{"title":"The luminescence of VO43− ions in Ca2PO4Cl","authors":"A. Belletti, R. Borromei, E. Cavalli, L. Oleari","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80025-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80025-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The emission spectra of both single crystals and polycrystalline samples of Ca<sub>2</sub>PO<sub>4</sub>Cl “doped” with VO<sub>4</sub><sup>3−</sup> have been measured at several temperatures from 10 K to room temperature. In both a wide emission band has been observed within the range 16000–28000 cm<sup>−1</sup>. This band shows two components, which behave differently with temperature. The deconvolution of the decay curves, expressed in terms of a linear combination of exponentials, requires three exponentials below 250 K. The relative lifetimes are 3700 μs, 1800 μs and 250 μs at 10 K. The emission wide band is assigned to a triplet → singlet transition connected to a transfer of an electron from a molecular orbital mainly localized on one oxygen atom (2<em>p</em>π type) to a molecular orbital mainly localized on the vanadium atom (<em>d</em><sub><em>e</em></sub>, or <em>d</em><sub><em>i</em><sub>2</sub></sub> type). The lifetimes of the single crystal and of the polycrystalline samples are rather close. However there is evidence of a somewhat different behaviour of the two kinds of samples with temperature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 483-493"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80025-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84324417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis of nanometric chromium (III) oxide powders in supercritical alcohol","authors":"L. Znaidi, C. Pommier","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80019-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80019-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new semi-continuous process has been developed for the synthesis of Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> powders starting with Cr(III) acetylacetonate or acetate hydroxide dissolved in methanol. The precursor is first decomposed in the solvent under supercritical state (T = 325 to 450 °C, P = 10 MPa) and the formed solid is dried under either nitrogen or air flow. For various reaction temperatures and drying conditions, nanometric particles of pure amorphous or crystalline Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> powders are obtained with surface area between 350 and 30 m<sup>2</sup>.g<sup>−1</sup> according to their crystallization state.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 405-417"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80019-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87110966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and crystal structure of (1,6-NH3C6H12NH3)2(1-NH3C10H7)2P6O18.2H2O","authors":"H. Marouani, M. Rzaigui, M. Bagieu-Beucher","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80023-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80023-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Synthesis and complete structural characterization by X-ray diffraction, DTA, GTA and IR are given for a new cyclohexaphosphate: (1,6-NH<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>NH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (1-NH<sub>3</sub>C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>7</sub>)<sub>2</sub>P<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub>.2H<sub>2</sub>O. This compound is monoclinic P2<sub>1</sub>/c with the following unit-cell parameters: a = 11.861(2)Å, b = 10.104(1)Å, c = 19.664(6)Å, <em>β</em> = 96.44(2)°, and Z = 2. The crystal structure has been solved and refined to R = 0.033 using 3928 independent reflections. The atomic arrangement can be described as layer organisation. Layers built by P<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub> ring anions and water molecules spread in the plans (100). Between these layers are located the organic groups which form hydrogen bonds with oxygen atoms of P<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub> rings and water molecules. Geometrical characteristics of hydrogen bonds are described. The reported IR study is supported by a delaited theoretical group analysis applied to P<sub>6</sub>O<sub>18</sub> with D<sub>6h</sub> ideal local symmetry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 459-471"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80023-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79676778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Dardenne , D. Vivien, F. Ribot, G. Chottard, D. Huguenin
