En France, des minéralisations stratiformes de fluorine spatialement liées à une discordance socle/couverture sont localisées à la base de la série sédimentaire mésozoïque du bassin de Paris autour du Morvan cristallin, avec des réserves estimées à environ 5.5 Mt de fluorine. Ce travail concerne principalement quatre gisements de fluorine développés au sein de grès/conglomérats à Antully, de calcaires à Courcelles-Frémoy et de dolomies à Pierre-Perthuis et Marigny-sur-Yonne. L’objectif est d’apporter des contraintes sur l’âge et l’origine de ces minéralisations à l’aide d’une approche pluri-disciplinaire combinant géochronologie, pétrographie, géochimie élémentaire et isotopique afin d’élaborer un modèle métallogénique. Une première étude géochronologique permet de déterminer l’âge de mise en place des minéralisations de la génération géodique de fluorine de Pierre-Perthuis à 130 ± 15 Ma. L’élaboration d’une paragenèse générale détaillée révèle deux séquences minérales de type « fluorine-barytine-quartz », précédées par un événement de dissolution/karstification affectant les phases carbonatées des roches encaissantes. Au cours de ces phases de dissolution, le fluide s’enrichit en calcium et joue un rôle majeur pour la minéralisation en fluorine. Une étude microthermométrique des inclusions fluides piégées dans les cristaux géodiques de fluorine montre la présence de fluides particulièrement riches en CaCl₂ avec des températures entre 80-100°C, et des températures ponctuellement plus élevées. L’ensemble de ces données a été confronté à l’histoire thermique du sud-est du bassin de Paris et permet d’évoquer une remontée de fluides hydrothermaux au Crétacé inférieur jusqu’à la discontinuité entre le socle et la base du bassin sédimentaire. L’origine météorique de l’eau a été identifiée par les isotopes stables de l’oxygène sur les générations de quartz. L’implication d’une source granitique a été démontrée par les rapports isotopiques ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁴Pb très radiogéniques dans la galène et l’étude des minéraux constituants du socle granitique, avec l’implication de la biotite en tant que source potentielle du fluor. Au cours du Crétacé inférieur, le soulèvement des bordures du bassin de Paris génère un gradient hydraulique susceptible de provoquer la mise en charge de fluides météoriques dans les massifs cristallins, percolant à travers le socle en profondeur (2 à 5 km). La dissolution des carbonates par les fluides ascendants hydrothermaux contenant du fluor va permettre la formation de la fluorine au cours de l’enrichissement du fluide en calcium dans le bassin au niveau de la discontinuité socle/couverture. / In France, unconformity-related stratabound fluorite deposits occurred at the base of Mesozoic sedimentary units from the Paris Basin around the Morvan Massif, and reserves are estimated to about 5.5 Mt. This work mainly concerns four fluorite deposits in sandstones at Antully, in limestones at Courcelles-Frémoy and in dolomite at Pierre-Perthuis and Marigny-sur-Yonne. The aim of this study is to constrain the age and origin of mineralizations inferred from a multi-disciplinary approach including geochronoly, petrography, elementary and isotopic geochemistry in order to produce a metallogenic model. Firstly, the geochronological study allows to determine the age of the geodic fluorite stage at Pierre-Perthuis at 130 ± 15 Ma. The detailed paragenetic sequence displays two major mineral successions of “fluorite-barite-quartz”, occurring after two dissolution or karstification events that affect the carbonate phases in host-rocks. During the dissolution event, the fluid is enriched in calcium and plays a key role for the fluorite mineralization. The microthermometric study of fluid inclusions in geodic fluorite crystals shows CaCl₂-rich fluids with temperature around 80-100°C, with sporadic higher temperatures. All these data has been confronted to the thermal history of southeastern part of Paris Basin and allows to evoke deep ascendant hydrothermal brine circulation during the Early Cretaceous at the basement/basin unconformity. The meteoritic origin of fluid is determined by the oxygen isotopic compositions in the quartz stages. The implication of basement source has been demonstrated by the radiogenic lead isotopic compositions added to the study of major minerals in basement with the involvement of biotite as a potential source of fluor. During the Early Cretaceous, it is proposed that flows of meteoric waters percolated downwards to depths of 2-5 km, driven by a hydraulic gradient due to the flexural deformation of the Paris Basin. The carbonate dissolution by the fluor-bearing ascendant hydrothermal fluids will allows the deposition of fluorite mineralization during the Ca enrichment of fluids in the basin at the basement/cover unconformity.

