Growth and single-crystal refinement of phase-III potassium nitrate, KNO3

2009 ◽  
Vol 65 (6) ◽  
pp. 659-663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn J. Freney ◽  
Laurence A. J. Garvie ◽  
Thomas L. Groy ◽  
Peter R. Buseck
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Stable Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Spontaneous Transformation ◽  
Structure Determinations ◽  
Phase Phase

Oriented single crystals of the high-temperature phase of KNO3 (phase III), a ferroelectric compound that may also occur as an atmospheric aerosol particle, were grown at room temperature and pressure by atomizing a solution of KNO3 in water and allowing droplets to dry on a glass substrate. The crystals are up to 1 mm across and are stable unless mechanically disturbed. There is no evidence of the spontaneous transformation of phase III to the room-temperature stable phase (phase II), even after several months. Single-crystal structure determinations of phase III were obtained at 295 and 123 K. The unit cell regained its room-temperature dimensions after warming from 123 K. The phase-III KNO3 structure can be viewed as the stacking parallel to the c axis of alternating K atoms and planar NO3 groups. The NO3 groups connect the planes of K atoms, where each O is fourfold coordinated to one N and three K. Each K atom has nine O nearest neighbors, with three bonds at 2.813 and six at 2.9092 Å. The interatomic K—N—K distance alternates from 5.051 to 3.941 along the c axis. The N—O distances increase from 1.245 (2) Å at 295 K to 1.2533 (15) Å at 123 K. The nitrate group has a slight non-planarity, with the N atoms 0.011 Å above the O plane and directed toward the more distant K of the K—N—K chain.

Low-temperature phases of dicalcium barium hexakis(propanoate)

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Fábry ◽  
Michal Dušek
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
The Other ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Acta Cryst ◽  
Carboxylate Groups ◽  
Structure Determinations

The structure determinations of phases (II) and (III) of barium dicalcium hexakis(propanoate) {or poly[hexa-μ4-propanoato-bariumdicalcium], [BaCa2(C3H5O2)6] n } are reported at 240 and 130 K, respectively [phase (I) was determined previously by Stadnicka & Glazer (1980). Acta Cryst. B36, 2977–2985; our structure determination of phase (I) at room temperature is included in the supporting information]. In the high-temperature phase, the Ba2+ cation is surrounded by six carboxylate groups in bidentate bridging modes. In the low-temperature phases, five carboxylate groups act in bidentate bridging modes and one acts in a monodentate bridging mode around Ba2+. The Ca2+ cations are surrounded by six carboxylate O atoms in a trigonal antiprism in all the structures. The Ba2+ and Ca2+ cations are underbonded and significantly overbonded, respectively, in all the phases. The bonding of the Ba2+ cation increases slightly at the cost of the bonding of Ca2+ cations during cooling to the low-temperature phases. The phase transitions during cooling are accompanied by ordering of the ethyl chains. In room-temperature phase (I), all six ethyl chains are positionally disordered over two positions in the crossed mode, with additional splitting of the ethyl α- and β-C atoms. In phase (II), on the other hand, there are three disordered ethyl chains, one with positionally disordered ethyl α- and β-C atoms, and the other two with positionally disordered ethyl β-C atoms only, and in the lowest-temperature phase (III) there are four ordered ethyl chains and two disordered ethyl chains with positionally disordered ethyl β-C atoms only.

Structure and Bonding of Tribromocadmates, ACdBr3, A = NH4, Rb, Cs, CH3NH3, (CH3)2NH2, (CH3)4N], [H2NNH3, and (H2N)3C. An X-ray Diffraction and 79-81Br NQR Study

1991 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1063-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. G. Krishnan ◽  
Shi-qi Dou ◽  
Alarich Weiss
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Line Spectrum ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Single Chain ◽  
Double Chain ◽  
81Br Nqr ◽  
A Chain

