Eletrodeposição de ligas Zn-Co por corrente contínua e pulsada simples, a partir de banhos ambientalmente não agressivos

Revestimentos produzidos a partir de ligas de Zn-Co são comumente utilizados em indústrias (aeronáutica, de isoladores elétricos e automobilística, por exemplo) devido à sua ótima resistência à corrosão, principalmente quando comparados aos tradicionais revestimentos de Zn puro. Na co-deposição de zinco com metais, como o ferro, cobalto e níquel, ocorre o que se chama de deposição anômala, onde o metal menos nobre (zinco) é preferencialmente depositado, independente do modo de corrente aplicada (contínua ou pulsada). Recentemente, diversos trabalhos relacionam a produção de eletrodepósitos de liga Zn-Co a partir de banhos ambientalmente não agressivos, a fim de substituir os banhos alcalinos extremamente tóxicos, a base de cianeto. Na presente dissertação foram produzidos revestimentos de ligas de Zn-Co sobre substrato de aço carbono, empregando corrente contínua ou corrente pulsada simples, a partir de banhos contendo diferentes concentrações de Co2+ (0,05 mol/L e 0,10mol/L), 0,05 mol/l de Zn2+ e citrato de sódio (0,10 mol/L) como agente complexante, sob condições agitadas. Quatro diferentes valores de densidade de corrente (10 A/m2, 20 A/m2, 40 A/m2 e 80 A/m2) e de frequência de pulso (100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1000 Hz, 2000 Hz) foram aplicados para a produção da liga a partir dos dois banhos, tendo como objetivo avaliar a influência dos parâmetros de deposição(concentração de Co (II), densidade de corrente aplicada e, no caso de deposição por corrente pulsada simples, também da frequência de pulso), nas variáveis eficiência de corrente catódica, composição da liga, densidade de corrente de corrosão, microestrutura e morfologia dos depósitos de liga Zn-Co. As cores das camadas obtidas variaram do cinza claro ao escuro, quase sempre sem brilho, independente do modo de corrente empregado. Foi verificado que o processo normal de eletrodeposição foi prevalente na produção de revestimentos por corrente contínua, enquanto que apenas deposição anômala foi observada quando do uso de corrente pulsada. A maior eficiência de corrente catódica (60%) foi obtida, para corrente contínua, nas condições de menor concentração de Co2+ (0,05 mol/L) e maior densidade de corrente (80 A/m2). Nestas mesmas condições foi determinada uma eficiência de corrente catódica de 98% para corrente pulsada simples na freqüência de 2000 Hz. Maiores teores do metal mais nobre (cobalto) foram alcançados em maiores densidades de corrente para todas as condições empregadas. Os revestimentos assim obtidos apresentavam os menores valores de tamanho de grão, para cada uma das soluções estudadas. Os demais parâmetros estudados também influenciaram na granulometria e na morfologia das ligas obtidas. Revestimentos com melhor resistência à corrosão, contendo teores de cobalto entre aproximadamente 8 e 10% m/m, foram produzidos a partir do banho com maior concentração de Co2+, sob corrente pulsada simples

Energy band and acceptor binding energy of GaN and AlxGa1-xN

The hole effective-mass Hamiltonian for the semiconductors of wurtzite structure is established, and the effective-mass parameters of GaN and AlxGa1-xN are given. Besides the asymmetry in the z and x, y directions, the linear term of the momentum operator in the Hamiltonian is essential in determining the valence band structure, which is different from that of the zinc-blende structure. The binding energies of acceptor states are calculated by solving strictly the effective-mass equations. The binding energies of donor and acceptor for wurtzite GaN are 20 and 131, 97 meV, respectively, which are inconsistent with the recent experimental results. It is proposed that there are two kinds of acceptors in wurtzite GaN. One kind is the general acceptor such as C, substituting N, which satisfies the effective-mass theory, and the other includes Mg, Zn, Cd etc., the binding energy of which deviates from that given by the effective-mass theory. Experimentally, wurtzite GaN was grown by the MBE method, and the PL spectra were measured. Three main peaks are assigned to the DA transitions from the two kinds of acceptor. Some of the transitions were identified as coming from the cubic phase of GaN, which appears randomly within the predominantly hexagonal material. The binding energy of acceptor in ALN is about 239, 158 meV, that in AlxGa1-xN alloys (x approximate to 0.2) is 147, 111 meV, close to that in GaN. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

