In situ observation of the hydrothermal crystallisation of ruthenates
The formation mechanisms of solids with extended structures largely remain poorly understood but are of increasing importance for the design of new materials in many areas of technology and industry. More than 20 years ago, a cell was designed and built to measure neutron diffraction data during solvothermal crystallisations. This was used to monitor the formation of the prototypical ferroelectric perovskite BaTiO3, and porous zeolites using ISIS and the ILL (D20) providing novel kinetic data. In the intervening years, solvothermal synthesis of a huge range of materials has been developed to the point of manufacture at industrial scale (e.g., materials for rechargeable battery cathodes and metal-organic framework adsorbents). The need to understand crystallisation is greater than ever: to guide the preparation of optimised materials tuned for application, and in the discovery of new materials. Here we propose to study phase evolution during synthesis of some ruthenium oxides with exotic magnetic properties, including the rare case of a material that is synthesised below its magnetic ordering temperature (SrRu2O6), using a new design of reactor that will minimise background scatter.
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WALTON Richard; Catriona Crawford; CROSSMAN Mark; Thomas C. Hansen; OYARZABAL Jacob; PLAYFORD Helen and SMITH Ron. (2023). In situ observation of the hydrothermal crystallisation of ruthenates. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) doi:10.5291/ILL-DATA.5-24-665
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