Electrochemically obtained tin – Part I

Abstract

Abstract α 2-Sn, β 2-Sn and the solid-state transition of α 2-Sn to β 2-Sn observed in tin grown by reduction of aqueous solutions of SnCl2 with Mg are investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with selected area electron diffraction, Mössbauer spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Some data on the structure of two tin dioxides grown as additional products during the reduction of SnCl2 with Mg and Al are included. The low sensitivity of the X-ray diffraction studies towards the α 2-Sn and its derivates, and towards the unusual SnO2 structures is also discussed.