Cr Contents (cr + content)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


Spectral reflectance-compositional properties of spinels and chromites: Implications for planetary remote sensing and geothermometry

METEORITICS & PLANETARY SCIENCE, Issue 4 2004
Edward A. Cloutis
These two groups of minerals are spectrally distinct, which relates largely to differences in the types of major cations present. Both exhibit a number of absorption features in the 0.3,26 ,m region that show systematic variations with composition and can be used to quantify or constrain certain compositional parameters, such as cation abundances, and site occupancies. For spinels, the best correlations exist between Fe2+ content and wavelength positions of the 0.46, 0.93, 2.8, Restrahelen, 12.3, 16.2, and 17.5 ,m absorption features, Al and Fe3+ content with the wavelength position of the 0.93 ,m absorption feature, and Cr content from the depth of the absorption band near 0.55 ,m. For chromites, the best correlations exist between Cr content and wavelength positions of the 0.49, 0.59, 2, 17.5, and 23 ,m absorption features, Fe2+ and Mg contents with the wavelength position of the 1.3 ,m absorption feature, and Al content with the wavelength position of the 2 ,m absorption feature. At shorter wavelengths, spinels and chromites are most readily distinguished by the wavelength position of the absorption band in the 2 ,m region (<2.1 ,m for spinels, >2.1 ,m for chromite), while at longer wavelengths, spectral differences are more pronounced. The importance of being able to derive compositional information for spinels and chromites from spectral analysis stems from the relationship between composition and petrogenetic conditions (pressure, temperature, oxygen fugacity) and the widespread presence of spinels and chromites in the inner solar system. When coupled with the ability to derive compositional information for mafic silicates from spectral analysis, this opens up the possibility of deriving petrogenetic information for remote spinel- and chromite-bearing targets from analysis of their reflectance spectra. [source]


PALS investigation of chromium effect in ferritic/martensitic steels implanted with helium

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI (C) - CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, Issue 11 2009
Stanislav Sojak
Abstract Chromium is an element with significant effect on the elevated temperature corrosion resistance and the low radiation induced void swelling. There were several studies carried out with regard to effect of Cr on the defect creation and stability [1, 2], but this issue is not fully understood yet. This paper contributes to this research with the study of Fe-Cr binary alloys with different Cr content, implanted by helium by the use of cascade accelerator and investigated by conventional PALS set-up. Our measurements show that chromium plays a role in the formation of small vacancy clusters, affecting the size and distribution of these defects. (© 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [source]


Uptake and apoplastic retention of EDTA- and phytosiderophore-chelated chromium(III) in maize

JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION AND SOIL SCIENCE, Issue 6 2007
Bülent E. Erenoglu
Abstract Increasing the mobilization and root uptake of chromium (Cr) by synthetic and plant-borne chelators might be relevant for the design of phytoremediation strategies on Cr-contaminated sites. Short-term uptake studies in maize roots supplied with 51CrCl3 or 51Cr(III)-EDTA led to higher apoplastic Cr contents in plant roots supplied with 51CrCl3 and in Fe-sufficient plants relative to Fe-deficient plants, indicating that Fe stimulated co-precipitation of Cr. Concentration-dependent retention of Cr in a methanol:chloroform-treated cell-wall fraction was still saturable and in agreement with the predicted tendency of Cr(III) to precipitate as Cr(OH)3. To investigate a possible stimulation of Cr(III) uptake by phytosiderophores, Fe-deficient maize roots were exposed for 6 d to Cr(III)-EDTA or Cr(III)-DMA (2'-deoxymugineic acid). Relative to plants without Cr supply, the supply of both chelated Cr species in a subtoxic concentration of 1 µM resulted in alleviation of Fe deficiency,induced chlorosis and higher Cr accumulation. Long-term Cr accumulation from Cr(III)-DMA was similar to that from Cr(III)-EDTA, and Cr uptake from both chelates was not altered in the maize mutant ys1, which is defective in metal-phytosiderophore uptake. We therefore conclude that phytosiderophores increase Cr solubility similar to synthetic chelators like EDTA, but do not additionally contribute to Cr(III) uptake from Cr-contaminated sites. [source]


Physical and Electrical Properties of Nanosized Mn- and Cr-Doped Strontium Y-Type Hexagonal Ferrites

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY, Issue 2 2010
Muhammad Javed Iqbal
Nanometer-sized crystallites of Y-type strontium hexaferrite, Sr2Ni2Fe12O22 and its Mn- and Cr-doped derivatives have been synthesized by the sol,gel method. Y-type phase formation was achieved at a considerably lower temperature of 950°C than is required in the traditional solid-state method (1200°C). The effect of doping of manganese at the tetrahedral site, Sr2Ni2,xMnx Fe12O22 (x=0.0,2.0), and chromium at octahedral site, Sr2Ni2 Fe12,yCryO22 (y=0.0,1.5), has been studied. The crystal structure remains unaffected by the substitutions. The crystallite size in the range of 13,45 nm is calculated from the X-ray diffraction data. The energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analysis shows that Y-type hexaferrites can be prepared with a base of strontium. The extent of doped Cr+3 ions at the octahedral site has been increased from the reported maximum value of y=1.5. Scanning electron micrographs of the samples showed a homogenous microstructure. The dc electrical resistivity studies show that these hexaferrites exhibit high resistivity at room temperature. Cr-doped samples have comparatively higher resistivity than Mn-doped samples. The doubly doped (Cr+Mn) samples possess high resistivity (7.37 × 109,-cm), a low dielectric constant (33.88 at 3000 Hz), and a high Curie temperature (>698 K). The dielectric energy losses are minimized by increasing the Mn and Cr contents of the synthesized samples. [source]


Growth and characterization of InCrN and (In,Ga,Cr)N

PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI (C) - CURRENT TOPICS IN SOLID STATE PHYSICS, Issue 6 2008
S. Kimura
Abstract InCrN and a new quaternary alloy (In,Ga,Cr)N were synthesized by molecular beam epitaxy. Their structural properties were studied with X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS). It was found that low temperature growth enables the growth of InCrN and (In,Ga,Cr)N with higher Cr contents, while they were not crystallized at higher substrate temperature (450 °C). XAFS studies suggest that Cr atoms substitute on cation sites and no trace of locally formed secondary phases, such as Cr cluster, CrN (NaCl type) and Cr2N, in the grown InCrN and (In,Ga,Cr)N layers. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [source]