Synthesis and structure determination of La{sub 8}Ti{sub 10}S{sub 24}O{sub 4}
- Inst. des Materiaux, Nantes (France). Lab. de Chimie des Solides
The new compound La{sub 8}Ti{sub 10}S{sub 24}O{sub 4} has been prepared from a mixture of La{sub 2}Ti{sub 2}O{sub 7} and La{sub 2}O{sub 3} (in a 5:1 ratio) heated at 1,200 C under a H{sub 2}S gas flow. This new quaternary phase was obtained due to an incomplete sulfidizing process. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies show that La{sub 8}Ti{sub 10}S{sub 24}O{sub 4} crystallizes in space group P4/mmm, with Z = 1, in a cell of dimensions a = b = 10.421 {angstrom} and c = 8.384 {angstrom}. Least-squares refinement converged to values of R - 0.045 and R{sub w} = 0.048. The structure can be viewed as a stacking of two types of layers along the {rvec c} axis. These layers are built up from infinite rutile-like chains (Ti octahedra) that cross perpendicularly. La atoms, in a tricapped prismatic coordination, are located in tunnels that develop parallel to the {rvec c} direction.
- OSTI ID:
- 642194
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 136, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: 15 Feb 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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