Table 1.
Unit cell parameters (a, c), crystal cell volume (V), grain size (nm), as well as a refined factor (Rw) for the HAp and β-TCP.
| Cell parameters | Phase | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAp | β-TCP | HAp (%) | β-TCP (%) | grain size [nm] | Rw (%) | |||||
| Sample | a (Å) | c (Å) | V (Å3) | a (Å) | c (Å) | V (Å3) | ||||
| s. c. | 9.424(4) | 6.879(4) | 529.09(54) | 10.4352(2) | 37.4029(5) | 3527.26(14) | – | – | – | – |
| HAp | 9.429(3) | 6.886(4) | 530.25(13) | – | – | – | 100 | – | 66.2(2) | 4.0(4) |
| HAp: 0.1 mol% Ag+ | 9.430(9) | 6.886(1) | 530.40(82) | – | – | – | 100 | – | 56.2(1) | 3.9(3) |
| HAp: 0.5 mol% Ag+ | 9.430(1) | 6.886(4) | 530.34(13) | 10.4358(6) | 37.4013(0) | 3527.55(52) | 99.6 | 0.4 | 93.4(1) | 4.6(3) |
| HAp: 1 mol% Ag+ | 9.432(2) | 6.887(0) | 530.62(38) | 10.4393(0) | 37.4023(9) | 3529.98(40) | 97.7 | 2.3 | 95.2(1) | 4.5(1) |
| Si-HAp: 0.1 mol% Ag+ | 9.427(5) | 6.889(3) | 530.27(21) | – | – | – | 100 | – | 47.7(2) | 2.5(3) |
| Si-HAp: 0.5 mol% Ag+ | 9.429(1) | 6.886(8) | 530.25(97) | – | – | – | 100 | – | 70.2(4) | 2.9(1) |
| Si-HAp: 1 mol% Ag+ | 9.437(1) | 6.891(0) | 531.48(38) | 10.4696(4) | 38.0694(5) | 3613.85(51) | 94.8 | 5.2 | 43.4(2) | 4.8(2) |
s. c. – single crystal reference data, HAp – ICSD-26,204, β-TCP – ICSD-97,50039.