The processes occurring during the early stages of the formation of crystalline solids are not
well understood thus preventing the rational synthesis of new solids. The investigation of the …

Solvothermal and hydrothermal synthesis, that is, synthesis taking place in a solvent at
elevated temperature and pressure, is a powerful technique for the production of advanced …

The brucite-like Mg2+/Al3+ layered double hydroxide (LDH) was synthesized by using the
coprecipitation method and calcined at a variety of temperatures. The starting LDH and the …

In situ energy-dispersive X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques have been employed to study
the hydrothermal formation of crystalline tobermorite and xonotlite. Alkoxide gels of …

In situ energy-dispersive X-ray diffractometry, using a polychromatic synchrotron beam and
a 'laboratory-sized'sample, is used to provide a direct measurement of the kinetics of …

The brucite-like Ca2+/Al3+ layered double hydroxide (LDH), Ca2Al (OH) 6⊙ NO3⊙ 2H2O,
was synthesized using the coprecipitation method. The dicarboxylate anion 1, 4 …

Advances in the study of catalysts by in situ structural characterization, using X-ray
absorption spectroscopy (XAFS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), have recently been achieved …

Nucleation phenomena are of critical importance in numerous areas of science and
everyday life. For decades the prevailing models to explain nucleation have been based on …

The hydrothermal crystallization of barium titanate, BaTiO3, has been studied in situ by time-
resolved powder neutron diffraction methods using the recently developed Oxford/ISIS …

In this review we provide an overview of the potential of synchrotron radiation techniques to
understand the structural and electronic properties of coordination compounds. Besides the …