BaCO3: High-temperature crystal structures and the Pmcn → R3m phase transition at 811°C

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 573-580

  Antao, Sytle M ^a   Hassan, Ishmael ^b  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

BaCO3; Barium carbonate; High temperature structures; Phase transition; Rietveld refinements; Synchrotron radiation; Witherite

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; RIETVELD REFINEMENT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VOLUME FRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BARIUM CARBONATE; ROTATIONAL DISORDER; SYNCHROTRON X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BARIUM COMPOUNDS;

BARIUM; CARBONATE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITION; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 34848834253     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: 14322021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00269-007-0172-8     Document Type: Article

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