The effect of CaO on the formation of β- and γ-zirconia nanoparticles from α-zirconia was investigated and their stability evaluated via mechanical activation. α-ZrO2+8.5wt%CaO powder was milled for 2-150 hours with ball-to-powder weight ratios (BPWR) of 40:1 and 60:1. Structural evaluations were conducted using X-Ray diffraction and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Thermal analysis wa...

GdBa2Cu3O7 - δ (GdBCO) films with different thicknesses from 200 to 2,100 nm are deposited on CeO2/yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ)/CeO2-buffered Ni-W substrates by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering. Both the X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy analyses reveal that the a-axis grains appear at the upper layers of the films when the thickness reaches to 1,030 nm. The X-ray photo...

The dislocation density and subgrain size were determined in the base material and friction-stir welds of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy. High-resolution X-ray diffraction measurement was performed in the base material. The result of the line profile analysis of the X-ray diffraction peak shows that the dislocation density is about 4.5 9 10 m 2 and the subgrain size is about 200 nm. Meanwhile, neutron ...

Nanoparticles of palladium-doped cerium oxide (Pd–CeO2) have been prepared by aqueous co-precipitation resulting in a single phase cubic structure after calcination according to X-ray diffraction (XRD). Inhomogeneous strain, calculated using the Williamson–Hall method, was found to increase with palladium content, and the lattice contracts slightly, relative to nano-cerium oxide, as palladium c...

A recent result of Schmidt has brought Williamson matrices back into the spotlight. In this paper a new algorithm is introduced to search for hard to find Williamson matrices. We find all nonequivalent Williamson matrices of odd order n up to n = 59. It turns out that there are none for n = 35, 47, 53, 59 and it seems that the Turyn class may be the only infinite class of these matrices. AMS Su...

Crystallinity refers to the degree of structural order in a solid and has a big influence on hardness, density, transparency and diffusion. Even within materials that are crystalline completely, the degree of structural perfection can vary, reflecting size and elastic strain of many independent crystalline regions (grains or crystallites) of which these materials are composed. In this work it w...

Pure ZnO and Sr doped ZnO nanoparticles are synthesized via Co-precipitation method using Zinc acetate dehydrate Zn (CH3COO)2. 2H2O, Strontium acetate Sr (CH3COO)2, as source materials. The influence of Sr dopants contents on the morphology, absorption, emission, and photocatalytic activity of ZnO synthesized nanoparticles was investigated systematically. The photocatalytic activity of pure and...

The effect of mechanical milling on the thermal behavior pyrophyllite ore from a deposit in Parsovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Particle size distribution. material followed thermogravimetric differential analysis correlated to its microstructural properties. Williamson-Hall mode...