The ferroelectricity in fluorite-structure oxides such as hafnia and zirconia has attracted increasing interest since 2011. They have various advantages such as Si-based complementary metal oxide semiconductor-compatibility, matured deposition techniques, a low dielectric constant and the resulting decreased depolarization field, and stronger resistance to hydrogen annealing. However, the wake-up effect, imprint, and insufficient endurance are remaining reliability issues. Therefore, this paper reviews two major aspects: the advantages of fluorite-structure ferroelectrics for memory applications are reviewed from a material’s point of view, and the critical issues of wake-up effect and insufficient endurance are examined, and potential solutions are subsequently discussed.

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The ferroelectricity in fluorite oxides has gained increasing interest due to its promising properties for multiple applications in semiconductor as well as energy devices. The structural origin of the unexpected ferroelectricity is now believed to be the formation of a non-centrosymmetric orthorhombic phase with the space group of Pca2₁. However, the factors driving the formation of the ferroelectric phase are still under debate. In this study, to understand the effect of annealing temperature, the crystallization process of doped HfO₂ thin films is analyzed using in situ, high-temperature X-ray diffraction. The change in phase fractions in a multiphase system accompanied with the unit cell volume increase during annealing could be directly observed from X-ray diffraction analyses, and the observations give an information toward understanding the effect of annealing temperature on the structure and electrical properties. A strong coupling between the structure and the electrical properties is reconfirmed from this result.

Hf₁₋ₓZrₓO₂ (x ∼ 0.5–0.7) has been the leading candidate of ferroelectric materials with a fluorite crystal structure showing highly promising compatibility with complementary metal oxide semiconductor devices. Despite the notable improvement in device performance and processing techniques, the origin of its ferroelectric crystalline phase (space group: Pca2₁) formation has not been clearly elucidated. Several recent experimental and theoretical studies evidently showed that the interface and grain boundary energies of the higher symmetry phases (orthorhombic and tetragonal) contribute to the stabilization of the metastable non-centrosymmetric orthorhombic phase or tetragonal phase. However, there was a clear quantitative discrepancy between the theoretical expectation and experiment results, suggesting that the thermodynamic model may not provide the full explanation. This work, therefore, focuses on the phase transition kinetics during the cooling step after the crystallization annealing. It was found that the large activation barrier for the transition from the tetragonal/orthorhombic to the monoclinic phase, which is the stable phase at room temperature, suppresses the phase transition, and thus, plays a critical role in the emergence of ferroelectricity.

