Phase states in the Bi4Ti3O12-BiFeO3 section in the Bi2O3-TiO2-Fe2O3 system

Specific features of the thermal behavior of Bi _{m + 1}Fe _m−3Ti₃O_{3m + 3} layered perovskite-like compounds (where m takes integer and some fractional values between 3 and 9) were considered, and the temperature limits of stability of these compounds were determined. The phase diagram of the Bi₄Ti₃O₁₂-BiFeO₃ section through the Bi₂O₃-TiO₂-Fe₂O₃ system was constructed.     

SnSbBiS4-SnS and SnSbBiS4-Sn2Sb6S11 sections of the SnS-Sb2S3-Bi2S3 ternary system

SnSbBiS₄-SnS and SnSbBiS₄-Sn₂Sb₆S₁₁ sections were studied by physicochemical methods (DTA, X-ray powder diffraction, microstructure observation, and microhardness measurements). These sections were found to be eutectic quasi-binary sections of the SnS-Sb₂S₃-Bi₂S₃ ternary system. Solid solution regions based on the initial components were found on either side of the sections. Alloys in the solid solution region are p-type semiconductors.     

Phase relations in the K2W2O7-K2WO4-KPO3-Bi2O3 system and structure of K6.5Bi2.5W4P6O34

The phase relations in the cross-section of the K₂W₂O₇-K₂WO₄-KPO₃ containing 15 mol% Bi₂O₃ were undertaken using flux method. Crystallization fields of K_6.5Bi_2.5W₄P₆O₃₄, K₂Bi(PO₄)(WO₄), Bi₂WO₆, KBi(WO₄)₂ and their cocrystallization areas were identified. Novel phase K_6.5Bi_2.5W₄P₆O₃₄ was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction: sp. gr. P−1, a=9.4170(5), b=9.7166(4), c=17.6050(7) Å, α=90.052(5)°, β=103.880(5)° and γ=90.125(5)°. It has a layered structure, which contains {K₇Bi₅W₈P₁₂O₆₈}_∞ layers stacked parallel to ab plane and sheets composed by potassium atoms separating these layers. Sandwich-like {K₇Bi₅W₈P₁₂O₆₈}_∞ layers are assembled from [W₂P₂O₁₃]_∞ and [BiPO₄]_∞ building units, and are penetrated by tunnels with K/Bi atoms inside. FTIR-spectra of K₂Bi(PO₄)(WO₄) and K_6.5Bi_2.5W₄P₆O₃₄ were discussed on the basis of factor group theory.     

Phase equilibria and glass formation in the As2S3-TlAs2S2Se2 section of the As2S3-As2Se3-TlS system

Alloys in the As₂S₃-TlAs₂S₂Se₂ section of the As₂S₃-As₂Se₃-TlS ternary system were studied and a phase diagram was constructed using physicochemical methods (differential thermal analysis, microstructural analysis, X-ray powder diffraction, also microhardness and density measurements). The diagram in the As₂S₃-TlAs₂S₂Se₂ section is a non-quasi-binary diagonal section of the As₂S₃-As₂Se₃-TlSe quasi-ternary system. It was found that all the alloys in the section under ordinary conditions are obtained in the vitreous state. At low As₂S₃ concentrations in the section, solid solutions form up to 2.5 mol %, and at low TlAs₂S₂Se₂ concentrations, their extent is 3 mol %.     

Solubility in the Na2Cr2O7-(NH4)2Cr2O7-K2Cr2O7-H2O system

Solubility in the Na₂Cr₂O₇-(NH₄)₂Cr₂O₇-K₂Cr₂O₇-H₂O four-component water-salt system at 25, 50, and 75°C was studied for the first time. Phase field boundaries for individual salts and potassium and ammonium dichromate solid solutions, monovariant lines, and invariant points were determined. Experimental data were used to optimize the looped isohydric process of potassium dichromate preparation involving additional salts.     

Phase diagram of the Pb5Sb4S11-Pb2SnSb2S6 system

The Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁-Pb₂SnSb₂S₆ system was studied by a number of physicochemical methods, and its phase diagram was constructed. It was found that the system under investigation is a quasi-binary eutectic type section of the SnS-PbS-Sb₂S₃ ternary system. The coordinates of the eutectic are found to be 33 mol % Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁ and 750 K. Regions of solid solutions based on Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁ (6 mol % Pb₂SnSb₂S₆) and Pb₂SnSb₂S₆ (4 mol % Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁) were determined.     

