Structure of V(2)O(5)*nH(2)O xerogel solved by the atomic pair distribution function technique |
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Authors: | Petkov Valeri Trikalitis Pantelis N Bozin Emil S Billinge Simon J L Vogt Thomas Kanatzidis Mercouri G |
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Institution: | Department of Physics and Astronomy and Center for Fundamental Materials Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824, USA. |
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Abstract: | A long-standing issue regarding the local and long-range structure of V(2)O(5)*nH(2)O xerogel has been successfully addressed. The full three-dimensional structure of the lamellar turbostratic V(2)O(5)*nH(2)O xerogel was determined by the atomic pair distribution function technique. We show that on the atomic scale the slabs of the xerogel can be described well as almost perfect pairs (i.e., bilayers) of single V(2)O(5) layers made of square pyramidal VO(5) units. These slabs are separated by water molecules and stack along the z-axis of a monoclinic unit cell (space group C2/m) with parameters a = 11.722(3) A, b = 3.570(3) A, c = 11.520(3) A, and beta = 88.65 degrees. The stacking sequence shows signatures of turbostratic disorder and a structural coherence limited to 50 A. |
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