The arsenate Na3In2(AsO4)3 has been synthesized and investigated by X-ray diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy. According to a Rietveld analysis, it is monoclinic, space group C2/c, Z β«Ψβ¬ 4, with a β«Ψβ¬ 12.6025 (1), b β«Ψβ¬ 13.1699 (1), c β«Ψβ¬ 6.8335 (1) A s , β«2247.311Ψβ¬ (5). It has an alluaudite-l
Alluaudite-like Structure of the Complex Arsenate NaCaCdMg2(AsO4)3
β Scribed by S. Khorari; A. Rulmont; P. Tarte; G. Miehe; D. Antenucci; B. Gilbert
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 131
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4596
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β¦ Synopsis
The existence of a continuous series of solid solutions NaCaCdMg 2 [(PO 4 ) 1Ψx (AsO 4 ) x ] 3 (04x41) suggests an alluaudite-like structure of the arsenate NaCaCdMg 2 (AsO 4 ) 3 . This is definitely confirmed by a Rietveld analysis of its X-ray powder diffractogram. The crystal cell is monoclinic, space group C2/c, with a β«Ψβ¬ 12.2363(1), b β«Ψβ¬ 12.9869(1), c β«Ψβ¬ 6.7742(1) A s , β«Ψβ¬ 113.7985(3)Β°. The Mg 2Ψ cations are essentially located on the M(2) sites of the alluaudite structure, but the distribution of the Na Ψ , Ca 2Ψ , and Cd 2Ψ cations over the M(1), X(1), and X(2) sites is more or less disordered. The existence of a partial disorder in the cation distribution is supported by some diffuseness of the Raman and IR spectra.
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