The Crystal Structures of Zr3Al3C5, ScAl3C3, and UAl3C3and Their Relation to the Structures of U2Al3C4and Al4C3

Single crystals of Zr₃Al₃C₅—a carbide previously reported with the formula ZrAlC_2−x—were isolated from a sample prepared by reaction of ZrC with an excess of aluminum. The carbides ScAl₃C₃and UAl₃C₃were synthesized from the elemental components by arc-melting. The crystal structures of these three compounds were redetermined from four-circle X-ray diffractomter data. In the original structure determination of ZrAlC_2−x, the metal positions were found to form close-packed layers in the space groupP6₃/mmc, while the carbon atoms were assumed to occupy 5/6 of the octahedral voids at random. The present structure determination in the space groupP6₃/mc(R=0.024 for 519 structure factors and 23 variable parameters) shows that all carbon positions are fully occupied and one has a trigonal bipyramidal aluminum coordination. The structures of ScAl₃C₃and UAl₃C₃also have originally been determined in the space groupP6₃/mmc. The present structure refinements in the space groupP6₃mc(ScAl₃C₃:R=0.031 for 282Fvalues and 16 variables; UAl₃C₃:R=0.029 for 217Fvalues and 16 variables) essentially confirms the structures with the exception of one aluminum site. In all of these structures the metal atoms are arranged in close-packed layers and together with the previously reported structure of U₂Al₃C₄they form a homologous series with the general formulaT_1+nAl₃C_3+n, wheren=0, 1, 2 for ScAl₃C₃, U₂Al₃C₄, and Zr₃Al₃C₅, respectively. The packing of the metal atoms is represented by the Zhdanov symbols (4)₂, (5)₂, and (6)₂. The arrangement of the aluminum atoms is very similar to that of the binary carbide Al₄C₃, while the other metal atoms form a cubic stacking sequence, as it is found in the binary carbidesTC with NaCl type structure.     

SnSbBiTe4-2Bi2Te3 join of the SnTe-Bi2Te3-Sb2Te3 quasi-ternary system

This is the first study of the SnSbBiTe₄-2Bi₂Te₃ join of the SnTe-Bi₂Te₃-Sb₂Te₃ quasi-ternary system by the methods of complex physicochemical analysis over a wide range of concentrations. A phase diagram was constructed for the title quasi-binary join. The system was found to be of the eutectic type; the eutectic coordinates are 65 mol % Bi₂Te₃ and 675 K. The starting components were shown to form solid solutions with extents of 20 mol %. Alloys with compositions lying within the Bi₂Te₃-based solid solution region were found to be n-type semiconductors.     

Structural study of the NaCdVO4-Cd3V2O8 and CdO-V2O5 sections of the ternary system Na2O-CdO-V2O5

The NaCdVO₄-Cd₃V₂O₈ and CdO-V₂O₅ sections of the ternary system Na₂O-CdO-V₂O₅ have been studied and the crystal structures of Cd₃V₂O₈ and Cd₁₈V₈O₃₈ compounds were determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Cd₃V₂O₈ crystallizes with the maricite-type structure in space group Pnma, a=9.8133(10) Å, b=6.9882(10) Å, c=5.3251(10) Å and Z=4, whereas Cd₁₈V₈O₃₈ crystallizes in space group P1 with a new-type structure, a=8.5761(14), b=8.607(3), c=12.896(2) Å, α=95.64(1), β=102.45(1), γ=108.42(1)° and Z=1. The Cd₃V₂O₈ structure is made up of Cd1O₄ infinite chains of edge-sharing Cd1O₆ octahedra which are parallel to the b direction. The Cd1O₄ chains are linked together by VO₄ tetrahedra and strongly distorted Cd2O₄ tetrahedra. The structure of Cd₁₈V₈O₃₈ is based on an ordered three-dimensional framework of cadmium and vanadium polyhedra that share corners. The distorted CdO₆ octahedra, CdO₅ trigonal bipyramids and CdO₅ square pyramids share corners, edges or faces.     

