Crystal structure of NaGaTe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>

Author(s)
Ronald Miletich, Franz Pertlik
Abstract

The crystal structure of hydrothermally synthesized NaGaTe2O6 [space group Pcab; a 7.8402(4), b 10.3265(5), c 13.3696(7) .ANG.; Z = 8] was detd. from single-crystal x-ray data and refined to R = 0.031 for 2338 reflections. The at. arrangement can formally be described as a layer structure dominated by a simple AB stacking sequence of corrugated Te(1)nTe(2)nO6n and NanGanO6n layers along the c-axis. The NanGanO6n layers are built up from GaO6 octahedra and NaO7 polyhedra which are connected to both Ga2O10 dimers and infinite [NaO5]n chains parallel to [100]. The tetravalent Te atoms exhibit typical intermediate [3+2] and [3+1] coordination for Te(1) and Te(2), resp.: the 1-sided 3-fold coordination (Te-O: 1.84 to 1.92 .ANG.) is extended by addnl. Te-O bonds (2.56 to 2.69 .ANG.). Based on simple bond-valence considerations, a relation between the variable Te4+Ox coordination, the d.p., and the influence of individual polyhedron types linked to the TexOy unit is pointed out and discussed for NaGeTe2O6.

Organisation(s)
Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
External organisation(s)
Universität Bayreuth
Journal
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume
268
Pages
107-111
No. of pages
5
ISSN
0925-8388
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-8388(97)00623-3
Publication date
1998
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
105113 Crystallography, 104011 Materials chemistry
Keywords
Portal url
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