{"title":"The incommensurate composite Y<sub>x</sub>Os<sub>4</sub>B<sub>4</sub> (x = 1.161).","authors":"Berthold Stöger, Oksana Sologub, Leonid Salamakha","doi":"10.1107/S205252062400982X","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Y<sub>x</sub>Os<sub>4</sub>B<sub>4</sub> (x = 1.161) crystallizes as a tetragonal incommensurate composite of columns of Y atoms extending along [001] in an Os<sub>4</sub>B<sub>4</sub> framework. The structure was refined using the superspace approach. The basic structure of the Y subsystem can be idealized as having I4/mmm symmetry, with a crystallographically unique Y atom located on the 4/mmm position. The actual superspace symmetry is P4<sub>2</sub>/nmc(00σ<sub>3</sub>)s0s0. The Y atoms feature only subtle positional modulation in the [001] direction. The Os<sub>4</sub>B<sub>4</sub> subsystem [P4<sub>2</sub>/ncm(00σ<sub>3</sub>)00ss superspace symmetry] is built of columns of edge-sharing Os<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra extending along [001] and B<sub>2</sub> dumbbells. The Os<sub>4</sub> tetrahedra feature pronounced positional modulation with a distinct variation of the Os-Os bond lengths. Modulation of the B<sub>2</sub> dumbbells is best described as a rotation about the [001] axis.</p>","PeriodicalId":7320,"journal":{"name":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11789166/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta crystallographica Section B, Structural science, crystal engineering and materials","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S205252062400982X","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
YxOs4B4 (x = 1.161) crystallizes as a tetragonal incommensurate composite of columns of Y atoms extending along [001] in an Os4B4 framework. The structure was refined using the superspace approach. The basic structure of the Y subsystem can be idealized as having I4/mmm symmetry, with a crystallographically unique Y atom located on the 4/mmm position. The actual superspace symmetry is P42/nmc(00σ3)s0s0. The Y atoms feature only subtle positional modulation in the [001] direction. The Os4B4 subsystem [P42/ncm(00σ3)00ss superspace symmetry] is built of columns of edge-sharing Os4 tetrahedra extending along [001] and B2 dumbbells. The Os4 tetrahedra feature pronounced positional modulation with a distinct variation of the Os-Os bond lengths. Modulation of the B2 dumbbells is best described as a rotation about the [001] axis.
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Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials publishes scientific articles related to the structural science of compounds and materials in the widest sense. Knowledge of the arrangements of atoms, including their temporal variations and dependencies on temperature and pressure, is often the key to understanding physical and chemical phenomena and is crucial for the design of new materials and supramolecular devices. Acta Crystallographica B is the forum for the publication of such contributions. Scientific developments based on experimental studies as well as those based on theoretical approaches, including crystal-structure prediction, structure-property relations and the use of databases of crystal structures, are published.