Published September 1978 | Version v1
Journal article

Effect of gadolinium on magnetite exsolution in a garnet matrix

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  • 1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Cedex, France

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Magnetite exsolves from a garnet matrix via a pretransformed nucleus when gadolinium is substituted for yttrium in yttrium iron garnet. The effect of gadolinium on the exsolution mechanism was studied by x-ray microanalysis using a transmission electron microscope; a strong decrease in gadolinium concentration was found within the petransformed nuclei. The ionic structure of the garnet lattice indicates that Ge3+ ions allow a shear process which leads to the petransformed nuclei, whereas with Y3+ ion diffusion is the only process for magnetite exsolution

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Journal Title
J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
Journal Volume
61
Journal Issue
9-10
Series
J. Am. Ceram. Soc.
Journal Page Range
455-457