Silica, crystal structure

The coupled derivatives are represented by AIPO4, GaP04, AlAs04, FeP04, and others which yield neutral frameworks with similarities to various silica crystal structures. The formation of an AlP04-type compound in the zeolite synthesis gel appeared to be a reasonable approach to the synthesis of phosphorus-substituted zeolites. Experiments therefore were initiated to attempt the isomorphous substitution of [PO4] in zeolite structures using the low-temperature and pressure hydrothermal gel systems generally employed in zeolite synthesis in the Union Carbide laboratories (4). 

Self-assembled diureidophenylene-bridged hybrid silicas, crystal structure of the self-assembled precursor, and SEM and TEM images of the crystalline silica material. (Reprinted (adapted) with permission from Refs [52a,bj. Copyright... 

Serpentine (3Mg02Si02 2H20) is a common silica-containing constituent of boiler waterside deposits. It typically appears as a flocculated sludge it has a monoclinic crystal structure. 

The effects of dispersion and birefringence on stellar interferometry will be discussed in Sections 17.2.3 and 17.2.4. New kind of fibres has been design to manage the dispersion properties using a silica / air structure. These fibres, so called Photonic Crystal Fibres, are very promising for many applications (Peyrilloux et al., 2002). 

A variety of minerals are prized for their exquisite beauty, rarity, and exceptional durability. These extraordinary materials are classified as gemstones. One such mineral, silica, with a chemical composition of SK>2 (silicon dioxide), exhibits several crystal structures. Several gemstones are crystalline forms of silica, including amethyst, aquamarine, emerald, garnet, peridot, topaz, tourmaline, and zircon J l... 

Per-O-acylated glycosyl iodides are stable at room temperature and can be purified on a silica gel column and stored at 0 °C. Stachulski and coworkers [202] synthesized methyl 2,3,4-tri-O-pivaloyl-glucopyranuroate iodide, which is a stable solid at 20 °C and can be stored for months at room temperature or for more than a year at 0 °C. The X-ray crystal structure of this compound, the first one of this class, shows a typical chair structure. Importantly, such a disarmed and stable iodide can be coupled with primary and secondary steroidal alcohols using I2 as a promoter, as demonstrated by the synthesis of morphine-6-glucuronide, an analgesic [202], The glycosyl donor ability... 

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Pluth, J.J., and Smith, J.V. (1990) Crystal structure of boggsite, a new high-silica zeolite with the first three-dimensional channel system bounded by both 12- and 10-rings. Am. Mineral., 75, 501. 

Stishovite is the most dense phase of silica. Its density is 4.35 g/cm. It has a rutde-type crystal structure in which the sdicon atom is octahedrally surrounded by six oxygen atoms. Four Si—O bonds are 1.76A and two 1.8lA. Stishovite has been prepared similarly to coesite but at temperatures between 1,200 to 1,400°C and a pressure above 150,000 atm. Both the coesite and stishovite are found in nature in certain meteorite craters resulting from meteorite impacts. 

Amorphous Silica The term amorphous silica refers to aggregate of smaU particles with high specific surface area. They lack crystal structure and do not form a sharp x-ray diffraction pattern. They are known in several forms such as colloidal silica, precipitated silica, silica gels, and fumed sdica. The surface of such amorphous silica may contain silanol (SiOH) groups or can be anhydrous. 

D. H. Brower, A structure refinement strategy for NMR crystallography an improved crystal structure of silica-ZSM-12 zeolite from Si chemical shift tensors. /. Magn. Reson., 2008,194,136-146. 

The most common form of silica is low quartz, which by virtue of its piezoelectric and other properties is of considerable commercial importance. A detailed compilation of crystal structure data is available (54). 

Silicon itself crystallizes with the same structure as diamond. Its normal oxide, silica, Si02, is polymorphic and in previous sections we have discussed the crystal structure of two of its polymorphs—P-cristobalite (Section 1.5.2) and P-quartz ... 

The EBSD technique measures the top few monolayers of a sample to determine its crystal structure. However, most polishing techniques leave a damaged layer on the samples. Even 1 or 0.25 pm diamond polish is not sufficient. For EBSD work, a final polish with colloidal silica (grain size 0.05 pm) is often required to remove the damaged surface layers. 

The crystal structure of talc, illustrated in Figure 4, consists of repeating layers of a sandwich of bmcite [1317-43-7], Mg(OH)2, between sheets of silica [7631-86-9], SiOj. The layers of silica are not strongly bonded to each other (except for van der Waals forces) and thus it is easy to fracture talc along this surface, which corresponds to delamination. This surface is covalent and hydrophobic. If talc is fractured across the bmcite layer, the surfaces generated are ionic and hydrophilic in nature. Thus talc has a natural balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces, giving it surfactant properties and consequendy the name soapstone which is used in many parts of the wodd. 

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