In continuation of our recent x-ray study of the structural phase transitions in the AFeO(2) (A = K, Rb, Cs) family, we have systematically investigated the respective structural and magnetic phase transitions by neutron powder diffraction. While the temperatures of the first-order structural phase transitions are strongly different for the three compounds (~1003, ~737 and ~350 K for A = K, Rb,...

The effects of replacing Pr by Lu on the magnetic behaviour and structures of Pr(1-x)Lu(x)Mn(2)Ge(2) (x = 0.2,x = 0.4) have been investigated using x-ray diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetization and neutron diffraction measurements. The substitution of Lu for Pr leads to a decrease in the lattice constants a, c and the unit cell volume V at room temperature with this contraction of th...

The present work has been carried out to study the effect of lime and pond ash on geotechnical behaviour of fine sand. Fine sand found in deserts and near sea shores is not readily suitable for supporting buildings and roads, as it is loose and vulnerable to collapse upon wetting. Fine sand having high permeability and low shear strength is also not suitable for earthen dam construction. For th...

X-Ray powder diffraction (XRPD) has already successfully been used for a long time in the field of pharmaceuticals for polymorph screening (fingerprinting) and more recently for the structural and microstructural analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and excipients.Large enough single crystals are in fact either very difficult to growth or do not represent well the properties of t...

Li oxide garnets are among the most promising candidates for solid-state electrolytes in novel Li ion and Li metal based battery concepts. Cubic Li7La3Zr2O12 stabilized by a partial substitution of Zr4+ by Bi5+ has not been the focus of research yet, despite the fact that Bi5+ would be a cost-effective alternative to other stabilizing cations such as Nb5+ and Ta5+. In this study, Li7-xLa3Zr2-xB...

This paper presents a tutorial discussion of the principles underlying the depth-dependent Kikuchi pattern formation of backscattered electrons in the scanning electron microscope. To illustrate the connections between various electron diffraction methods, the formation of Kikuchi bands in electron backscatter diffraction in the scanning electron microscope and in transmission electron microsco...