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Synthesis, structural characteristics, and thermal expansion behavior of zirconium phosphate ceramics with d-transition metals

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The series M0.5(1+x)FexZr2−x(PO4)3 (M—Ni, Cu, Mn) with Sc2(WO4)3-related structure (SW) were prepared using Pechini technique and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction analysis, SEM, EDX, IR, and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The concentration and temperature limits of solid solution formation were determined, lattice parameters were calculated, and their dependencies on the phosphate’s composition were studied. The crystal structure of the phosphate Mn0.65Fe0.3Zr1.7(PO4)3 (x = 0.3) was refined by the Rietveld method basing on the powder X-ray diffraction data. The compound crystallizes in monoclinic symmetry (space group P21/n) with lattice parameters: a = 8.7941(12), b = 8.9379(16), c = 12.4353(21) Å, β = 90.126(24)°, V = 977.49(27) Å3. Thermal expansion coefficients of the ceramics Cu0.5(1+x)FexZr2−x(PO4)3 were determined. The volume expansion coefficients of the compounds vary in the range (4.4–10.8)∙10−5 K −1.

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  • New zirconium phosphate ceramics M0.5(1+x)FexZr2-x(PO4)3(M – Ni, Cu, Mn; structural type SW) were synthesized, the formation regions of the solid solutions were revealed.

  • Temperature stability of the phosphates was determined.

  • Crystal structure of the triple phosphate Mn0.65Fe0.3Zr1.7(PO4)3 was refined by Rietveld method.

  • Thermal expansion behavior was studied by XRD, possible reasons were discussed.

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Acknowledgements

The reported study was funded by Russian Fund of Basic Research (RFBR) according to the research project No. 18-29-12063 “Advanced mineral-like ceramics with improved service characteristics for an effective immobilization of toxic and radioactive elements” and by the Russian Science Foundation (Agreement number 20-79-10286) in the part of the characterization of materials (Andrey Kovalskii).

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IG prepared and characterized the samples by XRD and IR methods, wrote the original draft of the manuscript. EA designed and supervised this work, co-wrote the manuscript. VP co-wrote, reviewed, and edited the manuscript. AK carried out SEM and EDX studies. KP performed Mössbauer spectroscopy experiments and processed the obtained data.

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    Irina Glukhova, Elena Asabina & Vladimir Pet’kov

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    Andrey Kovalsky

  3. Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    Konstantin Pokholok

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Glukhova, I., Asabina, E., Pet’kov, V. et al. Synthesis, structural characteristics, and thermal expansion behavior of zirconium phosphate ceramics with d-transition metals. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 99, 354–365 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-021-05577-z

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