The crystal structure of ytterbium diiodide monohydrate by X-ray powder diffraction

Journal Article · Tue Jan 31 23:00:00 EST 1995 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1006/jssc.1995.1048· OSTI ID:518215

Lasocha, W ^[1]

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1. Jagiellonian Univ., Ingardena (Poland)

The crystal structure of the ytterbium diiodide monohydrate was determined by the X-ray powder diffraction method. Ytterbium atoms are octahedrally coordinated by five iodine atoms and one oxygen atom; space group: Pnma (62); lattice parameters: a = 10.4792(7), b = 4.5138(3), c = 13.0602(9) {angstrom}. Rietveld refinement of a mixture of ytterbium diiodide hydrate and a silicon standard results in the discrepancy factors R{sub B} = 8.04, R{sub wp} = 9.17%. The powder pattern previously reported for YbI{sub 2}{center_dot}2H{sub 2}O is shown to be identical to that of YbI{sub 2}{center_dot}H{sub 2}O.

• OSTI ID: 518215
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 114; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
66 PHYSICS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
LATTICE PARAMETERS
STRUCTURAL MODELS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
YTTERBIUM IODIDES