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Title: | Probing long- and short-range disorder in Y2Ti2–xHfxO7 by diffraction and spectroscopy techniques |
Authors: | Zhang, Z Avdeev, M de los Reyes, M Lumpkin, GR Kennedy, BJ Blanchard, PER Liu, S Tadich, A Cowie, BCC |
Keywords: | X-Ray spectroscopy Neutron diffraction X-ray diffraction Phase transformations Pyrochlore Fluorite Cations Anions Oxides Crystal lattices Waste forms |
Issue Date: | 1-Nov-2016 |
Publisher: | American Chemical Society |
Citation: | Zhang, Z., Avdeev, M., de los Reyes, M., Lumpkin, G. R., Kennedy, B. J., Blanchard, P. E. R., Liu, S., Tadich, A., & Cowie, B. C. C. (2016). Probing long- and short-range disorder in Y2Ti2–xHfxO7 by diffraction and spectroscopy techniques. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(46), 26465–26479. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07076 |
Abstract: | We studied the long-range average and short-range local structures in Y2Ti2–xHfxO7 (x = 0–2.0) using diffraction and spectroscopy techniques, respectively. Both neutron and synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data show a clear phase transition of the average structure from ordered pyrochlore to disordered defect-fluorite at x ≈ 1.6; the long-range anion disorder appears to develop gradually throughout the entire pyrochlore region in contrast to the rapid loss of cation ordering from x = 1.4 to 1.6. The commonly observed two-phase region around the pyrochlore/defect-fluorite phase boundary is absent in this system, demonstrating high sample quality. X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) results at the Y L2-, Ti K- and L3,2-, Hf L3-, and O K-edges indicate a gradual local structural evolution across the whole compositional range; the Y coordination number (CN) decreases and the CN around Ti and Hf increases with increasing Hf content (x). The spectroscopic results suggest that the local disorder occurs long before the pyrochlore to defect-fluorite phase boundary as determined by diffraction, and this disorder evolves continuously from short- to medium- and eventually to long-range detectable by diffraction. This study highlights the complex disordering process in pyrochlore oxides and the importance of a multitechnique approach to tackle disorder over different length scales and in the anion and cation sublattices, respectively. The results are important in the context of potential applications of these oxides such as ionic conductors and radiation-resistant nuclear waste forms. © 2016 American Chemical Society |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07076 https://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/10292 |
ISSN: | 1932-7455 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles |
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