Review article

Solving Structural Problems of Ceramic Materials

Amalija Golobič ; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Srečo D. Škapin ; Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Danilo Suvorov ; Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Anton Meden ; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 5, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

Methods for the crystal structure determination from powder diffraction data are reviewed with special emphasis on the application to technical ceramics. Experimental techniques using other than laboratory X-ray, such as synchrotron radiation, neutron and electron beams, are also described. As an illustrative example, the crystal structure determinations of compounds LaNbTiO₆, La_0.462Nb_0.614Ti_0.386O₃ and La_0.37Nb_0.889Ti_0.111O₃ in the ternary system of La₂O₃–Nb₂O₅–TiO₂ are reported.

Keywords

structure determination from powder diffraction; ab-initio structure solution; ceramics; ternary system La₂O₃–Nb₂O₅–TiO₂; defect perovskite

Hrčak ID:

102741

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/102741

Publication date:

25.10.2004.

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