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Title: Zn 2 MnSbO 6 and Zn 2 FeSbO 6 : Two New Polar High-Pressure Ordered Corundum-Type Compounds
Two new compounds, Zn2FeSbO6 and Zn2MnSbO6, have been synthesized under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions. The synthesis, single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), optical second harmonic generation (SHG), and magnetic and heat capacity measurements were carried out for both compounds and are described. The lattice parameters are a = 5.17754(6) Å and c = 13.80045(16) Å for Zn2FeSbO6 and a = 5.1889(10) Å and c = 14.0418(3) Å for Zn2MnSbO6. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that Zn2FeSbO6 consists of a cocrystal of superimposed Ni3TeO6 (NTO) and ordered ilmenite (OIL) components with a ratio of approximately 2:1 and Zn2MnSbO6 contains two nearly identical, but noncrystallographically related, OIL components in a ratio of approximately 6:1.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2117792
PAR ID:
10581494
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
American Chemical Society
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemistry of Materials
Volume:
36
Issue:
24
ISSN:
0897-4756
Page Range / eLocation ID:
11833 to 11851
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Cations Crystal structure Granular materials Transition metals X-rays
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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