硼磷酸盐及相关基质中稀土离子的UV－VUV光谱和XAFS

采用高温固相反应合成了稀土离子激活的碱土硼磷酸盐MBPO_5:RE（M=Ca, Sr, Ba；RE＝Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy), Ba_3BPO_7:RE和Ba_3BP_O_(12):RE、稀土硼磷酸盐Ln_7BP_2P_(17):RE (Ln=La, Gd)、碱土（稀土）磷酸盐M_3(PO_4)_2:RE (M=Sr, Ba),ABLa(PP_4)_2:Ce,Tb (A=K, Na;B＝Mg, Zn）、碱土（稀土）硼酸盐SrB_4O_7:RE（Re＝Sm, Eu），BaB_8O_(13):Eu，SrB_6O_(10):Sm, M_3Gd_2(BO_3）_4:RE (M＝Ca, Sr)，B_3O6:Eu(RE=La, Gd)和稀土硼钨酸盐Cd_3BWO_9:Eu。通过XRD、IR光谱和Raman光谱等表征了其结构。测定了上述19个基质的数十个发光体的UV佩VUV光谱和RE-L_3（RE=Sm,Eu, Gd)边的XANES和EXAFS。碱土硼磷酸盐Ba_3BPO_7和Ba_3BP_3O_(12)、稀土硼磷酸盐Ln_7BP_2O_(17) (Ln=La, Gd)和稀土钨硼酸盐Gd3Bwo9等6个基质中稀土离子的UV-VUV光谱和除个别基质（REB_3O_6等）外的VUV光谱均属首次报道。发现土稀土离子激活的这些发光体在VUV范围有丰富的基质吸收带。认为基质中阴离子的结构和基质的晶体结构可能是影响基质的吸收带位置的重要因素。通过XANEs和UV-VUV光谱的联系，结合经验公式首次确证了一些复合氧化物基质中一些RE~(3＋)在vuv范围的f-d跃迁位置。根据VUV光谱测定结果推测了一些基质中RE~(3+)的CTB位置。首次应用RE-L_3边的XANES和UV-VUV光谱两种方法分析比较了RE~(3＋)(RE=Eu, Sm)离子在空气条件下在碱土硼磷酸盐、硼酸盐和磷酸盐基质中的还原。首次应用高分辨发射光谱和RE-L_3边的EXAFS研究了在一些基质中发光中心的配位数、键长和格位对称性等结构因素。

