Size-driven structural and thermodynamic complexity in iron oxides

A Navrotsky, L Mazeina, J Majzlan - Science, 2008 - science.org
Iron oxides occur ubiquitously in environmental, geological, planetary, and technological
settings. They exist in a rich variety of structures and hydration states. They are commonly …

Progress and new directions in calorimetry: A 2014 perspective

A Navrotsky - Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
To assess progress in high‐temperature calorimetry over the past eighteen years, this
feature article discusses both technical developments and new areas of application, with …

Energetics of nanocrystalline TiO2

MR Ranade, A Navrotsky, HZ Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
The energetics of the TiO2 polymorphs (rutile, anatase, and brookite) were studied by high
temperature oxide melt drop solution calorimetry. Relative to bulk rutile, bulk brookite is …

Thermodynamics of guest-induced structural transitions in hybrid organic− inorganic frameworks

FX Coudert, M Jeffroy, AH Fuchs, A Boutin… - Journal of the …, 2008 - ACS Publications
We provide a general thermodynamic framework for the understanding of guest-induced
structural transitions in hybrid organic− inorganic materials. The method is based on the …

Energy crossovers in nanocrystalline zirconia

MW Pitcher, SV Ushakov, A Navrotsky… - Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis of nanocrystalline powders of zirconia often produces the tetragonal phase,
which for coarse‐grained powders is stable only at high temperatures and transforms into …

Thermochemistry of rare-earth orthophosphates

SV Ushakov, KB Helean, A Navrotsky… - Journal of Materials …, 2001 - cambridge.org
The enthalpies of formation for the compounds (RE3+) PO4,(where RE= Sc, Y, La–Nd, Sm–
Lu) were determined by oxide-melt solution calorimetry. Calorimetric measurements were …

Nanoscale effects on thermodynamics and phase equilibria in oxide systems

A Navrotsky - ChemPhysChem, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Because different solid materials (phases) have different surface energies, equilibria among
them will be significantly affected by particle size. This Minireview summarizes experimental …

Integrated circular economy model system for direct lithium extraction: from minerals to batteries utilizing aluminum hydroxide

K Jayanthi, TN Lamichhane, V Roy… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aluminum hydroxide, an abundant mineral found in nature, exists in four polymorphs:
gibbsite, bayerite, nordstrandite, and doyleite. Among these polymorphs gibbsite, bayerite …

Electrochemical analyses of redox-active iron minerals: a review of nonmediated and mediated approaches

M Sander, TB Hofstetter, CA Gorski - Environmental science & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Redox-active minerals are ubiquitous in the environment and are involved in numerous
electron transfer reactions that significantly affect biogeochemical processes and cycles as …

Hierarchical materials as tailored nuclear waste forms: a perspective

HC zur Loye, T Besmann, J Amoroso… - Chemistry of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
This perspective focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of three classes of
hierarchical materials with potential for sequestering radionuclides: nanoparticles, porous …