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In situ structural studies on orthorhombic SnS micro-crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2012

N. Koteeswara Reddy ,
M. Devika ,
M. Prashantha ,
K. Ramesh  and
K.R. Gunasekhar
N. Koteeswara Reddy*
Affiliation:
Center for Nanoscience and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
M. Devika
Affiliation:
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
M. Prashantha
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
K. Ramesh
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
K.R. Gunasekhar
Affiliation:
Department of Instrumentation and Applied Physics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
*
ae-mail: dr_nkreddy@rediffmail.com
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Abstract

In situ powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies on 3D micro-crystalline tin (II) sulfide (SnS) were carried out at different temperatures. While increasing temperature, the crystal structure of SnS remains stable as orthorhombic, whereas its lattice parameters and unit-cell volume are considerably varied. Further, these 3D micro-crystalline structures have showed a negative thermal expansion along the a-axis and positive expansion along the b- and c-axes. However, the overall drop along the a-axis of SnS crystals is nearly equal to their expansion along the c-axis. The observed changes in the structural properties of SnS micro-crystallites with temperature are discussed and reported.

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The European Physical Journal - Applied Physics , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , October 2012 , 10102
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© EDP Sciences, 2012

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