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.     

Phase diagram of the In3As2Se6-In3As2S3Se3 system

The In₃As₂Se₆-In₃As₂S₃Se₃ system has been investigated by methods of physicochemical analysis (DTA, X-ray powder diffraction, MSA) and by microhardness and density measurements. The phase diagram of the system, which is the quasi-binary section of the As-In-S-Se quaternary system, has been constructed. The region of the In₃As₂Se₆-based solid solutions is extended to 7 mol %, and the In ₃As₂S₃Se₃-based region to 15 mol %. A new quaternary compound In₆As₄S₃Se₉ is found in the system. Original Russian Text ? I.I. Aliev, R.S. Magammedragimova, A.A. Farzaliev, Dzh. Veliev, 2009, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 691–694.     

Luminescence properties of efficient X-ray phosphors of YBa3B9O18, LuBa3(BO3)3, α-YBa3(BO3)3 and LuBO3

The samples of YBa₃B₉O₁₈, LuBa₃(BO₃)₃, α-YBa₃(BO₃)₃ and LuBO₃ powders have been synthesized by the solid-state reaction methods at high temperature and their X-ray excited luminescent properties were investigated. All the studied materials show a broad emission band in the wavelength range of 300-550 nm with the peak centers at about 385 nm for YBa₃B₉O₁₈ and LuBa₃(BO₃)₃, 415 nm for α-YBa₃(BO₃)₃ and 360 nm for LuBO₃ powders, respectively. Even though those compounds have the different atomic structures, they have the common structural feature of each yttrium or lutetium ion bonded to six separate BO₃ groups, i.e., octahedral RE(BO₃)₆ (RE=Lu or Y) moiety. This octahedral RE(BO₃)₆(RE=Lu or Y) moiety seems to be an important structural element for efficient X-ray excited luminescence of those compounds, as are the edge-sharing octahedral TaO₆ chains for tantalate emission.     

Sm2O3Ga2O3 and Gd2O3Ga2O3 phase diagrams

Four definite compounds exist in the Sm₂O₃Ga₂O₃ binary phase diagram, namely: Sm₃GaO₆, Sm₄Ga₂O₉, SmGaO₃, and Sm₃Ga₅O₁₂. The $\text{3}\text{1}$ compound is orthorhombic (space group Pnna - Z.4) with the cell parameters: a = 11.40₀Å, b = 5.51₅Å, c = 9.07Å and belongs to the oxysel family. Sm₃GaO₆ and SmGaO₃ melt incongruently at 1715 and 1565°C; Sm₄Ga₂O₉ and Sm₃Ga₅O₁₂ have a congruent melting point at 1710 and 1655°C. With regard to the Gd₂O₃Ga₂O₃ system three definite compounds have been identified: Gd₃GaO₆, Gd₄Ga₂O₉, and Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂. Only the garnet melts congruently at 1740°C with the following composition: Gd_3.12Ga_4.88O₁₂. Gd₃GaO₆, and Gd₄Ga₂O₉ melt incongruently at 1760 and 1700°C. GdGaO₃ is only obtained by melt overheating which may yield an equilibrium or a metastable phase diagram.     

Non-centrosymmetric Ba3Ti3O6(BO3)2

The compound previously reported as Ba₂Ti₂B₂O₉ has been reformulated as Ba₃Ti₃B₂O₁₂, or Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂, a new barium titanium oxoborate. Small single crystals have been recovered from a melt with a composition of BaTiO₃:BaTiB₂O₆ (molar ratio) cooled between 1100°C and 850°C. The crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction: hexagonal system, non-centrosymmetric space group, a=8.7377(11) Å, c=3.9147(8) Å, Z=1, wR(F²)=0.039 for 504 unique reflections. Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ is isostructural with K₃Ta₃O₆(BO₃)₂. Preliminary measurements of nonlinear optical properties on microcrystalline samples show that the second harmonic generation efficiency of Ba₃Ti₃O₆(BO₃)₂ is equal to 95% of that of LiNbO₃.     

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.     

