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Growth and microstructural analysis of nanosized Y2O3 doped with rare-earths
Nanosized cubic Y2O3 samples, undoped and doped with 10 mol% Nd2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3, Tb2O3, Ho2O3 and Er2O3 (Y(1.8)Ln(0.2)O(3), where Ln=Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Ho or Er), were prepared by means of a controlled hydrolysis method in an aqueous solution containing ammonia, Y(NO3)(3) and Ln(NO3)(3) as precursors, and a surface modifier. The microstrain and the average size of the diffraction domains have been calculated from the XRD patterns and the results have been compared with those obtained by a combustion synthesis. It is shown that the cell parameter of the C-M2O3 (bcc structure related to the CaF2 structure; the M atom is 6-coordinated) structure of doped Y2O3 is correlated to the ion size of the dopant. The shape of the crystallites appears to be needle-like in all cases, while the microstrains depend on the dopant and are probably due to surface effect. XRD and Raman analysis show that, despite the heavy doping, only one phase in the Y2O3 powders is present. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved
Microstructure and luminescence properties of ZnS:Cu powders and electroluminescent lamps
Niobium-titanium oxide powders obtained by laser-induced synthesis: Microstructure and structure evolution from diffraction data
Niobium-titanium oxide powders obtained by laser-induced synthesis: Microstructure and structure evolution from diffraction data
Application of the Quality by Design Principles for the Development of the Crystallization Process for a Piperazinyl-Quinoline and Definition of the Control Strategy for Form 1
The studies carried out to develop a robust crystallization
method for the substituted piperazinyl-quinoline (<b>1</b>)
a compound potentially active in the treatment of depression, are
described in this contribution. These studies include the control
of a solvate that could have potentially formed in the crystallization
process. The principles of quality by design (QbD) were applied to
generate the process understanding and to define the control strategy
for the control of the formation of the solvate during the crystallization.
The application of process analytical technology (PAT) tools was key
in achieving the desired process control