The phase transitions and crystal structures of Ba3 RM 2O7.5 complex oxides (R = rare-earth elements, M = Al, Ga)

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 828-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Abakumov ◽  
R. V. Shpanchenko ◽  
O. I. Lebedev ◽  
G. Van Tendeloo ◽  
S. Amelinckx ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Complex Oxides ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Disorder Phase Transition

The structures of α-Ba3 RAl2O7.5 and β-Ba3 RM 2O7.5 complex oxides (R = rare-earth elements, M = Al, Ga) have been studied by a combination of X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction (ED) and high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM). The α and β forms have cell parameters related to the perovskite subcell: a = 2a per, b = a per(2)1/2, c = 3a per(2)1/2, however, the α form has an orthorhombic unit cell whereas the β form adopts monoclinic symmetry. The crystal structure of monoclinic Ba3ErGa2O7.5 was refined from X-ray powder data (space group P2/c, a = 7.93617 (9), b = 5.96390 (7), c = 18.4416 (2) Å, β = 91.325 (1)°, R I = 0.023, R P = 0.053), the structure of the α form (space group Cmc21) was deduced from ED and HREM data. The important feature of the α and β structures is the presence of slabs containing strings of vertex-sharing tetrahedral Al2O7 pairs. Two almost equivalent oxygen positions within the strings can be occupied either in an ordered manner leading to the low-temperature β phase or randomly resulting in the high-temperature α structure. The critical temperature of this order–disorder phase transition was determined by high-temperature X-ray diffraction and by differential thermal analysis (DTA). In situ ED and HREM observations of the second-order phase transition confirmed the symmetry changes and revealed numerous defects (twins and antiphase boundaries) formed during the phase transformation.

scholarly journals Crystal Chemistry and High-Temperature Behaviour of Ammonium Phases NH4MgCl3·6H2O and (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O from the Burned Dumps of the Chelyabinsk Coal Basin

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey A. Zolotarev ◽  
Elena S. Zhitova ◽  
Maria G. Krzhizhanovskaya ◽  
Mikhail A. Rassomakhin ◽  
Vladimir V. Shilovskikh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Coal Basin ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Mineral Phases

The technogenic mineral phases NH4MgCl3·6H2O and (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O from the burned dumps of the Chelyabinsk coal basin have been investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction. The NH4MgCl3·6H2O phase is monoclinic, space group C2/c, unit cell parameters a = 9.3091(9), b = 9.5353(7), c = 13.2941(12) Å, β = 90.089(8)° and V = 1180.05(18) Å3. The crystal structure of NH4MgCl3·6H2O was refined to R1 = 0.078 (wR2 = 0.185) on the basis of 1678 unique reflections. The (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O phase is orthorhombic, space group Pnma, unit cell parameters a = 13.725(2), b = 9.9365(16), c = 7.0370(11) Å and V = 959.7(3) Å3. The crystal structure of (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O was refined to R1 = 0.023 (wR2 = 0.066) on the basis of 2256 unique reflections. NH4MgCl3·6H2O is stable up to 90 °C and then transforms to the less hydrated phase isotypic to β-Rb(MnCl3)(H2O)2 (i.e., NH4MgCl3·2H2O), the latter phase being stable up to 150 °C. (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O is stable up to 120 °C and then transforms to an X-ray amorphous phase. Hydrogen bonds provide an important linkage between the main structural units and play the key role in determining structural stability and physical properties of the studied phases. The mineral phases NH4MgCl3·6H2O and (NH4)2Fe3+Cl5·H2O are isostructural with natural minerals novograblenovite and kremersite, respectively.

Structural chemistry of NaCoPO4

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 440-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Hammond ◽  
J. Barbier
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Large Family ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Tetrahedral Framework ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Tetrahedral Sites ◽  
Bond Valence Analysis

Sodium cobalt phosphate, NaCoPO4, occurs as two different polymorphs which transform reversibly at 998 K. The crystal structures of both polymorphs have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The low-temperature form α-NaCoPO4 crystallizes in the space group Pnma with cell parameters: a = 8.871 (3), b = 6.780 (3), c = 5.023 (1) Å, and Z = 4 [wR(F 2) = 0.0653 for all 945 independent reflections]. The α-phase contains octahedrally coordinated Co and Na atoms and tetrahedrally coordinated P atoms, and is isostructural with maracite, NaMnPO4. The structure of high-temperature β-NaCoPO4 is hexagonal with space group P65 and cell parameters: a = 10.166 (1), c = 23.881 (5) Å, and Z = 24 [wR(F 2) = 0.0867 for 4343 unique reflections]. The β-phase belongs to the large family of stuffed tridymites, with the P and Co atoms occupying tetrahedral sites and the Na atoms located in the cavities of the tetrahedral framework. The long c axis corresponds to a 3 × superstructure of the basic tridymite framework (c ≃ 8 Å) and is caused by the displacement of the Na atoms, tetrahedral tilts and strong distortions of the CoO4 tetrahedra. A bond-valence analysis of these phases reveals that the polymorphism in NaCoPO4 is due in part to over-/underbonding of the Na atom in the low-/high-temperature structures, respectively.

