Abstract

X-ray powder diffractometry using CrKα radiation has revealed the existence of surface layers 5Μm deep in samples of high-density polycrystalline sodium Β-alumina. The surface layer is prominent by virtue of its crystal lattice distortion in which the c-axis is elongated by 1%. Its presence is due to ion exchange between Na+ and H3O+ that occurs on exposure to air.

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