Abstract
The investigation of the thermal behavior of β-AlF2.6OH0.4 compound which adopts the hexagonal tungsten bronze network shows that this structure is stable up to 873 K. As revealed by a detailed analysis combining high resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and 19F and 27Al MAS NMR, the sample annealed at 873 K exhibits an unusual core−shell like morphology. The shell which is amorphous contains some AlO6, AlO5, and AlO4 species which have been identified and quantified by 27Al NMR. Contrarily, the core part of the material is crystallized and has been identified as a phase closely related to the hydroxyl free compound β-AlF3 in agreement with the dehydroxylation process. The annealing treatment lowers the Lewis acidity, but strong Bronsted acid sites have been created as evidenced by pyridine adsorption. These strong Bronsted sites arise from the reaction between water and strongly under-coordinated species formed upon annealing. It should ...
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