On the photosynthesis of dioxygen(1+) hexafluoroarsenate in the systems O2-F2-AsF5, OF2-AsF5 and O2-OF2-AsF5

The photochemical reactions in the systems O₂-F₂-AsF₅, OF₂-AsF₅ and O₂-OF₂-AsF₅, yielding O₂AsF₆ as the reaction product were investigated. The influence of the mole ratio of the reactants upon the rate of formation of O₂AsF₆ was studied and a reaction mechanism is suggested which is based on the formation of O₂F· radicals. Regarding the preparation of O₂AsF₆, the best results were obtained using the system O₂-F₂-AsF₅ with the mole ratio 1:1-1.5:1.     

KCl-KBO2-K2CO3, K2MoO4-KBO2-K2CO3, and K2WO4-KBO2-K2CO3 ternary systems

phase diagrams of KCl-KBO₂-K₂CO₃, K₂MoO₄-KBO₂-K₂CO₃, and K₂WO₄-KBO₂-K₂CO₃ ternary systems were studied by a calculation-experimental method and differential thermal analysis (DTA). The coordinates of ternary eutectics were determined to be E ₁: 622°C, 8.5 mol % KBO₂, 56.5 mol % KCl, and 35 mol % K₂CO₃; E ₂: 710°C, 23 mol % KBO₂, 43 mol % K₂CO₃, and 34 mol % K₂MoO₄; E ₃: 710°C, 23 mol % KBO₂, 43 mol % K₂CO₃, and 34 mol % K₂WO₄. The specific heats of melting of the eutectics were determined.     

DSC investigation of the thermal behaviour of (NH4)2SO4, NH4HSO4 and NH4NH2SO3

Gaseous products evolved from (NH₄)₂SO₄, NH₄HSO₄ and NH₄NH₂SO₃ during successive heating and cooling cycles were flushed with inert gas into analyzer Dräger tubes hooked tightly to the terminal port of the DSC cell base. This simple procedure allowed the starting temperature of the decomposition to be determined and the amount of the individual gases in the mixture to be identified and even estimated. NH₄NH₂SO₃ at 523 K in humid air produced HNH₂SO₃ initially and, on further cycling, (NH₄)₂SO₄ and NH₄HSO₄ also appeared. The ΔH_f values for NH₄HSO₄ were (kJ mole^?1): in an airtight sample holder 12.67, in a dry argon atmosphere 11.93, and in a static air atmosphere 10.92. Endothermic peaks for (NH₄)₂SO₄ and 498 and 411 K represented the incongruent melting point and the polymorphic transition of (NH₄)₂SO₄·NH₄HSO₄. After the first heating in air to 530 K, (NH₄)₂SO₄ and NH₄HSO₄ exhibited closely similar cyclic DSC curves. The endothermic peaks at about 393–420 K may be assigned to different combinations of (NH₄)₂SO₄ and NH₄HSO₄.     

Sol-gel synthesis of K3InF6 and structural characterization of K2InC10O10H6F9, K3InC12O14H4F18 and K3InC12O12F18

K₃InF₆ is synthesized by a sol-gel route starting from indium and potassium acetates dissolved in isopropanol in the stoichiometry 1:3, with trifluoroacetic acid as fluorinating agent. The crystal structures of the organic precursors were solved by X-ray diffraction methods on single crystals. Three organic compounds were isolated and identified: K₂InC₁₀O₁₀H₆F₉, K₃InC₁₂O₁₄H₄F₁₈ and K₃InC₁₂O₁₂F₁₈. The first one, deficient in potassium in comparison with the initial stoichiometry, is unstable. In its crystal structure, acetate as well as trifluoroacetate anions are coordinated to the indium atom. The two other precursors are obtained, respectively, by quick and slow evaporation of the solution. They correspond to the final organic compounds, which give K₃InF₆ by decomposition at high temperature. The crystal structure of K₃InC₁₂O₁₄H₄F₁₈ is characterized by complex anions [In(CF₃COO)₄(OH_x)₂]^(5−2x)− and isolated [CF₃COOH_2−x]^(x−1)− molecules with x=2 or 1, surrounded by K⁺ cations. The crystal structure of K₃InC₁₂O₁₂F₁₈ is only constituted by complex anions [In(CF₃COO)₆]³⁻ and K⁺ cations. For all these compounds, potassium cations ensure only the electroneutrality of the structure. IR spectra of K₂InC₁₀O₁₀H₆F₉ and K₃InC₁₂O₁₂F₁₈ were also performed at room temperature on pulverized crystals.     

