Investigation of the structure and properties of K{sub 9}H{sub 7}(SO{sub 4}){sub 8} {center_dot} H{sub 2}O single crystals
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography (Russian Federation)
The features of the conductivity of K{sub 9}H{sub 7}(SO{sub 4}){sub 8} {center_dot} H{sub 2}O single-crystal samples in the temperature range of superprotonic phase transition have been investigated. The K{sub 9}H{sub 7}(SO{sub 4}){sub 8} {center_dot} H{sub 2}O crystal structure is determined and refined taking into account hydrogen atoms by X-ray diffraction analysis at a temperature of 295 K: monoclinic symmetry, sp. gr. P2{sub 1}/c, Z = 4, a = 7.059(1), b = 19.773(1), c = 23.449(1) Angstrom-Sign , {beta} = 95.33(1) Degree-Sign , R{sub 1}/wR{sub 2} = 2.71/1.71. The structural data obtained suggest that the occurrence of high conductivity in K{sub 9}H{sub 7}(SO{sub 4}){sub 8} {center_dot} H{sub 2}O crystals with an increase in temperature is related to the diffusion of crystallization water and motion of K ions, as well as to the transformation of the system of hydrogen bonds and protonic motion. The stabilization of the high-temperature superprotonic phase and its supercooling to low temperatures are due to the presence of channels for the motion of K ions and slow backward diffusion of water in the crystal.
- OSTI ID:
- 22054249
- Journal Information:
- Crystallography Reports, Vol. 56, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2011 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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