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Title: Negative thermal expansion in the Russian blue analog Zn3[Fe(CN)6]2: x-ray diffraction and neutron vibrational studies

Journal Article ·
OSTI ID:989830

The cubic Prussian Blue (PB) analog, Zn{sub 3} [Fe(CN){sub 6}]{sub 2}, has been studied by X-ray powder diffraction and inelastic neutron scattering (INS). X-ray data collected at 300 and 84 K revealed negative thermal expansion (NTE) behavior for this material. The NTE coefficient was found to be -31.1 x 10{sup -6} K{sup -1}. The neutron vibrational spectrum for Zn{sub 3}[Fe(CN){sub 6}]{sub 2}.xH{sub 2}O, was studied in detail. The INS spectrum showed well-defined, well-separated bands corresponding to the stretching of and deformation modes of the Fe and Zn octahedra, all below 800 cm{sup -1}.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
989830
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-09-03691; LA-UR-09-3691; TRN: US201019%%888
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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