Determining the crystal structure of Sr5(PO4)3Br, a new compound in the apatite series, by powder diffraction modeling
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Pentastrontium bromidephosphate, Sr5(PO4)3Br, was prepared by solid state reaction. The crystal structure of polycrystalline Sr5(PO4)3Br was refined from X-ray powder diffraction data by the Rietveld method using the structure model of Sr5(PO4)3Cl single crystals. Sr5(PO4)3Br is isostructural with Sr5(PO4)3Cl. The space group is P63/m. The cell parameters are a0=9.9641(1) Å, c0=7.2070(1) Å, α=β=90°, γ=120°, Z=2, d(calc)=4.27 g/cm3, and d(expt)=4.10 g/cm3. Atomic parameters are given. Final values are Rp=10.9%, Rwp=14.3%, and S=1.28. The figure of merit is F30=58 (0.013, 39).