scholarly journals Ba5(IO6)2: crystal structure evolution from room temperature to 80 K

Author(s):  
David Wenhua Bi ◽  
Priya Ranjan Baral ◽  
Arnaud Magrez

The crystal structure of Ba5(IO6)2, pentabarium bis(orthoperiodate), has been re-investigated at room temperature based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. In comparison with a previous crystal structure determination by the Rietveld method, an improved precision of the structural parameters was achieved. Additionally, low-temperature measurements allowed the crystal structure evolution to be studied down to 80 K. No evidence of structural transition was found even at the lowest temperature. Upon cooling, the lattice contraction is more pronounced along the b axis. This contraction is found to be inhomogeneous along different crystallographic axes. The interatomic distances between different Ba atoms reduce drastically with lowering temperature, resulting in a closer packing around the IO6 octahedra, which remain largely unaffected.

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew R. Onken ◽  
Didier Perrodin ◽  
Edith D. Bourret ◽  
Sven C. Vogel

Tl2LiYCl6 (TLYC) is an analog to Cs2LiYCl6, which is currently an industry-standard inorganic scintillator for radiation detection with good gamma–neutron discrimination. The presence of thallium (Z = 81) instead of cesium (Z = 55) in the elpasolite structure increases the density of the compound and its stopping power for gamma rays. This work investigates the impact of the Tl atom on the elpasolite structure. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction at room temperature and powder neutron diffraction with temperature control were used to characterize the crystal structure of TLYC between 296 and 725 K. The presence of Tl leads to a distortion of the cubic elpasolite structure at room temperature: a tetragonal P42 crystal structure (space group 77, a = 10.223, c = 10.338 Å) is identified for TLYC at 296 K. A structural transition to the cubic elpasolite Fm 3 m phase (space group 225) is observed at 464 K. The thermal expansion of the material for each crystal direction is well described by a linear relationship, except for the region between 400 and 464 K where the lattice parameters converge.


1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ratuszna ◽  
S. Juszczyk ◽  
G. Malłecki

The crystal structure of Cr2[Ni(CN)4]3·10H2O has been determined on X-ray diffraction powder data by means of the Rietveld method. The starting model was based on the isomorphic, disordered structure of Mn3[Co(CN)6]2·12H2O. At room temperature the crystal is cubic, F4¯3m, a=10.097(6) Å, V=1029.4(5) Å3. The structure is disordered and contains 1.33 formula weights per unit cell. The Ni and Cr ions are coordinated by N and C atoms, respectively, forming octahedra linked by CN groups. The water molecules replace partly the chromium, carbon, and nitrogen positions in the crystal. The final R values are: Rwp=0.032 (Rexp=0.023), RB=0.088, and DW-Stat.=1.31 (DWexp=1.8).


2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 644-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mónica Esperanza Bolívar Guarín ◽  
Alexandre de Melo Moreira ◽  
Nivaldo Lúcio Speziali

Polycrystalline samples of mixed Yb1−xTbxMnO3(x= 0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1) were prepared by a solid state reaction procedure. Detailed crystal structure studies were performed using X-ray diffraction data obtained at room temperature. The application of the Rietveld method confirmed the reported hexagonalP63cmand orthorhombicPnmaphases forx= 0 (YbMnO3) andx= 1 (TbMnO3), respectively. A single hexagonal phase was also observed forx= 0.25, while in the case ofx= 0.50 andx= 0.75 both phases coexist in the produced samples. Crystallographic parameters for the pure compounds are in agreement with those found in the literature. Changes in the lattice parameters, unit-cell volume, polyhedral distortions and tilting observed in the mixed compounds are explained as a function ofx. Sharing of Tb3+and Yb3+ions between different sites is discussed.


2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 30
Author(s):  
Takanori Fukami ◽  
Seiya Hiyajyo ◽  
Shuta Tahara ◽  
Chitoshi Yasuda

Single crystals of barium L-tartrate, BaC4H4O6, were grown at 308 K by a gel method using silica gel as the growth medium. Differential scanning calorimetry, thermogravimetric-differential thermal analysis, and X-ray diffraction measurements were performed on the single crystals. The space group symmetry (orthorhombic, P212121) and structural parameters were determined at room temperature. The crystal structure consisted of BaO9 polyhedra, C4H4O6 molecules, and zig-zag hydrogen-bonded chains along the a- and c-axes linked by O–H···O and C–H···O hydrogen bonds between adjacent molecules. Weight losses due to thermal decomposition of BaC4H4O6 occurred in the temperature range of 450–1530 K. We suggest that the evolution of 2H2, 2CO, CO, (1/2)O2, and O2 gases caused the observed weight losses and that the decomposition product, barium monocarbide BaC, formed a residue in the vessel.


2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos O. Paiva-Santos ◽  
Talita Mazon ◽  
Maria A. Zaghete ◽  
André L. Campos ◽  
J. A. Varela ◽  
...  