Abstract The 79-81Br NQR spectra of tribromocadmates with the cations K⊕, NH4⊕, Rb⊕, Cs⊕, CH3NH3⊕, (CH3)2NH2⊕, (CH3)4N⊕, H2NNH3⊕, and C(NH2)3⊕ were studied as functions of temperature from 77 K on up to T>300 K. CsCdBr3 shows a singlet 81Br NQR spectrum over the whole temperature range studied. [CH3NH3]CdBr3, with one 81Br NQR line spectrum at room temperature, experiences a phase transition at 167 K; below this temperature an 18-line spectrum is observed. In [(CH3)4N]CdBr3 (phase II), at 290 K, a singlet 81Br NQR is present as is in the high temperature phase III (TII.1 , = 390 K); the low temperature phase III (TII,m, = 160 K has a triplet 81Br NQR spectrum. KCdBr3 shows an 81Br NQR doublet spectrum, as do RbCdBr3, [H2NNH3]CdBr3, and [C(NH2)3]CdBr3. 81Br NQR triplets are observed for [(CH3)2NH2]CdBr3 and NH4CdBr3. Several crystal structures were determined (at room temperature). [(CH3)4N]CdBr3: P63/m, Z = 2, a - 940 pm, c = 700 pm, disordered cation, single chain Perovskite with face connected [CdBr6]- octahedra (nearly CsNiCl3-type). [(CH3)2NH2]CdBr3: P21/c, Z = 4, a = 898 pm, 6 = 1377 pm, c = 698 pm, ß = 91.2°, face connected [CdBr3-octahedra single chain Perovskite. NH4CdBr3: Pnma, Z = 4, a = 950 pm, b = 417 pm, c= 1557 pm, with a double chain of condensed [CdBr6]-octahedra, NH4CdCl3-type. [N2H5]CdBr3: P2,/c, Z = 4, a = 395 pm, 6 = 1749 pm,c = 997 pm,ß = 94.2°, double chain polyanion similar to NH4CdBr3. [C(NH2)3]CdBr3: C2/c, Z = 4, a = 778 pm, 6 = 1598 pm, c = 746 pm, ß = 110.2°, a single chain Perovskite with a chain of condensed trigonal bipyramids [CdBr5]. Three types of anion chains of CdBr3 have been observed: Single octahedral chains, face connected; double octahedral chains, edge connected; a trigonal-bipyramidal chain, edge connected. The relation between the crystal structure and the Br NQR is discussed

X-ray powder diffraction investigation of new high temperature polymorphs of CaTeO3 and CaTe2O5

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. N. Tripathi ◽  
R. Mishra ◽  
M. D. Mathews ◽  
P. N. Namboodiri
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Stable Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Monoclinic Lattice

X-ray powder diffraction investigation of the new high temperature polymorphs beta- and gamma-CaTeO3 and gamma- and delta-CaTe2O5 and picnometric measurements of the room temperature phases of the two compounds have been carried out. The study led to the elucidation of their unit cell structures and assignment of entirely new lattice types and parameters to the room temperature phases of CaTeO3 and CaTe2O5 in contrast and supersession to the existing structural information. The results are as follows: CaTeO3 has only one stable phase at room temperature and temperatures up to 882 °C, i.e., α- and has a triclinic unit cell with a=4.132±0.003 Å, b=6.120±0.006 Å, c=12.836±0.013 Å, α=121.80°, β=99.72°, γ=97.26°. The first high temperature phase stable between 882 and 894 °C, i.e., β-CaTeO3, has a monoclinic lattice: a=20.577±0.007 Å, b=21.857±0.009 Å, c=4.111±0.002 Å, β=96.15°, while the next phase stable above 894 °C, i.e., γ-CaTeO3, has a hexagonal unit cell with parameters: a=14.015±0.0001 Å, c=9.783±0.001 Å, c/a=0.698. CaTe2O5 has one stable phase at temperatures up to 802 °C, i.e., α-CaTe2O5 with a monoclinic lattice and parameters: a=9.069±0.002 Å, b=25.175±0.007 Å, c=3.366±0.001 Å, β=98.29 °. The first high temperature phase stable in the range 802–845°, i.e., β-CaTe2O5, is monoclinic with unit cell parameters: a=4.146±0.001 Å, b=5.334±0.002 Å, c=6.105±0.002 Å, β=98.362 °; the next higher temperature phase stable over 845–857 °C, i.e., γ-CaTe2O5, has an orthorhombic unit cell with: a=8.638±0.001 Å, b=9.291±0.001 Å, c=7.862±0.001 Å and the highest temperature solid phase stable above 857 °C, i.e., δ-CaTe2O5 has a tetragonal unit cell with a=5.764±0.000 Å, c=32.074±0.020 Å, c/a=5.5637.

High-temperature phase transitions and domain structures of KLiSO4: studied by polarisation-optics, X-ray topography and liquid–crystal surface decoration

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Scherf ◽  
Nicolay R. Ivanov ◽  
Su Jin Chung ◽  
Theo Hahn ◽  
Helmut Klapper
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Crystal Surface ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Domain Structures ◽  
Surface Decoration

AbstractThe transitions between the room temperature phase III (space group

scholarly journals Notizen: The Crystal Structure of β-CsReO4, the Room-Temperature Modification of Cesium Perrhenate

1993 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 685-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Rögner ◽  
Klaus-Jürgen Range
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Orthorhombic Distortion ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cs Ions

The crystal structure of β-CsReO4, the roomtemperature modification of cesium perrhenate, was determined from single-crystal X-ray data as orthorhombic, space group P nma, a = 5.7556(9), b = 5.9964(8), c = 14.310(2) Å and Z = 4.The structure was refined to R = 0.027, Rw = 0.023 for 779 absorption-corrected reflections. It represents an orthorhombic distortion of the tetragonal high-temperature phase α-CsReO4. The structure of β-CsReO4 comprises isolated ReO4 tetrahedra, linked together by Cs ions. The average Re-O distance was found to be 1.714(4) Å.

