Ternary rare-earth titanium antimonides: Phase equilibria in the RE-Ti-Sb (RE=La, Er) systems and crystal structures of RE{sub 2}Ti{sub 7}Sb{sub 12} (RE=La, Ce, Pr, Nd) and RETi{sub 3}(Sn{sub x}Sb{sub 1-x}){sub 4} (RE=Nd, Sm)

Journal Article · Wed Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 2007 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

OSTI ID:21043797

Haiying, Bie; Devon Moore, S H; Piercey, Davin G; Tkachuk, Andriy V ^[1]; Zelinska, Oksana Ya ^[1]; Mar, Arthur ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., T6G 2G2 (Canada)

Investigations on phase relationships and crystal structures have been conducted on several ternary rare-earth titanium antimonide systems. The isothermal cross-sections of the ternary RE-Ti-Sb systems containing a representative early (RE=La) and late rare-earth element (RE=Er) have been constructed at 800 deg. C. In the La-Ti-Sb system, the previously known compound La{sub 3}TiSb{sub 5} was confirmed and the new compound La{sub 2}Ti{sub 7}Sb{sub 12} (own type, Cmmm, Z=2, a=10.5446(10) A, b=20.768(2) A, and c=4.4344(4) A) was discovered. In the Er-Ti-Sb system, no ternary compounds were found. The structure of La{sub 2}Ti{sub 7}Sb{sub 12} consists of a complex arrangement of TiSb{sub 6} octahedra and disordered fragments of homoatomic Sb assemblies, generating a three-dimensional framework in which La atoms reside. Other early rare-earth elements (RE=Ce, Pr, Nd) can be substituted in this structure type. Attempts to prepare crystals in these systems through use of a tin flux resulted in the discovery of a new Sn-containing pseudoternary phase RETi{sub 3}(Sn{sub x}Sb{sub 1-x}){sub 4} for RE=Nd, Sm (own type, Fmmm, Z=8; a=5.7806(4) A, b=10.0846(7) A, and c=24.2260(16) A for NdTi{sub 3}(Sn{sub 0.1}Sb{sub 0.9}){sub 4}; a=5.7590(4) A, b=10.0686(6) A, and c=24.1167(14) A for SmTi{sub 3}(Sn{sub 0.1}Sb{sub 0.9}){sub 4}). Its structure consists of double-layer slabs of Ti-centred octahedra stacked alternately with nets of the RE atoms; the Ti atoms are arranged in kagome nets. - Graphical abstract: La{sub 2}Ti{sub 7}Sb{sub 12} contains sectioned layers consisting of Ti-centred octahedra linked by corner- and face-sharing.

• OSTI ID: 21043797
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 180; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ANTIMONIDES
CERIUM COMPOUNDS
ERBIUM COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS
LAYERS
NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS
ORTHORHOMBIC LATTICES
PHASE DIAGRAMS
PRASEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS
TIN
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS