02155nas a2200289   4500008004100000022001400041245008800055210006900143260010600212300001400318490000700332520116500339653001301504653002301517653002401540653001101564653002201575100001901597700001901616700001801635700002101653700002401674700001801698700001801716700001301734856011801747       2008                        eng d  a0025-540800aNovel hydroxide precursors for low temperature synthesis of selected ternary oxides0 aNovel hydroxide precursors for low temperature synthesis of sele  aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLANDbPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDcJUL  a1842-18490 v433 a<p>A novel method of using hydroxide precursors to reduce the synthesis temperature for few selected ternary oxides has been presented here. This technique is very useful and advantageous when the ternary oxides contain an alkaline earth element. The selected compositions for this method are BaCeO3 (BC), BaBiO3 (BB), La0.7Sr0.3CoO3 (LSCO) and BaBi2Nb2O9 (BBN). Commercially purchased strontium (or barium) hydroxide and freshly prepared lanthanum, cobalt, bismuth and niobium hydroxides were mixed thoroughly in stoichiometric ratio and heated at different temperatures ranging from 100 to 700 degrees C for 10 h for corresponding compositions. The sequence of the reaction and evolution of the product phase were studied by the X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. The phase purity and lattice parameters were also determined by XRD investigations. All the product phases in each case were formed at relatively low temperature than when they were prepared by co-precipitation or solid state method. The morphology and average particle size of these powders were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aCeramics10aChemical synthesis10aElectron microscopy10aOxides10aX-ray diffraction1 aMuthurajan, H.1 aRao, Koteswara1 aGupta, U., N.1 aPradhan, Sivaram1 aJha, Ratnesh, Kumar1 aKumar, H., H.1 aMirji, S., A.1 aRavi, V.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/novel-hydroxide-precursors-low-temperature-synthesis-selected-ternary-oxides-001882nas a2200205   4500008004100000022001400041245006800055210006800123260008100191300001200272490000600284520115900290100002501449700001901474700002101493700002401514700002401538700001701562856009701579       2008                        eng d  a1546-542X00aNovel synthesis of SrBi2Nb2O9 powders from hydroxide precursors0 aNovel synthesis of SrBi2Nb2O9 powders from hydroxide precursors  a9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLANDbBLACKWELL PUBLISHINGcJAN  a101-1040 v53 a<p>Simple hydroxide precursors were used for the first time for the synthesis of a typical Aurivillius compound (SrBi2Nb2O9 (SBN)) at a low temperature. This method is very advantageous because it circumvents the use of SrCO3 in the case of conventional ceramics as well in the coprecipitation methods, thereby lowering the formation of the product phase. Commercially purchased strontium hydroxide is mixed thoroughly with freshly precipitated bismuth and niobium hydroxides in a stoichiometric ratio and heated at different temperatures ranging from 100 degrees C to 750 degrees C for 12 h. The sequence of the reaction and evolution of the product phase was monitored by X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies by recording the XRD for samples calcined at different temperatures. The incipient SBN phase begins to form at temperatures as low as 400 degrees C, and phase formation was complete only at 650 degrees C as revealed by the XRD observations. The differential thermal/thermogravimetric analyses) also corroborate this result. The morphology and average particle size of these powders were investigated by transmission electron microscopy studies.</p>1 aGupta, Upendra, Nath1 aRao, Koteswara1 aPradhan, Sivaram1 aJha, Ratnesh, Kumar1 aMuthurajan, Harries1 aRavi, Venkat  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/novel-synthesis-srbi2nb2o9-powders-hydroxide-precursors-0