Crystal structure analysis of tungsten bronzes {beta}-SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} and {beta} Prime -SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} by synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction

Journal Article · Sun Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 2012 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2012.03.047· OSTI ID:22012197

Lee, Eunhye ^[1]; Park, Cheol-Hee ^[2]; Shoemaker, Daniel P ^[3]; Avdeev, Maxim ^[4]; Kim, Young-Il ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749 (Korea, Republic of)
2. LG Chem Research Park, Daejon 305-380 (Korea, Republic of)
3. Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439 (United States)
4. Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Menai, NSW 2234 (Australia)

Strontium ditantalum oxide SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} exists in {alpha}-, {beta}-, and {beta} Prime -polymorphs. Herein the crystal structures of the latter two were studied using synchrotron X-ray and constant-wavelength neutron powder diffraction. While {beta} Prime -SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} [space group P4/mbm, a=12.47099(1) A, c=3.898210(5) A, V=606.271(2) Angstrom-Sign {sup 3}, Z=5] belongs to the regular tetragonal tungsten bronze (TTB) family, it contains locally disordered strontium atoms within the pentagonal channel. {beta}-SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} [space group Pnam, a=12.36603(2) Angstrom-Sign , b=12.43467(2) A, c=7.72403(1) A, V=1187.705(4) Angstrom-Sign {sup 3}, Z=10] can be described as an orthorhombic modification of the TTB, where the octahedral tilting distortion effectively alleviates the bonding strains around TaO{sub 6} and SrO{sub 13} polyhedra. For comparison, rynersonite type {alpha}-SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} [space group Pnma, a=11.00610(6) Angstrom-Sign , b=7.63397(3) Angstrom-Sign , c=5.62634(3) Angstrom-Sign , V=472.727(5) Angstrom-Sign {sup 3}, and Z=4] is built from edge-shared dimer units of TaO{sub 6} octahedra. As measured by diffuse-reflection absorption spectroscopy, {alpha}-, {beta}-, and {beta} Prime -SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} have indirect band gap energies of 4.4, 4.0, and 3.8 eV, respectively. - Graphical Abstract: Difference Fourier map for {beta} Prime -SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} at z=0. Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Structure refinements of {beta}-SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6} and {beta} Prime -SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6}. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Strontium disorder in tetragonal tungsten bronze {beta} Prime -SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6}. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Orthorhombic distortion and cell doubling in {beta}-SrTa{sub 2}O{sub 6}.

• OSTI ID: 22012197
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Vol. . 191; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
ORTHORHOMBIC LATTICES
OXIDES
REFLECTION
SPACE GROUPS
STRONTIUM
SYNCHROTRONS
TETRAGONAL LATTICES
TUNGSTEN BRONZE
X RADIATION