Studies on the decomposition of N2O on the solid solution La2Cu1 - xNixO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1)

K. V. Ramanujachary, C. S. Swamy

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Abstract

A series of solid-solution members having the formula La2Cu1 - xNixO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) have been synthesized and characterized using X-ray, electrical, and magnetic measurements. Decomposition of nitrous oxide has been carried out on these compounds at two different initial pressures, namely 50 and 200 Torr, in the temperature range 350-480 °C. The observed irregular trends in the kinetics of decomposition on the solid-solution series have been interpreted on the basis of a solid-state polaron hopping mechanism. Physicochemical correlations observed between activity and frequency factor as also magnetic ordering have also been explained in light of the above mechanism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)279-287
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Catalysis
Volume93
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1985
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Catalysis
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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