Publication
Title
Synthesis and crystal structure of the new complex oxide $Ca_{7}Mn_{2.14}Ga_{5.86}O_{17.93}$
Author
Abstract
 The complex oxide Ca7Mn2.14Ga5.86O17.93 was synthesized by the solid-state reaction in a sealed evacuated quartz tube at 1000 °C. Its crystal structure was determined by electron diffraction and X-ray powder diffraction. The structure can be represented as a tetrahedral framework, viz., the polyanion [(Mn0.285Ga0.715)15O29.86]19- stabilized by the incorporated cation [Ca14GaO6]19+. The polycation consists of the GaO6 octahedra surrounded by the Ca atoms, which are arranged to form a cube capped at all places. The tetrahedral framework is partially disordered due to the presence of tetrahedra with two possible orientations in the positions (0, 0, 0) and (x, x, x) with x ≈ 0.15 and 0.17. The relationship between the Ca7Mn2.14Ga5.86O17.93 structures and related ordered phases with the symmetry F23, as well as the influence of the oxygen content on the ordering in the tetrahedral framework, are discussed.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Russian chemical bulletin
Publication
2010
ISSN
1066-5285
Volume/pages
59 :4 (2010) , p. 706-711
ISI
000283302000006
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
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