Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1526080 Materials Chemistry and Physics 2009 4 Pages PDF
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the maximum substitution of magnesium, Mg2+, for calcium, Ca2+ sites in a beta-tricalcium phosphate (Mg-β-TCP) powder using the Rietveld method. Ca-deficient apatite with a theoretical 0.2 Mg/Ca ratio was synthesized and the resultant powder sintered at 1000 °C for 4 h. The maximum Mg2+ substitution of nearly 15 mol% in β-TCP structure was deduced from the occupancy factors. The analysis indicated that the maximum substitution of Mg2+ on the M(4) and M(5) sites was, approximately, 4.21 and 10.72 mol%, corresponding to the Ca2.61(Mg10.28,Mg20.11)(PO4)2 stoichiometric formula. A small displacement of the Ca atoms position was observed around the Mg1(5)PO4 octahedral, and their increasing shift to the PO4 triangles corners.

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