Crystal Growth of Alkaline Earth Vanadates from Hydroxide Fluxes
Document Type
Paper
Subject Area(s)
Chemistry
Abstract
We report the crystal growth and structural characterization of four alkaline earth vanadates synthesized from alkali metal hydroxide flux reactions. The use of molten hydroxides has led to the preparation of the novel hydroxy apatites, A5(VO4)3(OH) (A = Sr, Ba), isolated from mixed NaOH/A(OH)2 (A = Sr, Ba) flux reactions contained in sealed silver tubes. Ba5(VO4)3(OH) and Sr5(VO4)3(OH) crystallize in the hexagonal space group, P63/m with a = 10.4589(2) Å, c = 7.8476(3) Å, V = 743.43(3) Å3 and a = 10.0570(4) Å, c = 7.4349(7) Å, V = 651.24(7) Å3, respectively. The crystal structures consist of isolated VO4tetrahedra separated by layers of Sr/BaOx polyhedra. In addition, we also report the crystal growth of KBaVO4 and Ba3(VO4)2 from hydroxide fluxes.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2007.12.027
Publication Info
Published in Solid State Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 4, 2007, pages 370-376.
Rights
© Solid State Sciences 2007, Elsevier.
APA Citation
Mugavero, S., Bharathy, M., McAlum, J., & zur Loye, H.-C. (2007). Crystal Growth of Alkaline Earth Vanadates from Hydroxide Fluxes. Solid State Sciences, 10(4), 370–376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2007.12.027