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Effect of Synthesis Techniques on Crystallite Size and Morphology of Lithium Aluminate
Author(s) -
Carrera Luz María,
JimenezBecerril Jaime,
Bosch Pedro,
Bulbulian Silvia
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb08417.x
Subject(s) - crystallite , materials science , lithium (medication) , scanning electron microscope , morphology (biology) , aluminate , neutron diffraction , chemical engineering , mineralogy , crystallography , composite material , chemistry , metallurgy , crystal structure , cement , medicine , biology , engineering , genetics , endocrinology
γ‐LiAlO 2 is considered as a candidate tritium breeder material for fusion reactors because of its thermophysical, chemical, and mechanical stability at high temperatures and its favorable neutron irradiation behavior. Crystallite size and shape could, however, alter these features. In this study the mean crystallite size, the crystallite size distribution, and the morphology of γ‐LiAlO 2 are correlated to the synthesis procedure. The characterization techniques were powder X‐ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.