Abstract: | A New Rubidium-Iron Ternary Oxide. Preparation of Rb6Fe2O6 Dark red crystals, formed by the heating of mixtures of rubidium and iron oxides at 773 K, were identified as the new ternary oxide Rb6Fe2O6 by means of chemical analysis and X-ray powder diffraction analysis. X-ray powder diffraction data and free energy of formation data are presented, the latter having been determined by equilibrium oxygen potential measurements in liquid rubidium using a Harwell electrochemical oxygen meter. |