稀土对铝及变形铝合金性能影响和作用机理研究

稀土对铝及铝合金具有很多良好作用。根据国内外有关铝合金发展趋势的报道，铝合金向中强高工艺高强耐热、超塑、微量元素改善合金性能等方向发展稀土在这些方面对铝合金有着很好的作用效果。因此研制新型铝合金，研究稀土对铝合金组织和性能的影响及稀土作用机现，有着重要的意义。稀土在铝合金中的应用已经引起了国内外研究工作者的关注。近几年此方面研究尤为活跃。我国是一个稀土蕴藏量较大的国家，研究稀土在铝合金中的作用，可以更好地发挥我国的资源优势，对国民经济的发展将起着重要的作用。有关稀土在铝合金中的应用研究，国外开展的较早。我国始于七十年代。合金工作者对稀土在铝合金中的作用进行了大量的研究，确认了稀土可以改善铝合金的组织和性能，改善工艺性能，表面光泽性和耐腐蚀性但是，目前的研究还没有形成系统和全面的理论，由于研究条件和目的不同，很多的研究还处于实验室阶段，对某些问题还研究得不够深入，不够全面。如：1. 稀土对金属铝组织和性能影响；2. 稀土对铝合金枝晶组织细化作用和晶体结构影响；3. 稀土如何改善铝合金的加工工艺性能，提高铝合金的成品率；4. 稀土对提高合金沉淀硬化速度，使GD区快速析出，时效峰提前；5. 铝热还原法，较低温度下制取铝稀土合金，特别是重稀土合金；6. 稀土铝合金的加工硬化过程研究；7. 稀土在变形铝合金中的存在状态和分布规律；基于上述问题和国内对铝合金的需求，本文主要做了如下几个方面的工作：1. 研制了RE-Al-Mg-Si挤压型材合金，稀土是采用向工业电解槽中加入混合稀土化合物同铝一起共电沉积，制取稀土铝合金，然后配制成RE-Al-Mg-Si合金。对其组织，晶体结构，性能，沉淀硬化过程等进行了研究得出如下结论：①. 稀土可使Al-Mg-Si合金强度提高10-20%，硬度提高10%左右；②. 稀土可以改善Al-Mg-Si合金的加工性能，在挤压温度下具有较大的高温塑性。稀土可使铝镁硅合金晶粒细化，再结晶温度和过烧温度提高，允许在较宽温度范围内进行热处理；③. 稀土可使Al-Mg-Si合金表面致密，光亮，改善耐腐蚀性和光学特性；④. 稀土可使铝基体晶胞体积减小，晶胞体积的减小值和强度、硬度提高成很好的直线关系。首次提出稀土对铝合金的“晶胞收缩效应”；⑤. 稀土在铝镁硅合金中分布规律是晶内晶界都有稀土存在，晶界多于晶内。稀土和Si，Fe等共存于晶界。⑥. 稀土可促使GP区快速析出，弥散的第二相质点在位错线上析出，起着钉扎位错，增大位错密度的作用，因而时效硬度提高，时效峰提前；为短时高温时效提供了实验依据；2.研制了RE-Al-Zn-Mg中强合金。稀土的加入是采用对掺法，对合金的组织、性能，加式硬化过程，时效工艺及稀土分布规律进行了研究，得出如下结论：①. 稀土可改善合金加工性能，尤其是高温延伸率，当稀土为0.489%时达到750%，是未加稀土的合金两倍多。该合金具有超塑性。②. 铸态或变形后，稀土对组织都有细化作用；③. 该合金加工硬化过程具有三个阶段，经过线性回归处理成很好的直线关系。④. 稀土可使Al-Zn-Mg合金的时效峰提前约4小时；⑤. 稀土合金的新相在位错密度线上析出，阻碍位错移动，使严结构组织保持较大的位错密度，从而改善合金性能；⑥. 该合金具有满意的强度，可适合挤压，轧制等变形加工。3. 研究了稀土对金属铝组织和性能的影响。用铝热还原法制得Al-RE合金。实现了较低温度下重稀土化合物的铝热还原。采用电解复膜工艺，制得金相样品；使合金的细节组织清晰可见。研究了组织和性能，得出如下结论：①. 稀土对铝的细化作用，枝晶细化更明显，这主要是稀土在铝中的溶质再分配，造成了结晶前沿的过冷区，使铝晶粒以树枝状晶长大，由于稀土元素在铝中的溶质分配系数不同而表现在细化晶粒方面有一定的差异；②. 稀土在铝中主要分布在晶界和枝晶界，晶内也有稀土存在；③. 稀土可以提高纯铝的机械性能和高温塑性；④. 通过铝热还原，可在较低温度不制得Dy、Eu、Gd、Y等重稀土铝合金。

Energy band and acceptor binding energy of GaN and AlxGa1-xN

The hole effective-mass Hamiltonian for the semiconductors of wurtzite structure is established, and the effective-mass parameters of GaN and AlxGa1-xN are given. Besides the asymmetry in the z and x, y directions, the linear term of the momentum operator in the Hamiltonian is essential in determining the valence band structure, which is different from that of the zinc-blende structure. The binding energies of acceptor states are calculated by solving strictly the effective-mass equations. The binding energies of donor and acceptor for wurtzite GaN are 20 and 131, 97 meV, respectively, which are inconsistent with the recent experimental results. It is proposed that there are two kinds of acceptors in wurtzite GaN. One kind is the general acceptor such as C, substituting N, which satisfies the effective-mass theory, and the other includes Mg, Zn, Cd etc., the binding energy of which deviates from that given by the effective-mass theory. Experimentally, wurtzite GaN was grown by the MBE method, and the PL spectra were measured. Three main peaks are assigned to the DA transitions from the two kinds of acceptor. Some of the transitions were identified as coming from the cubic phase of GaN, which appears randomly within the predominantly hexagonal material. The binding energy of acceptor in ALN is about 239, 158 meV, that in AlxGa1-xN alloys (x approximate to 0.2) is 147, 111 meV, close to that in GaN. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg–12.3Zn–5.8Y–1.4Al alloy

Microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast and heat-treated Mg–12.3Zn–5.8Y–1.4Al (ZYA1261) alloy were investigated. The phase compositions of the as-cast alloy are -Mg, Mg3YZn6 (I-phase), Mg3Y2Zn3 (W-phase), Mg12YZn (Z-phase), Mg24Y5, MgZn and a small quantity of Al-containing phase. The phase compositions change with various heat treatment conditions. The highest Vickers hardness is obtained in the alloy aged at 200 ◦C for 5 h, the transmission electron microscopy indicated that fine scale Z-phase precipitates in the matrix. The tensile properties of the as-cast and heat-treated alloys were reported.

Zinc metabolism in pregnant and lactating rats and the effect of varying iron: Zn in the diet

Pregnant rats were given control (46 mg iron/kg, 61 mg zinc/kg), low-Zn (6.9 mg Zn/kg) or low-Zn plus Fe (168 mg Fe/kg) diets from day 1 of pregnancy. The animals were allowed to give birth and parturition times recorded. Exactly 24 h after the end of parturition the pups were killed and analysed for water, fat, protein, Fe and Zn contents and the mothers' haemoglobin (Hb) and packed cell volume (PCV) were measured. There were no differences in weight gain or food intakes throughout pregnancy. Parturition times were similar (mean time 123 (SE 15) min) and there were no differences in the number of pups born. Protein, water and fat contents of the pups were similar but the low-Zn Fe-supplemented group had higher pup Fe than the low-Zn unsupplemented group, and the control group had higher pup Zn than both the low-Zn groups. The low-Zn groups had a greater incidence of haemorrhaged or deformed pups, or both, than the controls. Pregnant rats were given diets of adequate Zn level (40 mg/kg) but with varying Fe:Zn (0.8, 1.7, 2.9, 3.7). Zn retention from the diet was measured using 65Zn as an extrinsic label on days 3, 10 and 17 of pregnancy with a whole-body gamma-counter. A group of non-pregnant rats was also included as controls. The 65Zn content of mothers and pups was measured 24-48 h after birth and at 14, 21 and 24 d of age. In all groups Zn retention was highest from the first meal, fell in the second meal and then rose in the third meal of the pregnant but not the non-pregnant rats. There were no differences between the groups given diets of varying Fe:Zn level. Approximately 25% of the 65Zn was transferred from the mothers to the pups by the time they were 48 h old, and a further 17% during the first 14 d of lactation. The pup 65Zn content did not significantly increase after the first 20 d of lactation but the maternal 65Zn level continued to fall gradually.

Lumbricus terrestris L. does not impact on the remediation efficiency of compost and biochar amendments

The aim of this study was to test the impact of compost and Biochar, with or without earthworms, on the mobility and availability of metals, and on the growth of grass to re-vegetate contaminated soil from the Parys Mountain mining site, Anglesey. We also determined if the addition of earthworms compromises remediation efforts. In a laboratory experiment, contaminated soil (1343 mg Cu kg−1, 2511 mg Pb kg−1 and 262 mg Zn kg−1) was remediated with compost and/or Biochar. After 77 days Lumbricus terrestris L. earthworms were added to the treatment remediated with both compost and Biochar, and left for 28 days. L. terrestris was not able to survive in the Biochar, compost or unamended treatments. A germination and growth bioassay, using Agrostis capillaris (Common Bent) was then run on all treatments for 28 days. The combination of Biochar and compost decreased water soluble Cu (from 5.6 to 0.2 mg kg−1), Pb (0.17 to less than 0.007 mg kg−1) and Zn (3.3 to 0.05 mg kg−1) in the contaminated soil and increased the pH from 2.7 to 6.6. The addition of L. terrestris to this treatment had no effect on the concentration of the water soluble metals in the remediated soil. The compost was the only treatment that resulted in germination and growth of A. capillaris suitable for re-vegetation purposes. However, the combination of compost, Biochar (with or without L. terrestris) produced the lowest concentrations of Cu (8 mg kg−1) and Zn (36 mg kg−1) in the aboveground biomass, lower than the compost treatment (15 mgCu kg−1 and 126 mgZn kg−1). The addition of Biochar and compost both separately and as co-amendments was effective in reducing the mobility and availability of metals. The addition of L. terrestris did not re-mobilise previously sequestered metals.