{"title":"Mn(V) polyhedron size in Ba10((P,Mn)O4)6F2: vibrational spectroscopy and EXAFS study","authors":"K. Dardenne , D. Vivien, F. Ribot, G. Chottard, D. Huguenin","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80020-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80020-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper reports the study of manganese substituted barium fluoroapatite Ba<sub>10</sub>(P<sub>1−x</sub>Mn<sub>x</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)<sub>6</sub>F<sub>2</sub> with 0 ≤ × ≤ 0.20. X-rays diffraction investigation indicates that the phosphate-manganate solid solution is complete, at least for this composition range, and follows Vegard's law, while diffuse reflectance and fluorescence spectra confirm that Mn(V) substitutes for P(V) in the barium apatite lattice. EXAFS experiment, at the manganese K edge, performed on the x = 0.2 compound, indicates that the Mn(V)-O distance is 1.73 Å, a much larger value than the P-O distance equal to 1.54 Å.</p><p>The (MnO<sub>4</sub>)<sup>3−</sup> vibrational mode frequencies, deduced from the IR and Raman spectra are almost independent of the x value. This indicates that, <em>even at very low manganese content</em> (<em>x</em> = 0.001), the Mn-O distance is also very close to 1.73 Å.</p><p>The Mn(V) ion distorts the barium apatite lattice to a large extent when it substitutes for P(V) and imposes its own size to the host sites.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 419-431"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80020-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81357701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Gallucci, C. Goutaudier, G. Boulon, M.T. Cohen-Adad
{"title":"Growth of KY(WO4)2 single crystal: investigation of the WO3 rich region in the K2O-Y2O3-WO3 ternary system. 2 — The KY(WO4)2 crystallisation field","authors":"E. Gallucci, C. Goutaudier, G. Boulon, M.T. Cohen-Adad","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80021-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80021-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In order to determinate the best crystal growth conditions for KY(WO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> single-crystals, the investigation of the K<sub>2</sub>O-Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>-WO<sub>3</sub> ternary system was undertaken by the study of three isoplethic sections (K<sub>2</sub>W<sub>4</sub>O<sub>13</sub>-Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, K<sub>2</sub>WO<sub>4</sub>-KY(WO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, K<sub>2</sub>W<sub>2</sub>O<sub>7</sub>-KY(WO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>). The stability domain and the crystallisation field of the compound were then defined: KY(WO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> is not stoichiometric and melts congruently for the composition 0.81(K<sub>2</sub>O.4WO<sub>3</sub>)−0.19Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> The low temperature phase belongs to the monoclinic system (s.g. C2/c) with a=10.65(1)Å, b=10.34(1)Å, c=7.54(1)Å, β=130.5(1)°. Its crystallisation field was delimited in temperature and composition: an α-KY(WO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> crystal can grow if x<sub>Y2O3</sub>≤0.175.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 433-445"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80021-0","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79199578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of impurity-free zeolites from coal-mine schists","authors":"J.E. Gilbert, A. Mosset","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80022-2","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80022-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Synthetic conditions of various zeolites have been investigated starting from coal-mine wastes. Inorganic (NaOH, KOH) or organic (TMAOH, TPAOH, quinuclidine) bases have been used as reacting solution resulting in the preparation of more than ten zeolites with different structural types: MFI, LTL, ERI-OFF, CHA, MER, GIS, ANA, CAN, SOD. The use of a ring separator in the teflon reactor allows to prepare well crystallized impurity-free zeolites.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 447-458"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80022-2","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89730442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Bestaoui, A. Verbaere, Y. Piffard, V. Coulibaly, J. Zah-Letho
{"title":"Crystal structure of the arsenate NaNb4O9AsO4. A framework structure with diffusion pathways","authors":"N. Bestaoui, A. Verbaere, Y. Piffard, V. Coulibaly, J. Zah-Letho","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80024-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80024-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Single crystals of NaNb<sub>4</sub>O<sub>9</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub>, were prepared, by solid state reaction at 875°C from a mixture of NaNO<sub>3</sub>, Nb<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub> and NH<sub>4</sub>H<sub>2</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub>. NaNb<sub>4</sub>O<sub>9</sub>AsO<sub>4</sub> crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pnma, Z=4, with a=9.9858(7) Å, b=10.3811(6) Å, c=10.4107(6) Å. The diffraction intensities were collected on a Siemens P4 diffractometer with MoKα radiation. The crystal structure was determined and refined from 3465 independent reflections. The three-dimensional framework consists of infinite chains (-NbO<sub>6</sub>-NbO<sub>6</sub>-AsO<sub>4</sub>-)<sub>n</sub>, parallel to the b axis and crosslinked via corner sharing by pairs of edge-sharing octahedra. Each pair links four chains. The Na ion partially occupies several independent close positions, with various occupancies, in the interconnected cavities delimited by the framework.