Abstract
We report the synthesis and initial characterization of Ba9Sc2 (SiO4)6, the first example of a new oxide structure-type accommodating a large alkaline earth ion, Ba2+, a large octahedral ion, Sc3+, and tetrahedral silicate units. Transparent crystals which crystallize in the rhombohedral space group, R3̄, with aH = 9.8716(2)Å, cH = 21.9376(7)Å were grown from a silica-rich eutectic melt. The structure contains layers made up of ScO6 octahedra linked by SiO4 tetrahedra. The Ba2+ ions occupy large high-coordination-number interlayer sites.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 211-214 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 113 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry