The Systems Tantalum (Niobium)-Cobalt-Boron

Autor(en)
J. Wind, O. Romaniv, G. Schoellhammer, J. Bursik, H. Michor, G. Giester, P. Rogl
Abstrakt

Constitution of the ternary systems Nb-?Co-?B and Ta-?Co-?B was studied, employing optical and electron microscopy, x-?ray powder, single crystal diffraction, electron probe microanal., DTA and Pirani m.p. measurements. Ternary phase equil. were detd. within an isothermal section at 1100 °C. For the Co-?rich part (=50 at.?% Co) of the system, a liquidus surface projection and a corresponding Schulz-?Scheil reaction scheme were constructed in combination with data for primary crystn. from as-?cast samples detd. by SEM and EPMA measurements. The crystal structures of novel ternary compds. have been elucidated by x-?ray powder and single crystal diffraction and were supported by TEM. {Nb,?Ta}?CoB with NbCoB-?type exhibits a high temp. modification (ZrAlNi-?type, a = 0.5953 nm, c = 0.3248 nm; a = 0.5926 nm, c = 0.3247 nm for Nb and Ta resp.)?, which was only present in as-?cast alloys, but found to be stabilized by the addn. of Fe to annealing temps. of 1400 °C. Ta3Co4B7 (a = 0.3189 nm, b = 1.8333 nm, c = 0.8881 nm) was proven to be isotypic with Nb3Co4B7. The novel orthorhombic compds. {Nb,?Ta}?Co2B3 (TaCo2B3-?type with space group Pnma; a = 0.53628 nm, b = 0.32408 nm, c = 1.24121 nm for TaCo2B3; a = 0.53713 nm, b = 0.32442 nm, c = 1.2415 nm for NbCo2B3) adopt unique structure types with branched boron zig-?zag chains. {Nb,?Ta}?Co2B were found to crystallize in a unique monoclinic structure type (space group P21/c; a = 0.9190 nm, b = 0.64263 nm, c = 0.63144 nm; ß = 109.954°, for Nb) very close to an orthorhombic setting (Cmce, a = 0.63162 nm, b = 1.72810 nm, c = 0.64270 nm, for Nb)?. Substitution of Co by Ni stabilizes a smaller orthorhombic lattice with Re3B-?type structure (Cmcm) although no homolog compd. in the Ni-?system exists. The crystallog. relations among the structure types of Re3B and pseudo-?orthorhombic as well as monoclinic {Nb,?Ta}?Co2B were defined in terms of a Baernighausen scheme. DFT calcns. revealed very close stabilities for the three competing structure types for {Nb,?Ta}?Co2B. Detailed transmission electron microscopy (TEM) for Nb(Co,?Fe)?B, {Nb,?Ta}?Co2B, {Nb,?Ta}?(Co,?Ni)?2B, and Ta3Co4B7 confirmed lattice geometries and crystal symmetry. Vickers hardness was measured for {Nb,?Ta}?Co2B, {Nb,?Ta}?(Co,?Ni)?2B, {Nb,?Ta}?2-?xCo21+xB6 and {Nb,?Ta}?Co2B3 exhibiting the highest value of hardness of HV = 22.4 ± 1.1 GPa for TaCo2B3. Magnetic, sp. heat and elec. resistivity measurements on the compds. TaCo2B and Ta2Co21B6 reveal paramagnetic and ferromagnetic metallic ground states, resp.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie
Externe Organisation(en)
Czech Academy of Sciences, Technische Universität Wien, Universität Wien
Journal
Journal of Phase Equilibria and Diffusion
Band
35
Seiten
43-85
Anzahl der Seiten
43
ISSN
1547-7037
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11669-013-0275-5
Publikationsdatum
02-2014
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
104017 Physikalische Chemie, 105113 Kristallographie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Condensed Matter Physics, Metals and Alloys, Materials Chemistry
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/276f1c37-0c4f-4493-bd0f-967dee39aa04