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Title: Li{sub 2}Si{sub 3}O{sub 7}: Crystal structure and Raman spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck (Austria)
  2. Christian-Doppler-Laboratory for Advanced Hard Coatings at the Institute of Mineralogy and Petrography, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck (Austria)

The crystal structure of metastable Li{sub 2}Si{sub 3}O{sub 7} was determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The orthorhombic crystals were found to adopt space group Pmca with unit cell parameters of a=19.648(3)A, b=5.9969(8)A and c=4.8691(6)A. The content of the cell is Z=4. The obtained structural model was refined to a R-value of 0.035. The structure exhibits silicate sheets, which can be classified as {l_brace}uB,2,1{sub {approx}}{sup 2}{r_brace}[Si{sub 6}O{sub 14}] using the silicate nomenclature of Liebau. The layers are build up from zweier single chains running parallel to c. Raman spectra are presented and compared with other silicates. Furthermore, the structure is discussed versus Na{sub 2}Si{sub 3}O{sub 7}.

OSTI ID:
21015730
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 180, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.12.015; PII: S0022-4596(06)00655-4; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English