Modulated structures in oxidised cerium niobates

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1999

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Brink, Frank

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Three previously reported oxidized cerium niobate phases CeNbO4+x(x=0.08, 0.25, and 0.33) have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray powder and electron diffraction. All three phases display structures which are modulated variants of a parent fergusonite-type CeIIINbO4structure (I2/a,a=5.5342 (2) Åb=11.4016(6) Å,c=5.1583 (3) Å,β=94.600(5)°). Thex=0.08 phase with parent unit cell (I2/a,a=5.3029(8) Å,b=11.483(2) Å,c=5.2515(8) Å,β=91.32(2)°) is a two-dimensional, incommensurately modulated phase characterized by incommensurate primary modulation wavevectors q1~[0.345, 0, 0.138]*pand q2~[-0.069, 0, 0.172]*p(p for parent). Thex=0.25 phase with parent unit cell (I2/a,a=5.3522(8) Å,b=11.374(3) Å,c=5.116(1) Å,β=93.34(2)°) is a commensurately modulated superstructure phase characterized by the reciprocal space unit cell a*r=112[402]*p, b*r=14[020]*p, and c*r=13[101]*p(r for resultant). Thex=0.33 phase with parent unit cell (I1,a=5.4374(8) Å,b=11.189(2) Å,c=5.1458(8) Å,α=90.56(1),β=94.37(1),γ=88.19(1)°) is again commensurately modulated with q=13[101]*p. The close structural relationship between the three oxidized phases and possible interstitial oxygen sites in the CeIIINbO4structure are discussed.

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Journal of Solid State Chemistry

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