Effect of mechanical coating with Ni and Ni-5% Al on the structure and electrochemical properties of the Mg-50% Ni alloy

The Mg-Ni metastable alloys (with amorphous or nanocrystalline structures) are promising candidates for anode application in nickel-metal hydride rechargeable batteries due to its large hydrogen absorbing capacity, low weight, availability, and relative low price. In spite of these interesting features, improvement on the cycle life performance must be achieved to allow its application in commercial products. In the present paper, the effect of mechanical coating of a Mg-50 at.% Ni alloy with Ni and Ni-5 at.% Al on the structure, powder morphology, and electrochemical properties is investigated. The coating additives, Mg-Ni alloy and resulting nanocomposites (i.e., Mg-Ni alloy + additive) were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The Mg-Ni alloy and nanocomposites were submitted to galvanostatic cycles of charge and discharge to evaluate their electrode performances. The mechanical coating with Ni and Ni-5% Al increased the maximum discharge capacity of the Mg-Ni alloy from of 221 to 257 and 273 mA h g(-1), respectively. Improvement on the cycle life performance was also achieved by mechanical coating.

Structural and electrochemical characteristics of Mg((55-x))Ti(x)Ni((45-y))Pt(y) metal hydride electrodes

In recent years, Mg-Ni-based metastable alloys have been attracting attention due to their large hydrogen sorption capacities, low weight, low cost, and high availability. Despite the large discharge capacity and high activity of these alloys, the accelerated degradation of the discharge capacity after only few cycles of charge and discharge is the main shortcoming against their commercial use in batteries. The addition of alloying elements showed to be an effective way of improving the electrode performance of Mg-Ni-based alloys. In the present work, the effect of Ti and Pt alloying elements on the structure and electrode performance of a binary Mg-Ni alloy was investigated. The XRD and HRTEM revealed that all the investigated alloy compositions had multi-phase nanostructures, with crystallite size in the range of 6 nm. Moreover, the investigated alloying elements demonstrated remarkable improvements of both maximum discharge capacity and cycling life. Simultaneous addition of Ti and Pd demonstrated a synergetic effect on the electrochemical properties of the alloy electrodes. Among the investigated alloys, the best electrochemical performance was obtained for the Mg(51)Ti(4)Ni(43)Pt(2) composition (in at.%), which achieved 448 mAh g(-1) of maximum discharge capacity and retained almost 66% of this capacity after 10 cycles. In contrast, the binary Mg(55)Ni(45) alloy achieved only 248 mAh g(-1) and retained 11% of this capacity after 10 cycles. (C) 2010 Elsevier By. All rights reserved.

Local Electrochemical Investigation of Single Grains of Polycrystalline Cu-16%Zn-8%Al Alloy

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On the electrochemical behavior of Cu-16%Zn-6.5%Al alloy containing the β'-phase (martensite) in borate buffer

In this work, the electrochemical behavior of Cu-16(wt.%)Zn-6.5(wt.%)Al alloy containing the β'-phase (martensite) was studied in borate buffer solution (pH 8.4) by means of open-circuit potential (EOC), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). The alloy EOC was -0.29 V vs. Hg/HgO/OH-, similar to that of pure copper in this medium, indicating that the processes which occur on the alloy surface are mainly governed by copper. EIS response was related to the dielectric and transmission properties of the complex oxide layer. The CVs showed peaks concerning the redox reactions for copper and zinc. These peaks were assigned to the formation and reduction of copper and zinc species. Furthermore, they showed that the copper oxidation was suppressed by the presence of zinc and aluminum in the alloy composition. The copper and zinc oxidation to form complex oxide layers and the reduction of the different metallic oxides generated in the anodic potential scan suggest that a solid state reaction could determine the metallic oxide formation. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Efeito de adições de Ni e Mg sobre o comportamento térmico, mecânico e elétrico de ligas Al-Cu-Fe solidificadas unidirecionalmente

