Determination of mean crystallite dimensions from x-ray diffraction peak profiles: A comparative analysis of synthetic hematites

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 742-747

  Crosa, Mario ^a   Boero, Valter ^a   Franchini Angela, Marinella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

BET; Hematite; Iron Oxides; Mean Crystallite Dimension; Powder X ray Diffraction; Surface Area; XRD

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; IRON OXIDES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

BRUNAUER-EMMETT-TELLER (BET) METHOD; CAUCHY COMPONENT; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM (FWHM); GAUSS COMPONENT; HEMATITE;

CLAY MINERALS;

CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HEMATITE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0033492846     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1999.0470608     Document Type: Review

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