International Union of Crystallography, Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials, 3(77), p. 397-407, 2021
DOI: 10.1107/s2052520621004479
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Characterization of the thermal expansion in the rare earth di-titanates is important for their use in high-temperature structural and dielectric applications. Powder samples of the rare earth di-titanatesR2Ti2O7(orR2O3·2TiO2), whereR= La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, Er, Yb, Y, which crystallize in either the monoclinic or cubic phases, were synthesized for the first time by the solution-based steric entrapment method. The three-dimensional thermal expansions of these polycrystalline powder samples were measured byin situsynchrotron powder diffraction from 25°C to 1600°C in air, nearly 600°C higher than otherin situthermal expansion studies. The high temperatures in synchrotron experiments were achieved with a quadrupole lamp furnace. Neutron powder diffraction measured the monoclinic phases from 25°C to 1150°C. The La2Ti2O7member of the rare earth di-titanates undergoes a monoclinic to orthorhombic displacive transition on heating, as shown by synchrotron diffraction in air at 885°C (864°C–904°C) and neutron diffraction at 874°C (841°C–894°C).