Bi2Mn2O7 nano-powders were synthesized via a stoichiometric 1:1 Bi:Mn molar ratio hydrothermal method at 180 °C for 48 h in a 1M NaOH aqueous solution; and solid state method, using Bi(NO3)3.5H2O and MnO2 as raw materials. The synthesized materials were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) technique. Also, the rietveld analysis was done in FullProf in profile matching mode. It was f...

The crystal structure of (Li0.5K0.5)2C03 was determined by neutron powder diffraction. A final weighted R-factor of 4.54% was obtained for the refinement of 2373 reflections by the Rietveld method from a sample synthesized using 7Li2CO3 and K2CO3 (99.9% pure). Slight distortion of the CO$units in the monoclinic cell was observed; the O( 1)-C-0(2) angle and CO(3) length are larger than those for...

Mn-doped nanocrystalline ZnO particles have been successfully synthesized at low temperature (80 ̊C) by the coprecipitation method using zinc sulfatehepta hydrate and NaOH. The structural and magnetic properties have been characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy dispersive x-ray, vibrating sample magnetometer and electron spin resonance. XRD measurements revealed that the sample posse...

TiCiappears in three allotropic phases, cubic R.T. phase and two hexagonal H.T. phases. In practice it is difficult to obtain single phase materials at room temperature and quantitative phase analysis should be performed in order to determine the relative phase amounts. The diffractograms of samples from different sources showed that the major contribution to the intensities came from the cubic...

The atomic structure of Pb(Sc1/2Ta1/2)O3 (PST), and related Pb(A,B)O3 type mixed perovskites was studied by diffraction using synchrotron X-rays and pulsed neutrons. The Rietveld refinement was carried out to determine the average, long-range crystallographic structure, while the pair-density function (PDF) analysis was used in studying the local atomic structure. The compounds examined, relaxo...

In recent years, a novel technique has been developed to study the kinetics of structural phase transitions in solids. The method is based on the Bragg-edge phenomenon associated with the transmission of thermal neutrons through a material. In a transmitted spectrum the neutrons that have interacted with the sample are missing, and it is possible to derive information concerning the structure o...

The influence of synthesis and compaction parameters is investigated with regards to formation of high performance SrFe12O19 bulk magnets. The produced magnets consist of highly aligned, single-magnetic domain nanoplatelets of SrFe12O19. The relationship between the magnetic performance of the samples and their structural features is established through systematic characterization by Vibrating ...