Alignment of acentric MoO3F3 anions in a polar material: (Ag3MoO3F3)(Ag3MoO4)Cl

(Ag₃MoO₃F₃)(Ag₃MoO₄)Cl was synthesized by hydro(solvato)thermal methods and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (P3m1, No. 156, Z=1, a=7.4488(6)Å, c=5.9190(7) Å). The transparent colorless crystals are comprised of chains of distorted fac-MoO₃F₃³⁻ octahedra and MoO₄²⁻ tetrahedra anions, as suggested by the formulas Ag₃MoO₃F₃ and Ag₃MoO₄⁺, and are connected through Ag⁺ cations in a polar alignment along the c-axis. One Cl⁻ anion per formula unit serves as a charge balance and connects the two types of chains in a staggered fashion, offset by . In MoO₄²⁻, the Mo atom displaces towards a single oxide vertex, and in MoO₃F₃³⁻, the Mo displaces towards the three oxide ligands. The ordered oxide-fluoride ligands on the MoO₃F₃³⁻ anion is important to prevent local inversion centers, while the polar organization is directed by the Cl⁻ anion and interchain dipole-dipole interactions. The dipole moments of MoO₃F₃³⁻ and MoO₄²⁻ align in the negative c-axis direction, to give a polar structure with no cancellation of the individual moments. The direction and magnitude of the dipole moments for MoO₃F₃³⁻ and MoO₄²⁻ were calculated from bond valence analyses and are 6.1 and 1.9 debye (10⁻¹⁸ esu cm) respectively, compared to 4.4 debye for polar NbO₆ octahedra in LiNbO₃, and 4.5 debye for polar TiO₆ octahedra in KTiOPO₄ (KTP).     

Interactions and glass formation in the TlAs2Se4-Tl3As2Se3Te3 system

The TlAs₂Se₄-Tl₃As₂Se₃Te₃ system was studied using differential thermal analysis (DTA), powder X-ray diffraction, microstructure observation, and microhardness and density measurements. A phase diagram of the title system was constructed. This system is a quasi-binary join of the TlSe-As₂Se₃-As₂Te₃ quasi-ternary system. All alloys of the system under standard conditions are prepared in the glassy form. The system has a eutectic, which contains 50 mol % Tl₃As₂Se₃Te₃ and melts at 150°C. The TlAs₂Se₄-base solid solution in the system extends to 12 mol % Tl₃As₂Se₃Te₃, and Tl₃As₂Se₃Te₃-based solid solution extends to 20 mol % TlAs₂Se₄.     

Tl2S-Sb2S3-Bi2S3 quasi-ternary system

The Tl₂S-Sb₂S₃-Bi₂S₃ quasi-ternary system (system A) was studied using DTA, X- ray powder diffraction, microstructure examination, and microhardness measurements. TlSbS₂-Tl₄Bi₂S₅(TlBiS₂, Bi₂S₃), Sb₂S₃-TlBiS₂, Tl₃SbS₃-TlBiS₂(Bi₂S₃), and [TlSb_0.5Bi_0.5S₂]-Tl₂S isopleths; isothermal sections at 500 K; and liquidus surface projection of system A were constructed. Characteristic features of the title system are extensive fields of solid solutions extended along the TlSbS₂-TlBiS₂ quasi-binary section and a continuous solubility belt 1–2 mol % wide extended along the Sb₂S₃-Bi₂S₃ binary subsystem. Primary separation fields of phases and the types and coordinates of invariant and monovariant equilibria in system A were determined.     

Thermal decomposition of organo-bielemental vanadium compounds Cp2V(ER3) (ER3 - GeEt3, SnEt3, CH2SiMe3 SeGeEt3)

The thermal decompositon of a number of organo-bielemental vanadium compounds with the general formula Cp₂V(ER₃) (ER₃ - GeEt₃, SnEt₃, CH₂SiMe₃, SeGeEt₃) has been investigated in solids and in solution. The main decomposition products of Cp₂V(SnEt₃) are vanadocene and hexaethyldistannane. Et₃GeH, Et₃GeCp, Cp₂V and CpV(C₅H₄GeEt₃) are formed from Cp₂V (GeET₃) decomposition. Isolated CpV(C₅H₄GeEt₃) is characterized by IR and mass spectra. The decomposition of Cp₂V(CH₂SiMe₃) is accompanied by Me₄Si, Cp₂V and CpV-(C₅H₄CH₂SiMe₃) formation, the latter is identified from the mass spectrum. Triethylgermane, vanadocene, and a diselenide of vanadium are isolated on decomposition of Cp₂V(SeGeEt₃). Based upon the experimental data, mechanisms for the decompositon are proposed.     

