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Professor Alexandra Navrotsky

Recent Publications

“Size-Driven Structural and Thermodynamic Complexity in Iron Oxides”, A. Navrotsky, L. Mazeina, and J. Majzlan, Science 319(5870), 1635-1638 (2008).
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 “Calorimetric Study of Maghemite Nanoparticles Synthesized by Laser-induced Pyrolysis”, O. Bomati-Miguel, L. Mazeina, A. Navrotsky, and S. Veintemillas-Verdaguer, Chem. Mater. 20(2), 591-598 (2008).

 “Enthalpy of Formation of Sulfate Green Rusts, FeII1-xFeIIIX(OH)2+x-2y(SO4)y.nH2O”, L. Mazeina, A. Navrotsky, and D. Dyar, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 72(4), 1143-1153 (2008).

“Energetics of Rare Earth-doped Hafnia”, P. Simoncic and A. Navrotsky, J. Mater. Res. 22, 876-885 (2008).

 “Grain-growth Controlled Giant Permittivity in Soft Chemistry CaCu3Ti4O12 Ceramics”, L. Marchin, A. A. Levchenko, S. Guillemet-Fritsch, A. Navrotsky, B. Durand, and T. Lebey, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 91, 485-489 (2008).

“Calorimetric Determination of Energetics of Solid Solutions of UO2+x with CaO and Y2O3”, L. Mazeina, A. Navrotsky, and M. Greenblatt, J. Nucl. Mater. 373, 39-43 (2008).

 “Energetics of Phosphate Frameworks Containing Zinc and Cobalt: NaZnPO4, NaZnPO4·4/3H2O, and NaCOxZn1-xPO4·4/3H2O”, S.-N. Le and A. Navrotsky, J. Solid State Chem. 181, 20-29 (2008).

 “Molecular Mechanics Studies of Thionin Blue in Zeolite Mordenite”, S. Deore, P. Simoncic, and A. Navrotsky, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 109, 342-349 (2008).

 “Enthalpy of Formation and Dehydration of Alkaline Earth Cation Exchanged Zeolite Beta”, P. Sun and A. Navrotsky, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 109, 147-155 (2008).

 “High Temperature Calorimetric Studies of Heat of Solution of NiO, CuO, La2O3, TiO2, HfO2 in Sodium Silicate Liquids”, Y. Linard, M. C. Wilding, and A. Navrotsky, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta. 72, 590-601 (2008).

“Characterization of Chemical Properties, Unit Cell Parameters and Particle Size Distribution of Three Zeolite Reference Materials:  RM 8850- zeolite Y, RM 8851 – zeolite A and RM 8852 – ammonium ZSM-5 zeolite”, S. Turner, J. R. Sieber, T. W. Vetter, R. Zeisler, A. F. Marlow, M. G. Moreno-Ramirez, M. E. Davis, G. J. Kennedy, W. G. Borghard, S. Yang, A. Navrotsky, B. H. Toby, J. F. Kelly, R. A. Fletcher, E. S. Windsor, J. R. Verkouteren, and S. D. Leigh, Microporous Mesoporous Mater. 107, 252-267 (2008).

 “Atmospheric Pressure Synthesis of Heavy Rare Earth Sesquioxides Nanoparticles of the Uncommon Monoclinic Phase”, B. Guo, A. S. Harvey, J. Neil, I. M. Kennedy, A. Navrotsky, and S. H. Risbud, J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 90(11), 3683–3686 (2007).

"Dynamics of Water Confined on the TiO2 (anatase) Surface", A.A. Levchenko, A.I. Kolesnikov, N.L. Ross, J. Boerio-Goates, B.F. Woodfield, G. Li and A. Navrotsky, J. Phys. Chem., 111, 12584 -12588 (2007).

 “Surface Enthalpies of Nanophase ZnO with Different Morphologies,” P Zhang, F. Xu, A. Navrotsky, J. S. Lee, S. Kim, and J. Liu, Chem. Mater. 19, 5687-5693 (2007).

 “Hierarchically Assembled Porous ZnO Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Surface Energy, and Photocatalytic Activity”, F. Xu, P. Zhang, A. Navrotsky, Z.-Y. Yuan, T.-Z. Ren, M. Halasa, and B.-L. Su, Chem. Mater. 19, 5680-5686 (2007).

 “Thermodynamically Stable SixOyCz Polymer-Like Amorphous Ceramics”, T. Varga, A. Navrotsky, J. L. Moats, R. M. Morcos, F. Poli, K. Müller, A. Saha, and R. Raj, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90(10), 3213-3219 (2007).

 “Energetics of CdSxSe1-x Quantum Dots in Borosilicate Glasses”, R. M. Morcos, C. Mitterbauer, N. Browning, S. Risbud, and A. Navrotsky, J. Non-Cryst. Solids, 353, 2785-2795 (2007).

 “Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies of Silica Nanoparticle Solution”, J. D. Rimer, O. Trofymluk, A. Navrotsky, R. F. Lobo, and D. G. Vlachos, Chem. Mater., 19, 4189-4197 (2007).

