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Crystal structure of Ca1−xSrxZr4(PO4)6 (0≤x≤1)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2012

Werner Fischer*
Affiliation:
Research Centre Juelich GmbH, Institute for Processes and Materials in Energy Systems, 52425 Juelich, Germany
Lorenz Singheiser
Affiliation:
Research Centre Juelich GmbH, Institute for Processes and Materials in Energy Systems, 52425 Juelich, Germany
Debabrata Basu
Affiliation:
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, 700032 Calcutta, India
Amit Dasgupta
Affiliation:
Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, 700032 Calcutta, India
*
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; Electronic mail: [email protected]

Abstract

The crystal structure of several compounds of Ca1−xSrxZr4(PO4)6 ceramics has been investigated by X-ray powder diffraction at room temperature. All compounds form a solid solution with a unique unit cell. While the lattice parameter a of the hexagonal unit cell decreases of about 0.9% with increasing Sr content only slightly, it considerably elongates in c direction (2.8%). No structural transformation has been observed by high-temperature X-ray diffraction up to 1000 °C.

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Technical Articles
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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