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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / O incremento na incidÃncia da fluorose dentÃria ocorrido nos Ãltimos tempos, à motivo de preocupaÃÃo dos epidemiologistas em nÃvel nacional e internacional. A diferenciaÃÃo entre as alteraÃÃes do esmalte fluorÃtico e nÃo fluorÃtico leva a importantes decisÃes em epidemiologia e saÃde pÃblica bucal. O objetivo deste estudo à investigar a capacidade dos cirurgiÃes-dentistas do serviÃo pÃblico de saÃde no municÃpio de Fortaleza, em diagnosticar a fluorose dentÃria, frente Ãs diversas afecÃÃes do esmalte dentÃrio, seus graus de severidade e a conduta terapÃutica apropriada a cada caso. Utilizou-se para isso um questionÃrio com questÃes semi-estruturadas, o qual foi aplicado a 200 cirurgiÃes-dentistas, de um universo de 527 profissionais do serviÃo pÃblico de saÃde de Fortaleza. O questionÃrio foi aplicado no local de trabalho dos participantes, cujas respostas se basearam na apresentaÃÃo de 20 fotografias digitalizadas de dentes com alteraÃÃes prÃprias do esmalte. A presenÃa ou ausÃncia de fluorose dentÃria e seus graus de severidade foram determinados pelo Ãndice de Dean. NÃo foram detectadas diferenÃas significativas no nÃvel de acerto do grau de fluorose, quando os respondentes foram classificados segundo a instituiÃÃo de graduaÃÃo (p>0,05). No entanto, aqueles profissionais menos experientes apresentaram melhor desempenho (p<0,05), tanto no diagnÃstico de fluorose, quanto na conduta mas nÃo no grau de severidade da doenÃa. Os profissionais gerenciados pela Secretaria Municipal de SaÃde obtiveram desempenho superior aos gerenciados pelo Estado, em todas as percepÃÃes do teste. Quanto ao agrupamento da amostra por especialidades, nenhuma diferenÃa significativa (p>0,05) foi encontrada entre os Grupos. A mÃdia de acertos no diagnÃstico diferencial da fluorose dentÃria foi de 7,70  0,15. Valores inferiores a 30% de acertos foram obtidos no diagnÃstico do grau de severidade da fluorose, destacando-se as formas mais graves como de maior percentual de acerto. A maioria (90%) dos respondentes admitiram ter sentido dificuldades no diagnÃstico da fluorose, apesar de 75% ter recebido informaÃÃo acerca do assunto no curso de graduaÃÃo, porÃm consideraram escassa e deficiente (79,5%). A mÃdia de acertos da conduta clÃnica foi considerada muito baixa (2,71  0,76). Cerca de 70% dos inquiridos solicitaram curso de capacitaÃÃo acerca do diagnÃstico diferencial da fluorose dentÃria. A partir desses resultados, conclui-se que os cirurgiÃes-dentistas que atuam no serviÃo pÃblico de saÃde de Fortaleza apresentaram um baixo nÃvel de conhecimento e falta de preparo adequado para o diagnÃstico da fluorose dentÃria, a percepÃÃo dos seus graus de severidade e definiÃÃo da conduta clÃnica apropriada. Sugere-se que estudos mais abrangentes sejam conduzidos a fim de identificar as carÃncias do setor pÃblico de saÃde, em todos os nÃveis de atenÃÃo / Increasing levels of dental fluorosis are a major concern to public health authorities. The ability to discriminate fluorosis from other enamel modifications is an important factor to support decision makers in epidemiology and oral health. The main objective of this research is to investigate the ability of the odontologists working for the public health services in Fortaleza, to discriminate fluorosis from other enamel alterations, the severity of the disease and the correct clinical approach. Two hundred dentists out of 527 professionals of the public health services answered a semi-structured survey, based on the evaluation of 20 digitalized pictures showing enamel modifications. The presence or absence of fluorosis, as well as the severity of the disease were determined according to the Deanâs index. We were unable to detect an effect of the school of graduation (p>0.05) on the ability to diagnose fluorosis. However, the youngest, less experienced dentists performed better (p<0.05) for both fluorosis diagnosis and to determine to adequate clinical approach for each case. Also, odontologists working in the city health services were more likely to get higher scores compared to the ones working for the state services, with an average of correct answers for differential diagnosis of 7.70  0.15. Although a few subjects achieved less than 30% of correct answers, pictures displaying more severe cases of fluorosis were more likely to result in correctly answered questions. The vast majority (90%) of the subjects reported to have a poor ability do diagnose fluorosis, although 75% had received information about that disease during undergraduation. The odontologists also displayed a very poor performance (2,71  0,76) in defining the best clinical approach, and about 70% of them asked for specific training for correctly diagnose dental fluorosis. Based on the above results, we conclude that most dental surgeons working for the public health services in Fortaleza displayed a poor knowledge about dental fluorosis and lack an adequate training to diagnose and treat that disease. Similar researchs in other regions of Ceara should be performed in order to better identify the deficiencies of the public health services, at different levels

This thesis uses solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study local structure and disorder in inorganic materials. Initial work concerns microporous aluminophosphate frameworks, where the importance of semi-empirical dispersion correction (SEDC) schemes in structural optimisation using DFT is evaluated. These schemes provide structures in better agreement with experimental diffraction measurements, but very similar NMR parameters are obtained for any structures where the atomic coordinates are optimised, owing to the similarity of the local geometry. The ³¹P anisotropic shielding parameters (Ω and κ) are then measured using amplified PASS experiments, but there appears to be no strong correlation of these with any single geometrical parameter. In subsequent work, a range of zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) are investigated. Assignment of ¹³C and ¹⁵N NMR spectra, and measurement of the anisotropic NMR parameters, enabled the number and type of linkers present to be determined. For ¹⁵N, differences in Ω may provide information on the framework topology. While ⁶⁷Zn measurements are experimentally challenging and periodic DFT calculations are currently unreliable, calculations on small model clusters provide good agreement with experiment and indicate that ⁶⁷Zn NMR spectra are sensitive to the local structure. Finally, a series of pyrochlore-based ceramics (Y₂Hf₂₋ₓSnₓO₇) is investigated. A phase transformation from pyrochlore to a disordered defect fluorite phase is predicted, but ⁸⁹Y and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR reveal that rather than a solid solution, a significant two-phase region is present, with a maximum of ~12% Hf incorporated into the pyrochlore phase. The use of ¹⁷O NMR to provide insight into the local structure and disorder in these materials is also investigated. Once the different T₁ relaxation and nutation behaviour is considered it is shown that quantitative ¹⁷O enrichment of Y₂Sn₂O₇ is possible, and that ¹⁷O does offer a promising future tool for study.