Este trabalho estudou a influência dos teores dos solutos Mg e Ni na modificação das propriedades térmicas, elétricas e mecânicas de uma liga Al-Cu-Fe para aplicação como condutor de energia elétrica. Para a realização do presente estudo, as ligas foram obtidas por fundição unidirecional horizontal, a partir da base do alumínio de pureza comercial com adição dos teores 0,05%p Cu e [0,24 a 0,28]%p Fe. Tal base foi modificada em uma primeira etapa com teores de 0,45, 0,60 e 0,80%p Mg. As ligas obtidas com estes teores tiveram suas propriedades estudadas para que se selecionasse um teor de Mg para posterior adição de Ni à liga. O estudo destas propriedades na primeira etapa passou pela análise das propriedades térmicas: velocidade de solidificação (V_L) e taxa de resfriamento (Ṫ). A caracterização elétrica estudou a propriedade condutividade elétrica (φ) e o levantamento das propriedades mecânicas: limite de resistência à tração (σ) e microdureza Vickers (HV). A liga com adição de Ni passou por tratamentos térmicos de envelhecimento, por 1, 4 e 8h. Estas amostras foram analisadas em um microscópio eletrônico de varredura - MEV pelos sinais de elétrons retroespalhados – ERE e espectroscopia de energia dispersiva – EDS. Como resultados do estudo, encontrou-se que adições de Mg influenciaram significativamente a viscosidade das ligas, elevando as velocidades de solidificação nos instantes finais. Os ensaios de microdureza das amostras envelhecidas mostraram que houve um acréscimo significativo de dureza na quarta hora de envelhecimento, da mesma forma que as análises de EDS mostraram que a concentração de Ni também elevou-se nesta condição de tratamento.

Um estudo sobre o endurecimento, o processamento e propriedades mecânicas de uma liga de alumínio da série 3XXX tipo AA 3104 com adições de zinco

Modificações na composição química e no processamento termomecânico têm sido algumas das várias alternativas estudadas, para melhorar o desempenho de ligas de alumínio tradicionais. Neste trabalho foi modificada a composição de uma liga Al-Mn-Mg do tipo AA 3104, endurecível por deformação, adicionando-se diversos teores de zinco, transformando-a numa liga Al-Mn-Mg(Zn), endurecível por precipitação. O objetivo foi estudar e quantificar os efeitos do zinco sobre o processamento termomecânico e as propriedades mecânicas da liga modificada. Ligas com teores de zinco entre 0,03 a 1,52% foram fundidas e processadas obtendo-se um encruamento semelhante a condição H-19 industrial, denominada rota R. Ligas com teores de zinco entre 1,14 a 2,17% foram fundidas e processadas segundo três diferentes rotas: na rota S, o recozimento da rota R foi substituído por solubilização antes da laminação a frio; nas rotas E3H e E6H, as tiras laminadas a frio foram envelhecidas em dois estágios: 121°C por três horas para as duas rotas, mais três horas para a rota E3H e seis para a rota EH a 163°. A tensão de escoamento (SIGMA IND E) e a resistência à tração (SIGMA IND T) para a rota R aumentaram da ordem de 18% e 19% respectivamente, com o aumento do teor de zinco, enquanto o alongamento (E) permaneceu em torno de 4,5%. As propriedades mecânicas (SIGMA IND E SIGMA T E ) AUMENTARAM EM TORNO DE 25%, 31% E 27%, respectivamente, para a rota S. Considerando concentrações aproximadamente iguais de zinco, não foram verificadas diferenças significativas para (SIGMA E SIGMA T), entre as rotas R E S, no entanto, a rota S apresentou alongamento médio maior que a rota R da ordem 44%. Os menores valores de (SIGMA IND E SIGMA IND T) e os maiores valores de E foram obtidos para a rota E6H.

Single phase a-plane MgZnO epilayers for UV optoelectronics: substitutional behaviour of Mg at large contents

High quality 1 μm thick a-plane MgxZn1−xO layers were produced by molecular beam epitaxy with Mg contents higher than 50%. Resonant Rutherford backscattering spectrometry combined with ion channeling revealed a uniform growth in both composition and atomic order. The lattice-site location of Mg, Zn and O elements was determined independently, proving the substitutional behaviour of Mg in Zn-sites of the wurtzite lattice. X-Ray diffraction pole figure analysis also confirms the absence of phase separation. Optical properties at such high Mg contents were studied in Schottky photodiodes.