A conformational polymorphic transition in the high-temperature ∊-form of chlorpropamide on cooling: a new ∊′-form

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 770-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatiana N. Drebushchak ◽  
Yury A. Chesalov ◽  
Elena V. Boldyreva
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Molecular Conformation ◽  
Polymorphic Transition ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Two Phases

Structural changes in the high-temperature ∊-polymorph of chlorpropamide, 4-chloro-N-(propylaminocarbonyl)benzenesulfonamide, C10H13ClN2O3S, on cooling down to 100 K and on reverse heating were followed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. At temperatures below 200 K the phase transition into a new polymorph (termed the ∊′-form) has been observed for the first time. The polymorphic transition preserves the space group Pna21, is reversible and is accompanied by discontinuous changes in the cell volume and parameters, resulting from changes in molecular conformation. As shown by IR spectroscopy and X-ray powder diffraction, the phase transition in a powder sample is inhomogeneous throughout the bulk, and the two phases co-exist in a wide temperature range. The cell parameters and the molecular conformation in the new polymorph are close to those in the previously known α-polymorph, but the packing of the z-shaped molecular ribbons linked by hydrogen bonds inherits that of the ∊-form and is different from the packing in the α-polymorph. A structural study of the α-polymorph in the same temperature range has revealed no phase transitions.

Crystal structures of rare earth elements rich apatite analogues

1990 ◽  
Vol 191 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicoline Kalsbeek ◽  
Sine Larsen ◽  
Jørn G. Rønsbo
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hexagonal System ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Dimensions

AbstractThe crystal structures have been determined for britholite-(Ce) and lessingite-(Ce) from the type localities and a third sample (‘min X’) showing chemical similarities to both britholite-(Ce) and lessingite-(Ce). This sample is from the Ilímaussaq intrusion in Greenland. They are rare earth elements (REE) rich apatite analogues. Based on the X-ray diffraction results they were assigned to the hexagonal system with cell dimensions slightly larger than those of apatite. The three structures have been refined in the space group

Barium hollandite-type compounds BaxFe2xTi8−2xO16 with x=1.143 and 1.333

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Loezos ◽  
T. A. Vanderah ◽  
A. R. Drews
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Framework Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Acta Crystallogr

Experimental X-ray powder diffraction patterns and refined unit cell parameters for two barium hollandite-type compounds, BaxFe2xTi8−2xO16, with x=1.143 and 1.333, are reported here. Compared to the tetragonal parent structure, both compounds exhibit monoclinic distortions that increase with Ba content [Ba1.333Fe2.666Ti5.334O16: a=10.2328(8), b=2.9777(4), c=9.899(1) Å, β=91.04(1)°, V=301.58(5) Å3, Z=1, ρcalc=4.64 g/cc; Ba1.143Fe2.286Ti5.714O16: a=10.1066(6), b=2.9690(3), c=10.064(2) Å, β=90.077(6)°, V=301.98(4) Å3, Z=1, ρcalc=4.48 g/cc]. The X-ray powder patterns for both phases contain a number of broad, weak superlattice peaks attributed to ordering of the Ba2+ ions within the tunnels of the hollandite framework structure. According to the criteria developed by Cheary and Squadrito [Acta Crystallogr. B 45, 205 (1989)], the observed positions of the (0k1)/(1k0) superlattice peaks are consistent with the nominal x-values of both compounds, and the k values calculated from the corresponding d-spacings suggest that the Ba ordering within the tunnels is commensurate for x=1.333 and incommensurate for x=1.143. High-temperature X-ray diffraction data indicate that the x=1.333 compound undergoes a monoclinic→tetragonal phase transition between 310 and 360 °C.

scholarly journals From space group to space groupoid: the partial symmetry of low-temperature E-vanillyl oxime

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-741
Author(s):  
Katharina Ehrmann ◽  
Stefan Baudis ◽  
Berthold Stöger
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Euclidean Space ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Connected Components ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Full Symmetry

The phase transition of E-vanillyl oxime {1-[(E)-(hydroxyimino)methyl]-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzene, C8H9NO3} has been analysed by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. The high-temperature (HT) phase (P21/a, Z′ = 1) transforms into the low-temperature (LT) phase (threefold superstructure, P\overline{1}, Z′ = 6) at ca 190 K. The point operations lost on cooling, {m [010], 2[010]}, are retained as twin operations and constitute the twin law. The screw rotations and glide reflections are retained in the LT phase as partial operations acting on a subset of Euclidean space {\bb E}^3. The full symmetry of the LT phase, including partial operations, is described by a disconnected space groupoid which is built of three connected components.

scholarly journals High-temperature phase transition of SrRuO3and SrHfO5: X-ray diffraction and PAC spectroscopy

1996 ◽  
Vol 52 (a1) ◽  
pp. C364-C364
Author(s):  
J. A. Guevara ◽  
S. L. Cuffini ◽  
Y. P. Mascarenhas ◽  
P. de la Presa ◽  
A. Ayala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transition ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Pac Spectroscopy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Temperature Phase Transition

High-temperature diffraction experiments and phase diagram of ZrO2 and ZrSiO4

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Yoshiasa ◽  
Tsubasa Tobase ◽  
Hiroshi Arima-Osonoi ◽  
Ken-Ichi Funakoshi ◽  
Osamu Ohtaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Cubic Phase ◽  
Imaging Plate ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Time Observation ◽  
Short Time ◽  
Clear Change

Abstract High-temperature X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments up to T = 2710 °C have been performed on ZrSiO4 and ZrO2 powders, using the container-less levitation technique. A two-dimensional imaging plate (IP) detector was used for short-time observation. The diffraction data in a wide area was projected in one dimension. The unit cell parameters, thermal expansions, and c/a ratios for ZrSiO4 (space group I41/amd and Z = 4), tetragonal ZrO2 (space group P42/nmc and Z = 2) and cubic ZrO2 (space group  F m 3   ‾ m $Fm3‾{}m$ and Z = 4) were measured to understand the high-temperature behaviors. The transition temperature between tetragonal and cubic ZrO2 was specified to be between 2430 and 2540 °C. The pre-transitional behavior was observed around 2200 °C. As no clear change in unit cell volume is evident, the phase boundary between the tetragonal and the cubic phase has been shown to be a positive slope. The ZrO2 and ZrO2–SiO2 phase diagrams are proposed based on the chemical composition and the crystal structure.

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