Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1620277 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Crystal structure of the compounds Co40V60â2xLax has been investigated by means of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The compounds crystallize in the tetragonal Ï phase structure with the space group P42/mnm and form a solid solution with a solubility limit of x = 9.52. The lattice parameters a, c and the unit cell volume V of the compounds decrease linearly with the La content. A structure model with a preferential substitution of La for V atoms on the 8j sites accompanied by the presence of vacancies on these sites is proposed for Co40V44La8. The proposal structure model gives a satisfactory fitting to the XRD data and a reasonable La content close to the nominal composition as well as a coincidence of the calculated density with the experimentally measured one. The preferential occupation of La atoms on the 8j site is discussed based on a consideration of geometric constrain and thermodynamics.
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Authors
X.J. Chen, H.Y. Zhou, T. Wang, Y.Q. Yang, G.H. Rao,