Ferroelectric and Electrical Properties of Potassium Nitrate Thin Composite Layers

2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 607-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neeraj Kumar ◽  
Rabinder Nath
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Polyvinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ferroelectric Phase ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Phase Iii ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Composite Layers ◽  
Ferroelectric Hysteresis ◽  
Phase Phase

The ferroelectric and electrical properties of potassium nitrate (KNO3): polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) composite layers prepared by melt press method have been studied. The stability of ferroelectric phase (phase –III) of potassium nitrate (KNO3) in the composite layers at room temperature have been analyzed. The temperature dependence of ferroelectric hysteresis loop (P-E) characteristics have been investigated in the composite layers. The electrical conductivity (σ) and dielectric behaviour of composite layers have been characterized. The conductivity and dielectric variation with temperature during heating and cooling modes has been found to provide the knowledge of phase transition in the composite. The capacitance –-voltage (C-V) and conductance - voltage (G-V) characteristics clearly show the ferroelectric butterfly loop, which is attributed to the features of ferroelectricity in the composite layers at room temperature. The coexistence of ferroelectric phase (phase III) with paraelectric phase (phase II) has also been observed at room temperature in the composite layers during dielectric and conductivity measurements.

scholarly journals Structure and Properties of Ln2MoO6 Oxymolybdates (Ln = La, Pr, Nd) Doped with Magnesium

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 611
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Orlova ◽  
Elena Kharitonova ◽  
Timofei Sorokin ◽  
Alexander Antipin ◽  
Nataliya Novikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopy ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Temperature Phase ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
Spectroscopy Data ◽  
Structure And Properties ◽  
Hygroscopic Properties ◽  
Thermogravimetric Studies ◽  
Mg Doped

The literature data and the results obtained by the authors on the study of the structure and properties of a series of polycrystalline and single-crystal samples of pure and Mg-doped oxymolybdates Ln2MoO6 (Ln = La, Pr, Nd) are analyzed. Presumably, the high-temperature phase I41/acd of Nd2MoO6 single crystals is retained at room temperature. The reason for the loss of the center of symmetry in the structures of La2MoO6 and Pr2MoO6 and the transition to the space group I4¯c2 is the displacement of oxygen atoms along the twofold diagonal axes. In all structures, Mg cations are localized near the positions of the Mo atoms, and the splitting of the positions of the atoms of rare-earth elements is found. Thermogravimetric studies, as well as infrared spectroscopy data for hydrated samples of Ln2MoO6 (Ln = La, Pr, Nd), pure and with an impurity of Mg, confirm their hygroscopic properties.

The structures and phase transitions in 4-aminopyridinium tetraaquabis(sulfato)iron(III), (C5H7N2)[FeIII(H2O)4(SO4)2]

2019 ◽  
Vol 75 (6) ◽  
pp. 1144-1151
Author(s):  
Tamara J. Bednarchuk ◽  
Wolfgang Hornfeck ◽  
Vasyl Kinzhybalo ◽  
Zhengyang Zhou ◽  
Michal Dušek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Temperature Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Hybrid Compound ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray

The organic–inorganic hybrid compound 4-aminopyridinium tetraaquabis(sulfato)iron(III), (C5H7N2)[FeIII(H2O)4(SO4)2] (4apFeS), was obtained by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction in the temperature range from 290 to 80 K. Differential scanning calorimetry revealed that the title compound undergoes a sequence of three reversible phase transitions, which has been verified by variable-temperature X-ray diffraction analysis during cooling–heating cycles over the temperature ranges 290–100–290 K. In the room-temperature phase (I), space group C2/c, oxygen atoms from the closest Fe-atom environment (octahedral) were disordered over two equivalent positions around a twofold axis. Two intermediate phases (II), (III) were solved and refined as incommensurately modulated structures, employing the superspace formalism applied to single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Both structures can be described in the (3+1)-dimensional monoclinic X2/c(α,0,γ)0s superspace group (where X is ½, ½, 0, ½) with modulation wavevectors q = (0.2943, 0, 0.5640) and q = (0.3366, 0, 0.5544) for phases (II) and (III), respectively. The completely ordered low-temperature phase (IV) was refined with the twinning model in the triclinic P{\overline 1} space group, revealing the existence of two domains. The dynamics of the disordered anionic substructure in the 4apFeS crystal seems to play an essential role in the phase transition mechanisms. The discrete organic moieties were found to be fully ordered even at room temperature.

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