Introduction Experimental studies have identified spinels as important hosts phases for many of the highly siderophile elements (HSE) [1-4]. Yet experimental studies involving chromite or Cr-rich spinel have been lacking. Experimental studies of partitioning of HSEs between silicate, oxides and silicate melt are plagued by low solubilities and the presence of small metallic nuggets at oxygen fu...

We have studied the magnetodieletric coupling of polycrystalline samples of the spinels MCr(2)O(4) (M = Mn, Co and Ni). Dielectric anomalies are clearly observed at the onset of the magnetic spiral structure (T(s)) and at the 'lock-in' transition (T(f)) in MnCr(2)O(4) and CoCr(2)O(4), and also at the onset of the canted structure (T(s)) in NiCr(2)O(4). The strength of the magnetodielectric coup...

The current status and prospects of research on ferromagnetism in semiconductors are reviewed. The question of the origin of ferromagnetism in europium chalcogenides, chromium spinels and, particularly, in diluted magnetic semiconductors is addressed. The nature of electronic states derived from 3d of magnetic impurities is discussed in some detail. Results of a quantitative comparison between ...

The paper studies accessory Cr-spinels from deep drill holes crossing the Nude-Poaz massif, which is a part of Monchegorsk mafic-ultramafic layered complex (2.5 Ga, Kola Peninsula, Russia). occur as two morphological types that differ in their chemical composition, i.e., first type are more aluminous, while second ferruginous and titaniferous. massif characterized by Fe-Ti trend known for intru...

The reactive adsorption desulfurization is an important and efficient technology for the ultra-deep of gasoline. performance adsorbent vital efficiency process. formation inert spinels commonly recognized deactivation adsorbents. In this work, TiO2 was incorporated in Ni/ZnO-Al2O3 to inhibit spinel phase. formed a stable protection layer on surface Al2O3, which prevented interaction between Al2...