An electron diffraction and XRPD study of superlattice ordering in the elpasolite-related oxyfluoride K3MoO3F3

F. J. Brink, R. L. Withers, K. Friese, G. Madariaga, L. Norén

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    Abstract

    A detailed electron diffraction and XRPD study has been made of the room-temperature α polymorph of K3MoO3F3. It is shown that the true symmetry of this polymorph is neither tetragonal, trigonal, nor triclinic as previously reported but rather monoclinic I1a1, a = 2ap - cp, b = 4bp, c = ap + 2cp when expressed in terms of the underlying elpasolite (ordered perovskite) parent structure type. A highly structured, three-dimensional, continuous diffuse intensity distribution (presumably arising from local O/F ordering and associated structural relaxation) is shown to coexist with the sharp satellite reflections characteristic of the monoclinic supercell.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)267-274
    Number of pages8
    JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
    Volume163
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2002

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