CHALKOGENIDES OF THE TRANSITION ELEMENTS: II. EXISTENCE OF THE π PHASE IN THE M9S8 SECTION OF THE SYSTEM Fe–Co–Ni–S

1961 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osvald Knop ◽  
Mohammad Anwar Ibrahim

The face-centered cubic phase π(Fe,Co,Ni,S) has been shown to exist, at room temperature, within wide composition limits in or close to the M9S8 section of the quaternary system Fe–Co–Ni–S. The M:S ratio of the binary phase π (Co,S) is 9:8 with very narrow homogeneity ranges on both sides of Co9S8, but in π (Fe,Co,Ni,S) the ratio is somewhat higher and appears to increase with decreasing cobalt content. Stoichiometric Co9S8 probably contains a small number of vacancies in both sublattices. It is quite lilcely that the sulphur sublattice is nearly fully occupied and that departures from stoichiometry are caused by the varying degree of occupancy of the metal sublattice.The crystal structure, which was proposed for Co9S8 and for the mineral pentlandite by Lindqvist etal., has been confirmed for these two substances and for π (Fe,Co,Ni,S) in general by X-ray and neutron powder diffraction. The present evidence does not support the crystal structure suggested for natural pentlandite by Eliseev; Eliseev's model does not, in fact, account for the diffraction data of any of the substances examined in this work.Replacement of cobalt in π (Co,S) by iron or nickel or both results in an expansion of the unit cell, the maximum increase in a(π) amounting to about 3%. Cobalt in π (Co,S) cannot be replaced completely by iron or by nickel in samples prepared by dry synthesis, but if the substitution is simultaneous, the π structure will be preserved over a considerable range of compositions even on total replacement. The stability limits of π (Fe,Ni,S) have been found somewhat wider than those stated by Lundqvist.In π phases with the compositions Co8MS8 the metal atoms can conceivably be present in ordered sublattices. This possibility was explored by neutron diffraction in slowly cooled Co8NiS8. Unlike in spinels, where nickel shows a strong preference for octahedral co-ordination, the cobalt and nickel atoms were found to be distributed at random.

1996 ◽  
Vol 427 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Chen ◽  
L. J. Chen

AbstractThermal stability and failure mechanisms of Au/TiW(N)/Si and Au/TiW(N)/SiO2/Si systems have been studied by both conventional and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X- ray diffraction and Auger electron spectroscopy. For films deposited in Ar gas containing 20% N2, a single face-centered-cubic phase was the only crystalline phase detected to form. The samples were found to remain stable after annealing at 700 °C for 30 min. The stability temperature for Au/TiW(N)(Ar:N2=80:20)/SiO2/Si samples was found to be higher than those of Au/TiW(N) (Ar:N2=90:10)/SiO2/Si and Au/TiW/SiO2/Si samples.


2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 5942-5951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Tsoufis ◽  
Aphrodite Tomou ◽  
Dimitrios Gournis ◽  
Alexios P. Douvalis ◽  
Ioannis Panagiotopoulos ◽  
...  

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used as nanotemplates for the dispersion and stabilization of FePt nanoparticles (NPs). Pre-formed capped FePt NPs were connected to the MWCNTs external surface via covalent binding through organic linkers. Free FePt NPs and MWCNTs-FePt hybrids were annealed in vacuum at 700 °C in order to achieve the L10 ordering of the FePt phase. Both as prepared and annealed samples were characterized and studied using a combination of experimental techniques, such as Raman and Mössbauer spectroscopies, powder X-ray Diffraction (XRD), magnetization and transmittion electron microscopy (TEM) measurements. TEM measurements of the hybrid sample before annealing show that a fine dispersion of NPs along the MWCNTs surface is achieved, while a certain amount of free particles attached to each other in well connected dense assemblies of periodical or non-periodical particle arrangements is also observed. XRD measurements reveal that the FePt phase has the face-centered cubic (fcc) disordered crystal structure in the as prepared samples, which is transformed to the face-centered tetragonal (fct) L10 ordered crystal structure after annealing. An increase in the average particle size is observed after annealing, which is higher for the free NPs sample. Superparamagnetic phenomena due to the small FePt particle size are observed in the Mössbauer spectra of the as prepared samples. Mössbauer and magnetization measurements of the MWCNTs-FePt hybrids sample reveal that the part of the FePt particles attached to the MWCNTs surface shows superparamagnetic phenomena at RT even after the annealing process. The hard magnetic L10 phase characteristics are evident in the magnetization measurements of both samples after annealing, with the coercivity of the hybrid sample over-scaling that of the free NPs sample by a factor of 1.25.