 “Thermochemistry of A2M3O12 Negative Thermal Expansion Materials”, T. Varga, J. L. Moats, S. V. Ushakov, and A. Navrotsky, J. Mater. Res. 22(9), 2512-2521 (2007).

 “Compressibility and Pressure-Induced Amorphization of Guest-Free Melanophlogite: an in situ Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Study”, H. Xu, J. Zhang, Y. Zhao, G.D. Guthrie, D.D. Hickmott, and A. Navrotsky, American Mineralogist 92(1), 166-173 (2007).

 “Elastic Properties of Yttrium-Doped BaCeO3 Perovskite”, J. Zhang, Y, Zhao, H. Xu, B. Li, D.J. Weidner, and A. Navrotsky, Applied Physics Letters 90(16), 161903/1-161903/3 (2007).

 “Systematics of Phase Transition and Mixing Energetics in Rare Earth, Yttrium and Scandium Stabilized Zirconia and Hafnia”, P. Simoncic and A. Navrotsky, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90(7), 2143-2150 (2007).

“Thermochemistry and Melting Properties of Basalt”, M. A. Bouhifd, P. Besson, P. Courtial, C. Gérardin, A. Navrotsky, and P. Richet, Contrib. Mineral. Petrol., 153, 689-698 (2007).

“Synthesis of Nitrate Sodalite: An In Situ Scanning Calorimetric Study”, Q. Liu and A. Navrotsky, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 71(8), 2072-2078 (2007).

“Application of Calorimetry on a Chip to High Pressure Materials”, A. Navrotsky, M. Dorogova, F. Hellman, D. W. Cooke, B. L. Zink, C. E. Lesher, J. Boerio-Goates, B. F. Woodfield, and B. Lang, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 104(22), 9187-9191 (2007).

“Enthalpies of Formation of Rare Earth Orthovanadates, REVO4”, M. Dorogova, A. Navrotsky, and L. A. Boatner, J. Solid State Chem., 180, 847-851(2007).

“Thermodynamic Properties of Soddyite from Solubility and Calorimetry Measurements”, D. Gorman-Lewis, L. Mazeina, J. Fein, J. Szymanowski, P. Burns, and A. Navrotsky, J .Chem.Thermodyn., 39, 568-575 (2007).

 “Enthalpy of Water Adsorption and Surface Enthalpy of Goethite (α-FeOOH) and Hematite (α-Fe2O3)”, L. Mazeina and A. Navrotsky, Chem. Mater., 19(4), 825-833 (2007).

 “Calorimetry of Nanoparticles, Surfaces, Interfaces, Thin Films, and Multilayers”, A. Navrotsky, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 39, 2-9 (2007).

“Heats of Formation for Several Crystalline Polymorphs and Pressure-Induced Amorphous Forms of AMo2O8 (A = Zr, Hf) and ZrW2O8”, T. Varga, C. Lind, A. P. Wilkinson, H. Xu, C. E. Lesher, and A. Navrotsky, Chem. Mater., 19, 468-476 (2007).

“Energetics of Cerium-Zirconium Substitution in the xCe0.8Y0.2O1.9-(1-x)Zr0.8Y0.2O1.9 System”, W. Chen, A. Navrotsky, Y. P. Xiong, and H. Yokokawa, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90, 584-589 (2007).

“Enthalpy of Water Adsorption and Surface Enthalpy of Lepidocrocite (gamma--FeOOH)”, J. Majzlan, L. Mazeina, and A. Navrotsky, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta , 71, 615-623 (2007).

“Kinetic Model for TiO2 Polymorphic Transformation from Anatase to Rutile”, G. Madras, B. McCoy, and A. Navrotsky, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90, 250-255 (2007).

“Calorimetric Measurements of Energetics of Defect Interactions in Fluorite Oxides”, A. Navrotsky, P. Simoncic, H. Yokokawa, W.Q. Chen, and T. Lee, Faraday Discuss., 134, 171-180 (2007).

“Energetics of Defect Flourite and Pyrochlore Phases in Lanthanum and Gadolinium Hafnates”, S. V. Ushakov, A. Navrotsky, J. A. Tangeman, and K. B. Helean, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 90, 1171-1176 (2007).

“Enthalpy of Formation and Dehydration of Lithium and Sodium Zeolite Beta”, P. Sun, S. Deore, and A. Navrotsky, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 98, 29-40 (2007).

 “The Local Environment of Trivalent Lanthanide Ions in Sodium Silicate Glasses: A Neutron Diffraction Study Using Isotopic Substitution”, M. Wilding, Y. Badyal and A. Navrotsky, J. Non-Cryst. Solids 353, 4792-4800 (2007).

"Inorganic Nanoparticles — Unique Properties and Novel Applications", M. Asta, S.M. Kauzlarich, K. Liu, A. Navrotsky and F.E. Osterloh, Mat. Matters 2(1), 3-6 (2007).