Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium Silicate
Sodium europium silicate, NaEu9(SiO4)6O2, with apatite structure has been obtained and studied using X-ray diffraction and SEM. It has been shown that sodium sublimation does not take place upon synthesis by the sol-gel method. Rietveld refinement has revealed that sodium atoms are ordered and occup...
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author | Ekaterina V. Borisova Alexey V. Ignatov Eugeni I. Get'man Stanislav N. Loboda Lyudmyla I. Ardanova Lyudmila V. Pasechnik Vitaly S. Ponurovsky |
author_facet | Ekaterina V. Borisova Alexey V. Ignatov Eugeni I. Get'man Stanislav N. Loboda Lyudmyla I. Ardanova Lyudmila V. Pasechnik Vitaly S. Ponurovsky |
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description | Sodium europium silicate, NaEu9(SiO4)6O2, with apatite structure has been obtained and studied using X-ray diffraction and SEM. It has been shown that sodium sublimation does not take place upon synthesis by the sol-gel method. Rietveld refinement has revealed that sodium atoms are ordered and occupy the 4f position. O(4) atoms not related to silicate ions are placed at the centers of Eu(2) triangles. DC and AC electric conductivity and activation energy have been determined for the compound studied. |
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spelling | doaj-art-8c77bcb5c2074ac4b0c9deda764b18a22025-02-03T06:13:50ZengWileyJournal of Chemistry2090-90632090-90712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/251349251349Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium SilicateEkaterina V. Borisova0Alexey V. Ignatov1Eugeni I. Get'man2Stanislav N. Loboda3Lyudmyla I. Ardanova4Lyudmila V. Pasechnik5Vitaly S. Ponurovsky6Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University, 24 Universitetskaya, Donetsk 83001, UkraineDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University, 24 Universitetskaya, Donetsk 83001, UkraineDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University, 24 Universitetskaya, Donetsk 83001, UkraineDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University, 24 Universitetskaya, Donetsk 83001, UkraineDepartment of Chemistry and Geology, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 241 Ford Hall, Mankato, MN 56001, USADepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University, 24 Universitetskaya, Donetsk 83001, UkraineDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Donetsk National University, 24 Universitetskaya, Donetsk 83001, UkraineSodium europium silicate, NaEu9(SiO4)6O2, with apatite structure has been obtained and studied using X-ray diffraction and SEM. It has been shown that sodium sublimation does not take place upon synthesis by the sol-gel method. Rietveld refinement has revealed that sodium atoms are ordered and occupy the 4f position. O(4) atoms not related to silicate ions are placed at the centers of Eu(2) triangles. DC and AC electric conductivity and activation energy have been determined for the compound studied.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/251349 |
spellingShingle | Ekaterina V. Borisova Alexey V. Ignatov Eugeni I. Get'man Stanislav N. Loboda Lyudmyla I. Ardanova Lyudmila V. Pasechnik Vitaly S. Ponurovsky Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium Silicate Journal of Chemistry |
title | Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium Silicate |
title_full | Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium Silicate |
title_fullStr | Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium Silicate |
title_full_unstemmed | Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium Silicate |
title_short | Sol-Gel Synthesis, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, and Electric Conductivity of Sodium Europium Silicate |
title_sort | sol gel synthesis x ray diffraction studies and electric conductivity of sodium europium silicate |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/251349 |
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