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A Study of γ-Al2O3 from the Viewpoint of 3D Nanostructure Full article

Journal Journal of Solid State Chemistry
ISSN: 0022-4596 , E-ISSN: 1095-726X
Output data Year: 2021, Volume: 302, Article number : 122425, Pages count : 10 DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122425
Tags Gamma; Alumina; XRD; Debye scattering equation; Pair distribution function; 3D nanostructure; Planar defects
Authors Pakharukova Vera P. 1 , Yatsenko Dmitry A. 1 , Gerasimov Evgeny Yu 1 , Tsybulya Sergey V. 1
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Pr. Lavrentieva 5, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia

Funding (2)

1 Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation 0239-2021-0003
2 Russian Foundation for Basic Research 20-43-540015

Abstract: In this work, we investigate commercially available γ-Al2O3 oxides with regard to their nanostructure. A deep analysis of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy data as well as total X-ray scattering data, including both Bragg peaks and defect-related diffuse scattering, is performed. The atomistic models of 3D nanostructured γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles are constructed and validated by the Debye function analysis and atomic pair distribution function analysis. It is revealed that the specific defects lying on {100} and {111} planes fragment the γ-Al2O3 nanoparticles into nanosized crystalline blocks. The interblock interfaces are partially coherent because the planar defects locally disturb the cation sublattice and keep anion sublattice intact. The observed shape and mutual arrangement of the primary crystalline blocks are specified by the revealed planar defects. The work shows that the γ-Al2O3 oxides can differ in the density of the defects causing the particle nanostructuring. The proposed models of 3D nanostructure complement the recent crystallographic models of γ-Al2O3 structure by providing further insights into the nature of non-spinel cations. The non-spinel cations are concentrated near the interblock interfaces formed by the planar defects.
Cite: Pakharukova V.P. , Yatsenko D.A. , Gerasimov E.Y. , Tsybulya S.V.
A Study of γ-Al2O3 from the Viewpoint of 3D Nanostructure
Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 2021. V.302. 122425 :1-10. DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122425 WOS Scopus РИНЦ AN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: May 18, 2021
Accepted: Jul 9, 2021
Published online: Jul 11, 2021
Published print: Oct 1, 2021
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000684544100059
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85110523000
Elibrary: 46912623
Chemical Abstracts: 2021:1582594
OpenAlex: W3183896034
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