Effect of synthesis techniques on crystallite size and morphology of lithium aluminate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1111/j.1151-2916.1995.tb08417.x

γ-LiAlO₂ considered as a candidate tritium breeder material for fusion reactors because of its thermophysical, chemical, and mechanical stability at high temperatures and its favorable neutron irradiation behavior. Crystallite size and shape could, however, alter these features. In this study the mean crystallite size, the crystallite size distribution, and the morphology of γ-LiAlO₂ are correlated to the synthesis procedure. The characterization techniques were powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.