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Synthesis and Characterization of Functionalized Metal-organic Frameworks
Published on: September 5, 2014
Novel chemical synthesis and characterization of CeTi(2)O(6) brannerite
Linggen Kong1, Daniel J Gregg, Inna Karatchevtseva
1Institute of Materials Engineering, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation , Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia.
Abstract:
Cerium titanate CeTi2O6 was prepared by a new soft chemistry route in aqueous solution. A suite of characterization techniques, including X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis, vibrational spectroscopy, and scanning and transmission electron spectroscopy, were employed to investigate the brannerite structure formation and its bulk properties. The synthesized powder formed the brannerite crystal structure upon calcination at temperatures as low as 800 °C. Samples sintered at 1350 °C possess a high level of crystallinity. X-ray absorption near-edge structure results indicate the presence of six-coordinated Ce(4+) in the brannerite samples.
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