Preparation and Crystal Structure of the Titanium and Hafnium Bismuthides Ti8Bi9and Hf8Bi9
โ Scribed by Carolin G. Richter; Wolfgang Jeitschko
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 134
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4596
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โฆ Synopsis
The titanium bismuthide Ti 8 Bi 9 has been prepared by reaction of the elemental components in evacuated, sealed silica tubes and also by arc-melting. Its crystal structure is of a new type, which was determined from single-crystal X-ray data: P4/nmm, a โซุโฌ 1027.7(1) pm, c โซุโฌ 737.5(1) pm, Z โซุโฌ 2, R : 0.027 for 553 structure factors and 32 variable parameters. The titanium atoms occupy four different sites: two with octahedral and two with square-antiprismatic bismuth coordination. The bismuth atoms are located at three different sites with four, five, and seven titanium neighbors. An analysis of the Ti-Bi bonding distances (covering the range between 282 and 314 pm) leads to the conclusion that there are Ti-Ti bonding interactions (at distances between 293 and 307 pm). In addition, some weakly bonding Bi-Bi interactions (334-353 pm) are assumed. The compound Hf 8 Bi 9 has the same structure: a โซุโฌ 1071.8(1) pm,
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