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Title: Crystal structure of RbTa(PO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ and some laws governing the structure of tantalum orthophosphates

Journal Article · · Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5797332

The authors have studied the crystal structure of RbTa(PO/sub 4/2/. An investigation of the three mixed tantalum orthophosphates TaH(PO/sub 4/)/sub 2/, and CsTa(PO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ revealed the layered structure of the crystals, and showed that, despite the identical structure of the tantalum-phosphate networks, the symmetry of the layer and the cell as a whole is influenced by the radius of the univalent cation. In the case of TaH(PO/sub 4/)/sub 2/ owing to the small size of the hydrogen atom the layers are brought so far together that in each fragment forming a layer (tantalum octahedron surrounded by six PO/sub 4/ tetrahedra) two orthophosphate tetrahedra are common to adjacent layers.

Research Organization:
N. S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, USSR
OSTI ID:
5797332
Journal Information:
Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Vol. 22:8; Other Information: Translated from Izv. Akad. Nauk. SSSR, Neorg. Mater.; 22: No. 8, 1369-1372(Aug 1986)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English