The solid state synthesis of the phase"Ce_(3)NbO_(7+δ)",from stoichiometric quantities of CeO_(2)and Nb_(2)O_(5),was investigated under air atmosphere,as previously described by Zhang et al.(Journal of Rare...The solid state synthesis of the phase"Ce_(3)NbO_(7+δ)",from stoichiometric quantities of CeO_(2)and Nb_(2)O_(5),was investigated under air atmosphere,as previously described by Zhang et al.(Journal of Rare Earths,2007,25,730-733),A combination of powder X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis,and laboratory Ce L_(3)X-ray absorption spectroscopy,demonstrates the product of the reaction to be a mixture of CeO_(2)and CeNbO_(4).These data,and reexamination of the published X-ray diffraction data of"Ce_(3)NbO_(7+δ)",are consistent with this phase in fact being CeO_(2).No evidence for the formation of a phase of composition"Ce_(3)NbO_(7+δ)"is found,by solid state synthesis under air atmosphere.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and EPSRC(EP/S01019X/1,EP/S011935/1 and EP/R511754/1)We are grateful for financial support from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and EPSRC under grant numbers EP/S01019X/I,EP/S011935/1 and EP/R511754/1.This research utilised the HADES/MIDAS facility at the University of Sheffield established with financial support from EPSRC and BEIS,under grant EP/T011424/1.^(20)L M M is grateful to EPSRC for a doctoral training studentship.
文摘The solid state synthesis of the phase"Ce_(3)NbO_(7+δ)",from stoichiometric quantities of CeO_(2)and Nb_(2)O_(5),was investigated under air atmosphere,as previously described by Zhang et al.(Journal of Rare Earths,2007,25,730-733),A combination of powder X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray analysis,and laboratory Ce L_(3)X-ray absorption spectroscopy,demonstrates the product of the reaction to be a mixture of CeO_(2)and CeNbO_(4).These data,and reexamination of the published X-ray diffraction data of"Ce_(3)NbO_(7+δ)",are consistent with this phase in fact being CeO_(2).No evidence for the formation of a phase of composition"Ce_(3)NbO_(7+δ)"is found,by solid state synthesis under air atmosphere.
