Abstract
Two cadmium apatites, Cd5(PO4)3Br and Cd5(VO4)3I, earlier reported to be halogenide deficient, were prime suspects of being modulated. In this study, incommensurate ordering was found in satellites occurring in planes perpendicular to c*. The structure of Cd5(PO4)3Br was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data in the four-dimensional super space group R:P3̄:(00γ): a = 16.932(2) Å, c = 6.451(1) Å, Z = 6, R = 0.043. The modulation of the structure is due to a misfit between the large halogenide ions and the surrounding rigid Ca-PO4 substructure. From the refined model of the Cd5(PO4)3Br structure a 'chain-packing' model was confirmed with a Br-Br distance of 3.466 Å. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 154-158 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 150 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2000 Jan 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Free keywords
- Bromine
- Cadmiumapatite
- Incommensurate modulation
- Iodine