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Hexagonal tungsten trioxide obtained from peroxo-polytungstate and reversible lithium electro-intercalation into its framework

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States)
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  1. Univ. of Tokyo, Minatoku (Japan)
  2. Hitachi Ltd., Kokubunnji, Tokyo (Japan)

A hexagonal form of WO{sub 3} (a = 7.3244(6), c = 7.6628(5) {angstrom}, z = 6) was synthesized by the low temperature sintering of an ammonium peroxo-polytungstate precursor. This compound, the N/W ratio of which is 0.015 at most, is not identical to reported hexagonal WO{sub 3} from WO{sub 3}{center dot}1/3 H{sub 2}O because its c-axis is significantly shorter than that of the latter (7.798 {angstrom}). Powder XRD profile refinements were performed in the space group P6{sub 3}/mcm. The authors found two kinds of structural models that showed reasonably good profile agreement (R {approx} 0.07). Both models are built up of remarkably distorted WO{sub 6} octahedra, in which part of the O-O distances are very short (2.32 {approximately} 2.42 {angstrom}). Electrochemical intercalation of lithium into the present WO{sub 3} framework work was investigated using a Li{vert bar}LiPF{sub 6}{vert bar}WO{sub 3} cell. It was found that Li was intercalated reversibly up to the composition Li{sub 1.0}WO{sub 3}.

OSTI ID:
7200924
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 96:1; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English