Evolution and characterization of fluorite-like nano-SrBi2Nb2O9 phase in the SrO-Bi2O3-Nb2O5-Li2B4O7 glass system

Transparent glasses of various compositions in the system (100−x)Li₂B₄O₇−x(SrO-Bi₂O₃-Nb₂O₅) (where x=10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60, in molar ratio) were fabricated via splat quenching technique. The glassy nature of the as-quenched samples was established by differential thermal analyses. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopic studies confirmed the amorphous nature of the as-quenched and crystallinity in the heat-treated samples. Fluorite phase formation prior to the perovskite SrBi₂Nb₂O₉ phase was analyzed by both the XRD and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Dielectric and the optical properties (transmission, optical band gap and Urbach energy) of these samples have been found to be compositional dependent. Refractive index was measured and compared with the values predicted by Wemple-Didomemenico and Gladstone-Dale relations. The glass nanocomposites comprising nanometer-sized crystallites of fluorite phase were found to be nonlinear optic active.     

High-temperature equilibria and critical phenomena in the Na2CO3-NaCl-H2O and Na2CO3-Na2WO4-H2O systems

Phase equilibria in the Na₂CO₃-NaCl-H₂O and Na₂CO₃-Na₂WO₄-H₂O ternary systems formed by type 1 salts (NaCl, Na₂WO₄) and a type 2 salt (Na₂CO₃) were experimentally studied at temperatures from 425 to 500°C and pressures from 30 to 160 MPa with the contents of type 1 salts from 10 to 30 wt %. Transition from supercritical homogeneous fluid equilibria of the Na₂CO₃-H₂O system to heterogeneous equilibria of the title ternary systems was studied in the presence or absence of liquid phase immiscibility in the type 1 subsystems.     

Glass formation in the Al2(SO4)3-AlCl3-H2O system

Glass formation boundaries in the Al₂(SO₄)₃-AlCl₃-H₂O system were determined. The glass-formation abilities and crystallization resistance of samples were studied. A glass formation mechanism was suggested. Comparative analysis of the glass-formation abilities of samples of the Al₂(SO₄)₃-Al(NO₃)₃-H₂O and Al₂(SO₄)₃-AlCl₃-H₂O systems was carried out.     

Magnetic diphase nanostructure of ZnFe2O4/γ-Fe2O3

Magnetic diphase nanostructures of ZnFe₂O₄/γ-Fe₂O₃ were synthesized by a solvothermal method. The formation reactions were optimized by tuning the initial molar ratios of Fe/Zn. All samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, and Raman spectra. It is found that when the initial molar ratio of Fe/Zn is larger than 2, a diphase magnetic nanostructure of ZnFe₂O₄/γ-Fe₂O₃ was formed, in which the presence of ZnFe₂O₄ enhanced the thermal stability of γ-Fe₂O₃. Further increasing the initial molar ratio of Fe/Zn larger than 6 destabilized the diphase nanostructure and yielded traces of secondary phase α-Fe₂O₃. The grain surfaces of diphase nanostructure exhibited a spin-glass-like structure. At room temperature, all diphase nanostructures are superparamagnetic with saturation magnetization being increased with γ-Fe₂O₃ content.     

