Monoclinic NbOPO 4 was found to undergo a readily reversible 5rst-order phase transition at 2923C. The connectivity of the NbO 6 octahedra and PO 4 tetrahedra remains the same throughout the transition, but above the transition the symmetry has increased to orthorhombic and Z has decreased by a fact
Phase Transition and Negative Thermal Expansion in Tetragonal NbOPO4
โ Scribed by T.G. Amos; A. Yokochi; A.W. Sleight
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 304 KB
- Volume
- 141
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4596
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โฆ Synopsis
The structure of tetragonal NbOPO 4 has been studied from room temperature to 500ยฐยฐC by X-ray powder diffraction and to 327ยฐยฐC by neutron powder diffraction. Rietveld refinements were conducted on neutron data collected at 25, 100, 175, 200, 225, 275, and 327ยฐยฐC. A phase transition was found at about 200ยฐยฐC. The space group is P4/n below this transition and P4/nmm above this transition. The c cell edge shows positive thermal expansion over the entire temperature range. The a and b cell edges show positive thermal expansion below the transition and negative thermal expansion above the transition. The negative thermal expansion is attributed to rocking motions of the corner-shared NbO 6 octahedra and PO 4 tetrahedra.
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