Papers by Keyword: Interatomic Distance

Abstract: We have analyzed the crystal structure, interatomic distances and bond valence sums in β-phase of sodium ferrite based on neutron diffraction measurement at room temperature. The Rietveld analysis performed using Pna2₁ space group obtains smaller lattice constants compared to the previous reports. This discrepancy is attributed to the sodium deficiency. We notice that the Na-O bonds are shortened, while Fe-O bonds are elongated. The calculated bond valence sum around the sodium and the iron ions are 1.08 and 2.64, respectively. This indicates the presence of Fe²⁺-Fe³⁺ mixed valence state.

Abstract: Hardness of the pseudobinary transition metal aluminum nitride (T-Al-N) films is improved with increasing the AlN content as far as the B1structure is maintained. A drastic change in the compositional dependence of the hardness corresponds to the phase change of the pseudobinary nitride from B1(NaCl) to B4(wurtzite) structure. Predicted value of AlN content for the drastic change agrees with the AlN content determined experimentally. Hardness of various T-Al-N films was closely correlated with the bulk modulus calculated from interatomic distance based on the power functional formula. The improvement of hardness is attributed to the inherent increase of bulk modulus due to dissolution of AlN into transition metal nitride.