La3Pd4Zn4 and La3Pt4Zn4 with a different coloring of the Gd3Cu4Ge4-type structure

Abstract  

The intermetallic zinc compounds La₃Pd₄Zn₄ and La₃Pt₄Zn₄ were synthesized by induction melting of the elements in sealed tantalum tubes. The structures were refined from X-ray single-crystal diffractometer data: Gd₃Cu₄Ge₄ type, Immm, a = 1,440.7(5), b = 743.6(2), c = 419.5(2) pm, wR ₂ = 0.0511, 353 F ² for La₃Pd₄Zn₄; and a = 1,439.9(2), b = 748.1(1), c = 415.66(6) pm, wR ₂ = 0.0558, 471 F ² for La₃Pt₄Zn₄ with 23 variables per refinement. The palladium (platinum) and zinc atoms build up a three-dimensional polyanionic [Pd₄Zn₄] (260–281 pm Pd–Zn) and [Pt₄Zn₄] (260–279 pm Pt–Zn) network in which the lanthanum atoms fill cavities of CN 14 (6 Pd/Pt + 8 Zn for La1) and CN 12 (6 Pd/Pt + 6 Zn for La2), respectively. The copper position of the Gd₃Cu₄Ge₄ type is occupied by zinc and the two crystallographically independent germanium sites by palladium (platinum), a new coloring pattern for this structure type. Within the [Pd₄Zn₄] and [Pt₄Zn₄] the Pd2 and Pt2 atoms form Pd2–Pd2 (291 pm) and Pt2–Pt2 (296 pm) dumbbells. The structures of La₃Pd₄Zn₄ and La₃Pt₄Zn₄ are discussed with respect to the prototype Gd₃Cu₄Ge₄ and the Zintl phase Sr₃Li₄Sb₄. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate diamagnetism for La₃Pt₄Zn₄ and Pauli paramagnetism for La₃Pd₄Zn₄.     

Dy5Ni0.66Bi2.34 and Lu5Ni0.56Sb2.44 – Substitution derivatives with the orthorhombic Yb5Sb3-type structure. Magnetocaloric effect of Dy5Ni0.66Bi2.34

Dy₅Ni_0.66Bi_2.34 and Lu₅Ni_0.56Sb_2.44 were synthesized by arc-melting and were found to adopt an orthorhombic Yb₅Sb₃-type structure. Cell parameters are a = 12.075(2), b = 9.165(2), c = 8.072(1) Å for Dy₅Ni_0.66Bi_2.34 and a = 11.6187(9), b = 8.933(1) and c = 7.8377(6) Å for Lu₅Ni_0.56Sb_2.44. Dy₅Ni_0.66Bi_2.34 undergoes a step-like ferromagnetic transition around 66 K. Magnetocaloric effect in terms of the magnetic entropy change, ΔS, reaches −3.73 J/kg K at 75 K for Dy₅Ni_0.66Bi_2.34.     

Refinements of the six-layer structures of the R-type hexagonal ferrites BaTi2Fe4O11 and BaSn2Fe4O11

The structures of BaTi₂Fe₄O₁₁ and BaSn₂Fe₄O₁₁ have been determined from neutron powder diffraction data collected at 300 K using the Rietveld profile refinement. The compounds were found to be isostructural, space group $\text{P6}{}_3\text{mmc}$. BaTi₂Fe₄O₁₁: a = 5.8470(2) Å, c = 13.6116(9) Å, V = 403.01(5) ų, M = 632.6, Z = 2, D_calc. = 3.09 Mg m^?3, final R-factor = 3.77. BaSn₂Fe₄O₁₁: a = 5.9624(5) Å, c = 13.7468(14) Å, V = 423.23(10) ų, M = 774.2, Z = 2. D_calc. = 3.66 Mg m^?3, final R-factor = 2.41. The structure consists of h-stacked BaO₃ and O₄ layers in the ratio 1:2. The BaO₃ layers contain a mirror plane. Between the O₄ layers three octahedral sites are occupied, and between the BaO₃ and O₄ layers an octahedral site and a tetrahedral site are occupied. Because of the mirror plane in the BaO₃ plane the latter sites both share faces in the BaO₃ plane. The octahedral sites are occupied by Fe and Ti or Sn, the pair of tetrahedral sites is occupied by one Fe atom. This Fe atom may hop between these two tetrahedral sites. The structure is considered to be constructed by two R-blocks of the BaFe₁₂O₁₉ (M) structure. Unit-cell dimensions are given of a number of isostructural compounds of general formula A^IIB^IV₂C^III₃O₁₁. Mössbauer experiments on some of these compounds were focused on the tetrahedral positions that show an unusual quadrupole splitting. A brief review is given of the observed magnetic properties of some compounds with the R-structure.