The crystal structure of the Aurivillius compound Bi2BaTa2O9 prepared via the chemical route was determined by direct methods using EXPO97, and refined using the Rietveld method with conventional X-ray diffraction data. The structure was found to be tetragonal (space group I4/mmm, number 139) and Z=2, isomorphic of the Bi2BaNb2O9 reported by Blake and co-workers in the literature (1997). Two refinements were performed using the two asymmetry functions of DBWS-9807 (release 20/May/99). The unit cell for each case are: a=3.932 22(6) Å, c=25.5053(6) Å (RA) and a=3.932 50(7) Å, c=25.5069(6) Å (RCF). The differences for atom positions, interatomic distances and angles are in the range of one standard deviation. Final agreements factors are: Rwp=7.97%, S=1.84, RBragg=4.28%(RA), Rwp=7.98%, S=1.84, RBragg=4.30%(RCF). The occupancies of Ba and Bi in site 2b were refined but constrained to have their summation equal to 1.00. The same constraints were applied to the Ba and Bi of the 4e site. The results show that on site 2b there are 70% of Ba and 30% of Bi and on the site 4e there are 82% of Bi and 18% of Ba. The charge equilibrium is maintained for one standard deviation of the site occupancies.© 2000 International Centre for Diffraction Data.


Chemistry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-163
Author(s):  
Duncan Micallef ◽  
Liana Vella-Zarb ◽  
Ulrich Baisch

N,N′,N″,N‴-Tetraisopropylpyrophosphoramide 1 is a pyrophosphoramide with documented butyrylcholinesterase inhibition, a property shared with the more widely studied octamethylphosphoramide (Schradan). Unlike Schradan, 1 is a solid at room temperature making it one of a few known pyrophosphoramide solids. The crystal structure of 1 was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and compared with that of other previously described solid pyrophosphoramides. The pyrophosphoramide discussed in this study was synthesised by reacting iso-propyl amine with pyrophosphoryl tetrachloride under anhydrous conditions. A unique supramolecular motif was observed when compared with previously published pyrophosphoramide structures having two different intermolecular hydrogen bonding synthons. Furthermore, the potential of a wider variety of supramolecular structures in which similar pyrophosphoramides can crystallise was recognised. Proton (1H) and Phosphorus 31 (31P) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, mass spectrometry (MS) were carried out to complete the analysis of the compound.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Mariana M. V. M. Souza ◽  
Alex Maza ◽  
Pablo V. Tuza

In the present work, LaNi0.5Ti0.45Co0.05O3, LaNi0.45Co0.05Ti0.5O3, and LaNi0.5Ti0.5O3 perovskites were synthesized by the modified Pechini method. These materials were characterized using X-ray fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy, and powder X-ray diffraction coupled to the Rietveld method. The crystal structure of these materials is orthorhombic, with space group Pbnm (No 62). The unit-cell parameters are a = 5.535(5) Å, b = 5.527(3) Å, c = 7.819(7) Å, V = 239.2(3) Å3, for the LaNi0.5Ti0.45Co0.05O3, a = 5.538(6) Å, b = 5.528(4) Å, c = 7.825(10) Å, V = 239.5(4) Å3, for the LaNi0.45Co0.05Ti0.5O3, and a = 5.540(2) Å, b = 5.5334(15) Å, c = 7.834(3) Å, V = 240.2(1) Å3, for the LaNi0.5Ti0.5O3.


2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 246-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Worsztynowicz ◽  
S. M. Kaczmarek ◽  
W. Paszkowicz ◽  
R. Minikayev

The crystal structure of recently discovered chromium (III) dimagnesium trivanadate (V) Mg2CrV3O11 was refined using the Rietveld method. The crystal system of Mg2CrV3O11 is triclinic with space group P1− (Mg1.7Zn0.3GaV3O11 type) and lattice parameters a=6.4057(1) Å, b=6.8111(1) Å, c=10.0640(2) Å, α=97.523(1)°, β=103.351(1)°, γ=101.750(1)°, and Z=2. The characteristic feature of compounds in the A2BV3O11 (A=Mg, Zn and B=Ga, Fe, Cr) family is a strong tendency to share the octahedral M(1) and M(2) sites by both divalent A and trivalent B atoms, and the bipyramidal M(3) sites occupied by divalent A ions. In the present refinement, the only constraint assuming full occupancy of the M(1), M(2), and M(3) sites leads to the following Cr/(Cr+Mg) ratios: 0.70(2) at M(1), 0.24(2) at M(2), and 0.03(2) at M(3). These occupancies are discussed and compared to those of isotypic compounds. The values of interatomic distances are found to be comparable with those reported by R. D. Shannon in 1976. Electron paramagnetic resonance has been also analyzed. Two absorption lines with g≈2.0 (type I) and g≈1.98 (type II) have been recorded in the EPR spectra, and attributed to V4+ ions and Cr3+–Cr3+ ion pairs, respectively. The exchange constant J between Cr3+ ions has been calculated.


CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gennady V. Shilov ◽  
Elena I. Zhilyaeva ◽  
Sergey M. Aldoshin ◽  
Alexandra M Flakina ◽  
Rustem B. Lyubovskii ◽  
...  

Electrical resistivity measurements of a dual layered organic conductor (ET)4ZnBr4(1,2-C6H4Cl2) above room temperature show abrupt changes in resistivity at 320 K. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies in the 100-350 K range...


1964 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 1886-1889 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Swaroop ◽  
S. N. Flengas

The crystal structure of zirconium trichloride was determined from X-ray diffraction patterns. Zirconium trichloride belongs to the [Formula: see text]space group. The dimensions of the main cell at room temperature are: a = 5.961 ± 0.005 Å and c = 9.669 ± 0.005 Å.The density of zirconium trichloride was measured and gave the value of 2.281 ± 0.075 g/cm3 while, from the X-ray calculations, the value was found to be 2.205 g/cm3.


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