表面配体调控的CH3NH3PbBr3纳米片的聚集自组装

采用热注入的方法合成了CH3NH3Pb Br3纳米片,荧光光谱分析发现稀释一定的倍数会使荧光光谱由451 nm红移到531nm。TEM及XRD分析表明,发光红移是由CH3NH3Pb Br3纳米片聚集自组装导致的颗粒变大引起的。进一步的对比实验表明,油胺在纳米片聚集自组装的过程中起到了至关重要的作用,由此结合XRD和TEM表征,阐述了CH3NH3Pb Br3纳米片聚集自组装的机理。     

The structure Tl3SbS3, Tl3SbSe3, Tl3SbS3−xSex, and Tl3SbyAs1−ySe3

The space group symmetry and crystal structure of Tl₃SbS_3−xSe_x compounds in the composition range 0 < x < 3 have been determined by a combination of powder X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction, and high-resolution electron microscopy. The incongruently melting compound Tl₃SbSe₃ has been shown to crystallize in cubic space group P2₁3 with a = 9.435Å in a structure related to that of Langbeinite. The convergent beam electron diffraction pattern of Tl₃SbS₃ is in accord with the space group R3m determined by X-ray diffraction. The cubic Langbeinite-type structure is found for Tl₃SbS_3−xSe_x for 0.5 < x < 3 and for Tl₃Sb_yAs_1−ySe₃ for 0.077 < y < 1.0. A five-component compound Tl₃Sb_0.5As_0.5Se_1.5S_1.5 was also found to be cubic.     

LiNO_3-KNO_3-H_2O三元体系相平衡研究

本文采用等温法分别测定了KNO3-H2O体系的溶解度相图以及LiNO3-KNO3-H2O体系在273.15和298.15K的等温溶解度相图。结果表明在273.15K时LiNO3-KNO3-H2O体系的溶解度等温线有2条分支,对应的固相分别为KNO3和LiNO3·3H2O,共饱点组成为31.55wt%LiNO3和7.07wt%KNO3。该体系在298.15K的等温线有3条分支,对应的固相分别为KNO3,LiNO3和LiNO3·3H2O,2个共饱点组成分别为50.42wt%LiNO3,22.18wt%KNO3,和55.74wt%LiNO3,10.9wt%KNO3。     

Synthesis, crystal structures and photoluminescence properties of new oxyborates, Mg5NbO3(BO3)3 and Mg5TaO3(BO3)3, with novel warwickite-type superstructures

Single crystals of new oxyborates, Mg₅NbO₃(BO₃)₃ and Mg₅TaO₃(BO₃)₃, were prepared at 1370 °C in air using B₂O₃ as a flux. They were colorless and transparent with block shapes. X-ray diffraction analysis of the single crystals revealed Mg₅NbO₃(BO₃)₃ and Mg₅TaO₃(BO₃)₃ to be isostructural. The X-ray diffraction reflections were indexed to the orthorhombic Pnma (No. 62) system with a=9.3682(3) Å, b=9.4344(2) Å, c=9.3379(3) Å and Z=4 for Mg₅NbO₃(BO₃)₃ and a=9.3702(3) Å, b=9.4415(3) Å, c=9.3301(2) Å and Z=4 for Mg₅TaO₃(BO₃)₃. The crystal structures of Mg₅NbO₃(BO₃)₃ and Mg₅TaO₃(BO₃)₃ are novel warwickite-type superstructures having ordered arrangements of Mg and Nb/Ta atoms. Polycrystals of Mg₅NbO₃(BO₃)₃ prepared by solid state reaction at 1200 °C in air showed broad blue-to-green emission with a peak wavelength of 470 nm under 270 nm ultraviolet excitation at room temperature.     

Solution raman spectra and normal coordinate analysis of the H3CPH+3 and H3CPD+3 cations

The Raman spectra of solutions of H₃ CPH₃⁺ and H₃ CPD₃⁺ in aqueous concentrated hydrochloric and deuterochloric acid are reported together with polarisation data. A complete vibrational assignment is given on the basis of C_3v, symmetry except for the inactive A₂ mode. A set of valence force constants and potential energy distributions have been calculated from the data of the two isotopes H₃ CPH₃ and H₃⁺ CPD⁺₃. For H₃ CPD⁺₃ the potential energy distribution demonstrates strong interaction between the P-C stretching and the symmetrical PD₃ deformation mode.     

