CaAl12O19 and composition (Ca0.99Na0.01)Σ1.00 was investigated between temperatures of 100 K and 923 K by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Structure refinements have been performed at 100, 296, 473 and 923 K. In hibonite from Myanmar, Ti substitutes for Al mainly at the octahedral Al4 site and, to a lesser degree, at the trigonal bipyramidal site, Al2. The Al4 octahedra build face-sharing dimers. If Ti4+ substitutes at Al4, adjacent cations repulse each other for electrostatic reasons, leading to off-centre cation displacement associated with significant bond-length distortion compared to synthetic (Ti-free) CaAl12O19. Most Mg and smaller proportions of Zn and Si are assigned to the tetrahedral Al3 site. 12-coordinated Ca in hibonite replaces oxygen in a closest-packed layer. However, Ca is actually too small for this site and engages in a ‘rattling-type’ motion with increasing temperature. For this reason, Ca does not significantly increase thermal expansion coefficients of hibonite. The expansion of natural Ti,Mg-rich hibonite between 296 and 923 K along the x and the z axes is αa = 7.64×10–6 K–1 and αc = 11.19×10–6 K–1, respectively, and is thus very similar to isotypic, synthetic CaAl12O19 and LaMgAl11O19 (LMA).


2014 ◽  
Vol 895 ◽  
pp. 334-337
Author(s):  
Azira Azahidi ◽  
Norlida Kamarulzaman ◽  
Kelimah Elong ◽  
Nurhanna Badar ◽  
Nurul Atikah Mohd Mokhtar

LiCoO2 is a well-known cathode material used in commercial Li-ion batteries but it has its own limitations in terms of cost and toxicity. Improvement of the material by partial substitution of Co with other transition metals is one of the alternative and effective ways to overcome the limitations and improve the electrochemical performance of cathode materials. The transition metal element used for the substitution has to be cheaper and non-toxic thus Mn is chosen here. LiCo(1-x)MnxO2 (x= 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) we synthesized by a novel route using a self-propagating combustion (SPC) method. The samples are analyzed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) for phase purity and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) for morphology and particle size studies. The materials obtained are phase pure. In terms of electrochemical activity, though it does not show better first cycle discharge capacity, the Mn doped materials have improved capacity retention. Results showed that LiCo0.9Mn0.1O2 and LiCo0.8Mn0.2O2 exhibited less than 8 % capacity loss in the 20th cycle compared to 12 % for LiCoO2.


1990 ◽  
Vol 04 (12) ◽  
pp. 791-794 ◽  
Author(s):  
YANG JI-LIAN ◽  
YE CHUN-TANG ◽  
ZHANG BAI-SHENG ◽  
LI JI-ZHOU ◽  
KANG JIAN ◽  
...  

The polycrystalline sample of (Bi–Pb)2Sr2Ca2Cu3O10 with Tc=107 K was prepared. The X-ray diffraction proved that the sample is single phase. The crystal structure study on the sample has been carried out by neutron diffraction. The result shows that its structure is tetragonal body-centre structure with space group of I4/mmm, containing a few oxygen atoms at 4e site in Bi–Pb layers.


2007 ◽  
Vol 1032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Jae Cho ◽  
chang hyun Kim ◽  
jeunghee Park

AbstractWe synthesized Ge and Ge1-xMx (M = Mn, Co, and Fe, x ≤ 0.2) nanowires using thermal vapour transport method. All nanowires consisted of single-crystalline Ge nanocrystals grown uniformly with the [111] direction. High-resolution X-ray diffraction pattern shows no cluster formation for all Ge1-xMx nanowires. The Mn and Fe doping decreases the lattice constant, but not Co doping. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and X-ray magnetic circular dichroism measurement revealed that the Mn2+ and Fe2+ ions preferentially occupy the tetrahedral sites, substituting for Ge. We suggest that the Mn or Fe ions produce dopant-acceptor hybridization with host defects in p-type Ge, but not Co ions. The magnetic moment of Mn2+ ions reaches a maximum for x = ∼ 0.1, which is much larger than that of the Fe2+ ions. The magnetization measurement also confirms the room-temperature ferromagnetism of Mn-doped Ge nanowires, which is maximized at x = ∼ 0.1. We conclude that the Mn ions are most efficiently doped into the Ge nanowires to form a ferromagnetic semiconductor.


2010 ◽  
Vol 442 ◽  
pp. 102-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.S. Awan ◽  
A.S. Bhatti ◽  
S. Qing ◽  
C.K. Ong

Mn-doped multiferroic BiFeO3 (BFMO) thin films were deposited on LaNiO3(LNO)/SrTiO3(STO)/Si(100) substrates by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. X-ray diffraction (XRD) showed that films were bicrystalline single phase with (110) preferential orientation. Multiferroic top layer and oxide bottom electrode (LNO) epitaxially followed the buffer layer (STO). Oxygen partial pressure during deposition proved to be critical for phase formation, crystallinity and resistivity of the films. Atomic force microscopic (AFM) studies revealed the smooth, dense and crack free surfaces of the films. Cross-section view of the multilayers by field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) gave their thickness. Mn substitution resulted in the increase of magnetization saturation, coercive field and clarity of hysteresis loop. The magneto-electric (ME) effect was demonstrated by measuring the dielectric response in a varying magnetic field. Optimally deposited BFMO films show saturated P-E loop.


1999 ◽  
Vol 595 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L. Caldwell ◽  
H.H. Richardson ◽  
M.E. Kordesch

AbstractAn aluminum nitride (AlN) film deposited on silicon (100) was used as the substrate for growing manganese (Mn) doped AlN film by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOVCD). The (15.78 [.proportional]m) under layer of AlN was grown at 615°C at a pressure of 10−4 Torr. The (2.1 [.proportional]m) top layer of Mn-AlN was grown at the same temperature and pressure but doped with pulse valve introduction of the manganese decacarbonyl (100 ms on, 100 ms off). The film was then characterized ex situ with IR reflectance microscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy imaging, cathodoluminescence, and X-ray fluorescence. The IR reflectance measurements showed a strong (A1) LO mode for AlN at 920 cm−1 and 900 cm−1 with a shoulder at 849 cm−1. X-ray Diffraction yielded three diffraction peaks at a 2ø position of 33, 36 and 38 degrees corresponding to 100, 002, and 101 lattice planes respectively. Cathodoluminescence results show strong visible emitted light from incorporated manganese. The relative percentage of manganese to aluminum was below the detection limit (0.01 %) of the Xray fluorescence spectrometer. Amorphous Mn doped AlN films have also been grown using a low temperature atomically abrupt sputter epitaxial system. The amorphous Mn doped AlN showed no cathodoluminescence.


2016 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart J. Mills ◽  
Andrew G. Christy

Abstract“Envelope crystals” collected during The Great Barrier Reef Expedition in May 1929 have been studied using low-temperature synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals are shown to be weddellite, with the largest content of zeolitic water reported to date. A new H2O site has been located within the crystal structure. Study of the crystals show that the end-member formula for weddellite should be reported as CaC2O4·(2.5 – x)H2O, where 0≤x≤ 0.25, instead of CaC2O4·(2H2O or CaC2O4·(2 + x )H2O. This is also the first report of weddellite occurring in a coral reef.


2013 ◽  
Vol 113 (4) ◽  
pp. 043504 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Niu ◽  
M. H. Zoellner ◽  
P. Zaumseil ◽  
A. Pouliopoulos ◽  
F. d'Acapito ◽  
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