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 473-482"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80024-6","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86850973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rare-earth-doped cadmium-based chlorofluoride glasses with improved durability","authors":"J.L. Adam, C. Ricordel, B. Boulard","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80027-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80027-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Glass formation is investigated in mixed-halide systems based on CdF<sub>2</sub>, NaF, BaF<sub>2</sub>, ZnF<sub>2</sub>, and CdCl<sub>2</sub>. The compositions are optimized for the best compromise between glass stability and low sensitivity to hydrolysis. Addition of 1 mol % rare-earth fluoride does not affect significantly the glass stability. The multiphonon edge is found to depend directly on the chlorine content. Located beyond 9 μm, the position of the IR edge is indicative of low phonon-energy, as compared to pure fluorides. Fundamental vibrations of the host are obtained by means of Raman and far-IR transmission spectroscopies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 509-518"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80027-1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84316256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crystallization of ultraphosphates via the gas phase. The crystal structures of FeP4O11, ZnP4O11 and CdP4O11","authors":"M. Weil, R. Glaum","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80026-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80026-X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The new ultraphosphates FeP<sub>4</sub>O<sub>11</sub>, ZnP<sub>4</sub>O<sub>11</sub> and CdP<sub>4</sub>O<sub>11</sub> of the CuP<sub>4</sub>O<sub>11</sub> structure type were synthesized from the corresponding meta- or polyphosphates and P<sub>4</sub>O<sub>11</sub>. Crystallization via the gas phase has been achieved at elevated temperatures using a mixture of P (3 mg) and I<sub>2</sub> (50 mg) as mineralizer. The crystal structure consists of a two-dimensional phosphate network, built from four crystallographically independent 10-membered polyphosphate rings. Each ring contains four secondary and six tertiary PO<sub>4</sub>-groups. Two crystallographically independent metal sites showing sixfold coordination by terminal oxygen atoms are located inbetween the phosphate layers. FeO<sub>6</sub>-octahedra (2.028(3) Å < d̄ FeO<sub>6</sub> < 2.268(3) Å) and ZnO<sub>6</sub> octahedra (2.002(2) Å < d̄ ZnO<sub>6</sub> < 2.256(2) Å) exhibit slightly larger radial distortion than the CdO<sub>6</sub>-octahedra (2.215(7) Å < d̄ CdO<sub>6</sub> < 2.383(3) Å).</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 495-508"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80026-X","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85764688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Crystal structure determination of AlVMoO7 from X-ray powder diffraction data","authors":"K. Knorr, P. Jakubus, G. Dabrowska, M. Kurzawa","doi":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80028-3","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80028-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The structure of AlVMoO<sub>7</sub> was solved by direct methods from high resolution X-ray powder diffraction data and refined by the Rietveld method. The lattice constants are a=5.3763(3)Å, b=8.1644(3)Å and c=12.7312Å. Space group Pmcn followed from the systematic extinctions and was confirmed by the successful structure solution. Aluminum is octahedrally coordinated by oxygen, whereas vanadium possesses a distorted pyramidal coordination and molybdenum is tetrahedrally coordinated by oxygen atoms. A three dimensional framework structure results from corner and edge connection of the coordination polyhedra. VO<sub>5</sub> pyramids are edge linked to infinite (VO<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup>)<sub>∞</sub> chains. Therefore, AlVMoO<sub>7</sub> can be classified as a polyvanadate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100507,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Solid State and Inorganic Chemistry","volume":"35 6","pages":"Pages 519-530"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/S0992-4361(98)80028-3","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73705850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}