Absorption and fluorescence of Ho3+ IN La2S3·3Ga2S3

Absorption bands of Ho³⁺ in vitreous La₂S₃·3Ga₂S₃ in the range 500 to 2000 nm were assigned. Excitation spectra reveal additional levels ⁵G₆ and ⁵F₃ obscured by the intrinsic absorption of the glass. The Ho³⁺ emission in chalcogenide glasses is more intense than in oxide glasses due to smaller non radiative relaxation as predicted by the theory of multiphonon relaxation.     

Co3{CH3C(NH3)(PO3H)(PO3)}2 {CH3C(NH3)(PO3H)2}2(H2O)4·2H2O: A cobalt 1-aminoethylidenediphosphonate with a layer structure

This paper describes the structure and magnetic properties of a novel cobalt 1-aminoethylidenediphosphonate compound, namely Co₃{CH₃C(NH₃)(PO₃H)(PO₃)}₂{CH₃C(NH₃)(PO₃H)₂}₂(H₂O)₄·2H₂O (1). The structure contains a trimer unit of Co₃{CH₃C(NH₃)(PO₃H)(PO₃)}₂ in which two equivalent phosphonate ligands chelate and bridge the three cobalt ions. Each trimer unit is further linked to its four equivalent neighbors through corner-sharing of CoO₆ octahedra and CPO₃ tetrahedra, forming a two-dimensional layer in the bc-plane which contains 12-membered rings. These layers are connected to each other by extensive hydrogen bonds. Magnetic studies show that weak antiferromagnetic interactions are mediated between the cobalt ions. Crystal data for 1: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a=27.727(4), b=7.1091(11), , β=118.488(3), , Z=2.     

Perfluoralkyljod-verbindungen: Darstellungen und eigenschaften von CF3JO,CF3JOF2 und CF3JO2

Perfluoroalkyl iodine compounds: preparations and properties of CF₃IO, CF₃IOF₂, and CF₃IO₂. The trifluoromethyl iodine compounds CF₃IO, CF₃IOF₂, and CF₃IO₂ are formed from the reactions of CF₃I, CF₃IF₂ or CF₃IF₄ with ozone or silicon dioxide respectively. Their preparartions, properties, ¹⁹F-nmr spectra, and ir spectra are described.     

Structural and magnetic properties of Ba3La3Mn2W3O18

A quaternary phase, Ba₃La₃Mn₂W₃O₁₈, was synthesized in reduced atmosphere (5% H₂/Ar) at 1200 °C and characterized by using powder X-ray diffraction, electron diffraction and high resolution TEM. Ba₃La₃Mn₂W₃O₁₈ crystallizes in rhombohedral space group with the cell parameters, and , and can be attributed to the n=6 member in the B-site deficient perovskite family, A_nB_n−1O_3n. The structure can be described as close-packed [La/BaO₃] arrays in the sequence of (hcccch)₃, wherein the B-site cations, W and Mn, occupy five octahedral layers in every six octahedral layers, which leave a vacant octahedral layers separating the 5-layer perovskite blocks. The B-cation layers in the perovskite block alternate along the c-axis in a sequence of W⁶⁺-Mn²⁺-W⁵⁺-Mn²⁺-W⁶⁺. The bond valence calculation and optical reflection spectrum confirm the presence of W⁵⁺. This compound behaves paramagnetically in wide temperature range and weak antiferromagnetic interaction only occurs at low temperatures.     

Computation of the complexation energies of BH3NH3 and BH3PH3

Extended basis set computations on SCF and CEPA level were performed for BH₃NH₃ and BH₃PH₃ to determine the complexation energy ΔE and the equilibrium distance r(BX) between the “heavy” atoms. Our CEPA results (SCF in parentheses): ΔE(BH₃NH) = ?27(?21.3) kcal/mol, ΔE(BH₃PH₃) = ?17(?11.8) kcal/mol, r(BN) = 1.65(1.68) Å, r(BP) = 1.95(1.99) Å indicate a marked influence of electron correlation on these properties.