VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON LANTHANCHROMIT-PULVERN MITTELS SOL-GEL.

摘要

This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a crystalline compound having an empirical formula LaCrxA1-xO4yH2O where A is a metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sr, Ca and Ba, x ranges from 0.99 to about 0.7 and y ranges from 0 to 0.15. The process comprises adding a solution of the appropriate metal salts to a solution of ammonium hydroxide thereby precipitating a hydroxide gel intermediate, which is dried and calcined in air to yield the resultant crystalline compound which has a huttonite structure. Additionally, this invention relates to a process for the preparation of a ceramic powder having the empirical formula LaCrxA1-xO3, where A is a metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Sr, Ca and Ba, and x ranges from 0.99 to about 0.7. Finally, a ceramic composition having the empirical formula LaCrxA1-xO4yH2O having a huttonite structure is also disclosed.