2013 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
pp. 192-197
Author(s):  
Xue Min Huang ◽  
Quan Sheng Wang ◽  
Ying Liu ◽  
Xiu Chen Zhao ◽  
Shu Lai Wen

The two kinds of flower-like ultrafine cobalt particles were prepared by reducing cobalt chloride (CoCl2·6H2O) with hydrazine hydrate (N2H4·H2O) under ultrasonic and microwave radiation, in which ethanol-water or ethylene glycol-water mixture was used as solvent. The morphology, crystal structure and magnetic properties of the as-prepared particles were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), x-ray diffraction pattern (XRD) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). The results show that the petals of the flower-like cobalt particles prepared in the ethanol-water system were dendritic, while the petals of the flower-like cobalt particles prepared in the ethylene glycol-water system were sword-like. The crystal structure of cobalt particles prepared in the two kinds of systems both consisted of hexagonal close-packed cubic phase and face-centered cubic phase, but the relative content was different. The saturation magnetization of the cobalt particles with dendritic petals and the cobalt particles with sword-like petals was the same approximately, but their coercivity was greatly different (the difference in value about 7184.14Am-1), which might be attributed to the magnetocrystalline anisotropy and shape anisotropy.


Author(s):  
Valentina F. Degtyareva ◽  
Nataliya S. Afonikova

Crystal structures of simple metals and binary alloy phases based on the face-centered cubic (fcc) structure are analyzed within the model of Fermi sphere – Brillouin zone interactions to understand the stability of original cubic structure and derivative structures with distortions, superlattices and vacancies. Examination of the Brillouin-Jones configuration in relation to the nearly-free electron Fermi sphere for several representative phases reveals significance of the electron energy contribution to the phase stability. Representation of complex structures in the reciprocal space clarifies their relationship to the basic cubic cell.


1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Serebryanaya

AbstractPhase transitions were found with use of an in situX-ray anvil-type of apparatus with a boron annulus at pressures up to 12 GPa. The disordering of vacancies in the In sub-structure, or α→βtransition, was found in In2Te3at p > 1.9 GPa. The next transformation from the β-form into the Bi2Te3type of structure was observed in both sesquitellurides at 2.0 GPa and 5.0 GPa for In2TGe3and Ga2Te3respectively. The In2Te3metastable phase of the Bi2Te3resulted from heating up to 200° C at p > 4.0 GPa, and it remained in a normal condition on release of the pressure. The X-ray powder diffraction data of pressure-induced phases, volume changes and bulk modulus of both sesquitellurides are given. The compressibility anisotropy of the layer pressure-induced phase was observed. The mechanism of the crystal structure transformation from the face-centered cubic structure into the Bi2Te3type is proposed to be due to the displacement of atoms from the space diagonal of the cube [111] into [112]-cubic direction and the rhombohedral distortion of the angle between these directions.


ACS Nano ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 7241-7251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Zachary D. Hood ◽  
Madeline Vara ◽  
Kyle D. Gilroy ◽  
Miaofang Chi ◽  
...  

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan F. Jankowski ◽  
Mark A. Wall

The artificial layering of metals can change both physical and structural characteristics from the bulk. The stabilization of polymorphic metallic phases can occur on a dimensional scale that ranges from single overgrowth layers to repetitive layering at the nanoscale. The sputter deposition of crystalline titanium on nickel, as both a single layer and in multilayer form, has produced a face-centered cubic phase of titanium. The atomic structure of the face-centered cubic titanium phase is examined using high resolution electron microscopy in combination with electron and x-ray diffraction.


Author(s):  
Fatih Kahraman

In this work, surface layer properties of AA7075 aluminum alloys’ ultrasonic impact peened at different treatment times are investigated. Three different layers were found on the ultrasonic impact–treated surface of AA7075 aluminum alloys. The thicknesses of the layers increase with an increase in the treatment time or deformation amount. X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that the treated surfaces have no different phases from base material and are in the face-centered cubic phase. The highest hardness values of all treated AA7075 aluminum alloys were determined in nanocrystallization layer, which is the top layer of the surface because of the grain refinement and work hardening. A sharp increase at the residual stresses occurs, increasing the deformation time and amount because of the surface enlargement.


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