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The Ab initio crystal structure determination of CuPt3O6 from a combination of synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction data

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • TE Connectivity Ltd.

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Abstract

The structure of a novel copper platinum oxide, CuPt3O6, has been determined using high resolution synchrotron X-ray and time-of-flight neutron powder diffraction techniques. The atomic positions were found using the X-ray data, and the model was refined using the neutron data. This mixed valence material can be represented as V[Cu2+]IV[Pt2+]VI[Pt4+]2O6. The structure is built from buckled slabs of edge- and corner-linked PtO6 octahedra approximately in (100), and these are held together by alternating infinite stacks of PtO4 squares and edge-linked chains of distorted CuO5 square pyramids along [001]. The structure is orthorhombic, Pn21m, a = 6.1154(2), b = 11.5609(4), c = 3.1012(1) A ̊, V = 219.26(2) A ̊3, Z = 2, Dx = 11.28g cm-3, Rwp = 3.76%, χ2 = 2.35.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1273-1279
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
Volume52
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1991

Keywords

  • crystal structure
  • CuPtO
  • neutron
  • powder diffraction
  • X-ray

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