Synthesis and characterization of some binary and ternary zirconium iodides
Studies of binary ZrI/sub 4/-Zr and ternary CsI-Zr-ZrI/sub 4/ systems have produced several new compounds. The new binary compounds include two polymorphs of ZrI/sub 2/ (..cap alpha.. and ..beta..) as well as a phase described earlier as ZrI/sub 1/ /sub 8/. ..cap alpha..-ZrI/sub 2/ forms as black lath-like crystals by vapor phase transport reactions between Zr and ZrI/sub 4/ from 700 to 825/sup 0/C. Its structure is monoclinic space group P2/sub 1//m with a = 6.821(2), b = 3.741(1), c = 14.937(3) A and ..beta.. = 95.66(3)/sup 0/, Z = 4 (R = 0.064). ..beta..-ZrI/sub 2/ is formed as black gem-like crystals between 800 to 975/sup 0/C, crystallizing in the trigonal space group R anti 3 with hexagonal axes a = 14.502(2) and c = 9.996(2) A, Z = 18 (R = 0.109). This phase contains a Zr/sub 6/I/sub 12/ cluster. Guinier x-ray powder diffraction data previously reported for ZrI/sub 1/ /sub 8/ has now been found to arise from ..cap alpha..-ZrI/sub 2/ intergrown with an orthorhombic ZrI/sub 2/ phase (perhaps isostructural with WTe/sub 2/ plus an unknown phase. The ternary compounds include Cs/sub 2/ZrI/sub 6/, Cs/sub 3/Zr/sub 2/T/sub 9/ and CsZr/sub 6/I/sub 14/. The first is isostructural with K/sub 2/PtCl/sub 6/. Cs/sub 3/Zr/sub 2/I/sub 9/ is formed from the reaction of CsI, ZrI/sub 4/ and Zr between 700 to 900/sup 0/C as black gem-like crystals which crystallize in the space group P6/sub 3//mmc with a = 8.269(1) and c = 19.908(3) A, z = 2. This phase was found to have a Cs/sub 3/Cr/sub 2/Cl/sub 9/-type structure, d/sub Zr-Zr/ = 3.134(4) A (R = 0.087). CsZr/sub 6/I/sub 14/ forms both rod and gem crystals by the same reaction with more metal between 900 to 950/sup 0/C. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Ccmb with a = 14.275(4), b = 15.880(4) and c = 12.953 (4) A (R = 0.062). This phase also contains a Zr/sub 6/I/sub 12/ cluster.
- Research Organization:
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-82
- OSTI ID:
- 5675366
- Report Number(s):
- IS-T-958; ON: DE82005452
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Thesis
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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