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Improved powder diffraction patterns for the titanium suboxides TinO2n−1 (4≤n≤9)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

M. E. Bowden
Affiliation:
New Zealand Institute for Industrial Research and Development, P.O. Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
G. V. White
Affiliation:
New Zealand Institute for Industrial Research and Development, P.O. Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
I. W. M. Brown
Affiliation:
New Zealand Institute for Industrial Research and Development, P.O. Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
M. J. Ryan
Affiliation:
New Zealand Institute for Industrial Research and Development, P.O. Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
G. J. Gainsford
Affiliation:
New Zealand Institute for Industrial Research and Development, P.O. Box 31-310, Lower Hutt, New Zealand

Abstract

Improved powder XRD patterns for the titanium suboxides, TinO2n−1 (4≤n≤9), have been calculated from published single-crystal structures. To provide the best match with experimental data, the entire diffraction traces were simulated, and d-spacings and intensities extracted in the same manner as from experimental traces. The accuracy of the new patterns has been verified by comparison with measured powder patterns, particularly in the case of the n=4 and n=5 compounds where single-phase powders can be prepared relatively easily. Difficulties experienced preparing higher homologues have been related to the thermodynamic properties of this system.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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