The Phase Relations in the System In2O3–TiO2–MgO at 1100 and 1350°C

Abstract

The phase relations in the system In2O3–TiO2–MgO at 1100 and 1350°C are determined by a classical quenching method. In this system, there are four pseudobinary compounds, In2TiO5, MgTi2O5 (pseudobrookite type), MgTiO3 (ilmenite type), and Mg2TiO4 (spinel type) at 1100°C. At 1350°C, in addition to these compounds there exist a spinel-type solid solution Mg2−xIn2xTi1−xO4 (0≤x≤1) and a compound In6Ti6MgO22 with lattice constants a=5.9236(7) Å, b=3.3862(4) Å, c=6.3609(7) Å, β=108.15(1)°, and q=0.369, which is isostructural with the monoclinic In3Ti2FeO10 in the system In2O3–TiO2–MgO. The relation between the lattice constants of the spinel phase and the composition nearly satisfies Vegard's law. In6Ti6MgO22 extends a solid solution range to In20Ti17Mg3O67 with lattice constants of a=5.9230(5) Å, b=3.3823(3) Å, c=6.3698(6) Å, β=108.10(5)°, and q=0.360. The distributions of constituent cations in the solid solutions are discussed in terms of their ionic radius and site preference effect.