This work is devoted to studying of electric properties, chemical stability and features of disordering in a crystal structure of the phases La28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x (x=0,85; 1,01; 1,17; 1,33) and Pr28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x (x = 0,92; 1,12; 1,33; 1,55) with cubic structure of defective double fluorite with an incomplete oxygen sublattice. Phases are received by solid-state ceramic technology. Using X-ray difractiion method phase composition is established, structural parameters and presumable phase composition taking into account shift of parameters are determined. Measurements of temperature dependence of conductivity are taken by method of impedance spectroscopy at a variation of temperature, partial pressure of oxygen pO2 and water vapors pH2O. Activation energy calculated of mixed hole, oxygen-ion conductivity and proton conductivity is calculated. Dependences of total ionic transport numbers t (ion) on pO2 for La28-хW4+хO54+1,5х[VO]2-1,5х are calculated from experimental isotherms of conductivity. Ion transport number t (ion) for Pr28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x are measured by the EMF method, the type of the dominating charge carriers is defined. Chemical stability of ceramics La28-хW4+хO54+1,5х[VO]2-1,5х to hydrolytic decomposition and its interactions with acid gases were estimated increasing of grain boundary resistance after the cycle "hydration/dehydration", and also by results of X-ray phase analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and research of surfaces of the samples by of the optical and scanning electronic microscopy methods. Water uptake XH2O and extent of filling of structural vacancies of the phases La28-хW4+хO54+1,5х[VO]2-1,5х are defined by the thermogravimetric analysis the 2-1,5kh and, hydration enthalpies ΔНгидр are calculated. An influence of pO2 and pH2O on loss of weight of Pr28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x samples testifies to susceptibility of the phases to oxidation. / Данная работа посвящена изучению электрических свойств, химической устойчивости и особенностей разупорядочения в кристаллической решетке фаз La28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x (х=0,85; 1,01; 1,17; 1,33) и Pr28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x (х = 0,92; 1,12; 1,33; 1,55), обладающих кубической структурой дефектного двойного флюорита с некомплектной кислородной подрешеткой. Фазы получены твердофазным синтезом по керамической технологии, методом РФА установлен фазовый состав, определены параметры кристаллической решетки и предположительный фазовый состав с учетом сдвига параметров. Проведены измерения температурной зависимости проводимости методом импедансной спектроскопии при вариации температуры, парциального давления кислорода Ро2 и паров воды Рн2о. Рассчитаны энергии активации смешанной дырочно-кислородной проводимости и протонной проводимости. Из экспериментальных изотерм проводимости La28-хW4+хO54+1,5х[VO]2-1,5х рассчитаны зависимости суммарных ионных чисел переноса t(ион) от Ро2. Для Pr28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x t(ион) измерены методом ЭДС, определен тип доминирующих переносчиков заряда. Проведена оценка устойчивости керамики La28-хW4+хO54+1,5х[VO]2-1,5х к гидролизному разложению и взаимодействию с кислотными газами по приросту зернограничного сопротивления после цикла «гидратация/дегидратация», а также по результатам рентгенофазового анализа, термогравиметрического анализа и исследованием поверхностей образцов методами оптической и сканирующей электронной микроскопии. С помощью термогравиметрического анализа определена степень гидратации Хн2о фаз La28-хW4+хO54+1,5х[VO]2-1,5х и степень заполнения структурных вакансий, рассчитаны энтальпии гидратации ΔНгидр. Влияние Ро2 и Рн2о на потерю массы образцами Pr28-xW4+xO54+1,5x[VО]2-1,5x свидетельствует о подверженности фаз окислению.

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