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Ordered Structure and Thermal Expansion in Tungsten Bronze Pb 2 K 0.5 Li 0.5 Nb 5 O 15

August 12, 2014
Author(s)
Kun Lin, Yangchun Rong, Hui Wu, Qingzhen Huang, Li You, Yang Ren, Longlong Fan, Jun Chen, Xianran Xing
The crystal structure and thermal expansions of a new tetragonal tungsten bronze (TTB) ferroelectrics Pb 2K 0.5Li 0.5Nb 5O 15 were systematically investigated by selected area electron diffraction (SAED), neutron powder diffraction, synchrotron XRD, and

Phase Transitions and Magnetocaloric Effect in Mn 3 Cu 0.89N d0.96^

August 1, 2014
Author(s)
Jun Yan, Ying Sun, Hui Wu, Qingzhen Huang, Cong Wang, Zaixing Shi, Sihao Deng, Kewen Shi, Huiqing Lu, Lihua Chu
We report the large magnetic entropy change observed in the antiperovskite Mn 3Cu 0.89N 0.96. Based in the heat flow peak measured by differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), the total entropy change according to the structural transition (tetragonal to

Phase Equilibria and Crystal Chemistry of the CaO-?Nd2O3-CoOz System at 885 degC in Air

March 18, 2014
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, William Laws, Kevin R. Talley, Qingzhen Huang, Jun Yan, Joshua B. Martin, James A. Kaduk
The phase diagram of the CaO-¿Nd2O3-CoOz system at 885 °C in air has been determined. The system consists of two calcium cobaltate compounds that have promising thermoelectric properties, namely, the 2D thermoelectric oxide solid solution, (Ca3-xNdx)Co4O9

Structure and Properties of a-NaFeO 2 -type Ternary Sodium Iridates

February 1, 2014
Author(s)
Kristen Baroudi, Cindi Yim, Hui Wu, Qingzhen Huang, John H. Roudebush, Eugenia Vavilova, Hans-Joachim Grafe, Vladislav Kataev, Bernd Buechner, Huiwen Ji, Changyang Kuo, Zhiwei Hu, Tun-Wen Pi, Chiwen Pao, Jyhfu Lee, Daria Mikhailova, Liu Hao Tjeng, R. J. Cava
The synthesis, structure, and elementary magnetic and electronic properties are reported for layered compounds of the type Na 3-xMIr 2O 6 and Na 3-xM 2IrO 6, where M is a transition metal from the 3d series (M=Zn, Cu, Ni, Co, Fe and Mn). The rhombohedral

Effectively Control Negative Thermal Expansion of Single-phase Ferroelecrics of PbTiO 3 -(Bi,La)FeO 3 over a Giant Range

August 16, 2013
Author(s)
Jun Chen, Fangfang Wang, Qingzhen Huang, Lei Hu, Xiping Song, Jinxia Deng, Ranbo Yu, Xianran Xing
Control of negative thermal expansion is a fundamentally interesting topic in the negative thermal expansion materials in order for the future applications. However, it is a challenge to control the negative thermal expansion in individual pure materials

Investigation of NaY Zeolite with Adsorbed CO2 by Neutron Powder Diffraction

May 17, 2013
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, James A. Kaduk, Qingzhen Huang, Laura Espinal, Lan (. Li, Jacob W. Burress
The crystal structure of dehydrated NaY zeolite (Na-FAU structure type) with and without adsorbed CO2 has been determined at 4K and at room temperature (RT) using neutron powder diffraction techniques. The CO2-containing sample was prepared at -78 °C and 0

Crystal Structure of NaY Zeolite with Adsorbed CO2 by Neutron Powder Diffraction

January 29, 2013
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, James A. Kaduk, Qingzhen Huang, Laura Espinal, Martin L. Green
The crystal structure of dehydrated NaY zeolite (Na-FAU structure type) with and without adsorbed CO2 has been determined at room temperature (RT) and at 4 K using neutron powder diffraction techniques. The CO2-containing sample was prepared at -78 °C and

Bi2Te3 and Bi2Te3-xSx FOR THERMOELECTRIC APPLICATIONS

October 15, 2012
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, N D. Lowhorn, Joshua B. Martin, Peter Zavalij, Howard Joress, Qingzhen Huang, Yonggao Y. Yan, Azzam Mansour, Evans L. Thomas, Jihui Yang, Martin L. Green
The increased interest in research and development on thermoelectric materials is partly due to the need for improved efficiency in the global utilization of energy resources. Historically, Bi2Te3 occupies an important position in the thermoelectric

Crystal Structure of the Type I Clathrate Ba8Ni4Ge42

March 30, 2012
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Qingzhen Huang, Igor Levin, Joseph C. Woicik, Xun Shi, Jihui Yang, James A. Kaduk
The crystal structure of Type-I clathrate Ba8Ni4Ge42 has been determined using neutron powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy (TEM, for possible superlattice), extended X-ray absorption fine structure measurements. Ba8Ni4Ge42 is cubic with

Adjustable Zero Thermal Expansion in Antiperovskite Manganese Nitride

October 25, 2011
Author(s)
Xiaoyan Song, Zhonghua Sun, Qingzhen Huang, Markus Rettenmayr, Xuemei Liu, Martin Seyring, Guannan Li, Guanghui Rao, Fuxing Yin
The zero thermal expansion (ZTE) behavior particularly with a wide operating temperature range in a single material is extremely uncommon. With the clear experimental evidence we report a universal mechanism that controls the ZTE behavior of the

CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS OF THE Ba2YCu3O6+x SUPERCONDUCTOR WITH COATED CONDUCTOR BUFFER LAYERS

August 30, 2011
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Zhi Yang, Guangyao Liu, Qingzhen Huang, Lawrence P. Cook, Shailee P. Diwanji, Christopher E. Lucas, Mi-Hye Jang, James A. Kaduk
Continued research on high Tc superconductors has led to the promise of a wide variety of industrial applications. To implement these applications, the availability of low-cost, long-length, and high-performance superconductor wire/tape and cable is

Phase Equilibria, Crystal Chemistry and Thermoelectric Properties of Compounds in the Ca-Co-Zn-O System

June 21, 2011
Author(s)
Winnie K. Wong-Ng, Tana Luo, Wenjie Xie, Weihua Tang, James A. Kaduk, Qingzhen Huang, Yonggao Y. Yan, Soma Chattopadhyay
In the Ca-Co-Zn-O system, we have determined the tie-line relationships and the thermoelectric properties, solid solution limits, and structures of two low-dimensional cobaltite series, Ca3(Co, Zn)4O9 and Ca3(Co,Zn)2O6 at 885 C in air. In Ca3(Co,Zn)4O9