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A neutron diffraction study on ceria-neodia solid solutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2012

Keka R. Chakraborty ,
P. S. R. Krishna ,
S. V. Chavan  and
A. K. Tyagi
Keka R. Chakraborty
Affiliation:
Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India
P. S. R. Krishna
Affiliation:
Solid State Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India
S. V. Chavan
Affiliation:
Applied Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India
A. K. Tyagi*
Affiliation:
Applied Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India
*
a)Electronic-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Neutron diffraction studies were carried out to ascertain the structural details of the composition Ce0.5Nd0.5O1.750. The structure was unequivocally found to be that of C-type cubic. The refinement on an F-type cubic lattice was found to be unacceptable because of high R values. Selected bond distances are also being reported. In addition, the neutron diffraction studies on a typical defective F-type composition Ce0.75Nd0.25O1.875 were also carried out.

Keywords

cerianeutron diffractionsolid solutionsubstitution
Type
Technical Articles
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Powder Diffraction , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 36 - 39
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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