Crystal structure of bismuth-containing NdFe(BO) in the temperature range 20-500 K.

Neodymium iron borate NdFe(BO) is an intensively studied multiferroic with high electric polarization values controlled by a magnetic field. It is characterized by a large quadratic magnetoelectric effect, rigidity in the base plane and a rather strong piezoelectric effect. In this work, the atomic structure of (NdBi)Fe(BO) was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction in the temperature range 20-500 K (space group R32, Z = 3).

A new TlFeHf(MoO) ternary molybdate: crystal structure and properties.

Single crystals of TlFeHf(MoO) [a = b = 10.5550 (3), c = 37.7824 (9) Å, γ = 120°] are obtained by the self-flux method in the TlMoO-Fe(MoO)-Hf(MoO) system.

Tennantite: multi-temperature crystal structure, phase transition and electronic structure of synthetic CuAsS.

The structure of synthetic tennantite CuAsS was investigated at various temperatures in the 90-293 K range. It crystallizes in space group I{\overline 4}3m. No structural transformation was observed in this temperature range.

Crystal structure and structural phase transition in bismuth-containing HoFe(BO) in the temperature range 11-500 K.

An accurate single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of bismuth-containing HoFe(BO) between 11 and 500 K has revealed structural phase transition at T = 365 K. The Bi atoms enter the composition from BiMoO-based flux during crystal growth and significantly affect T. The content of Bi was estimated by two independent methods, establishing the composition as (HoBi)Fe(BO).

The lower symmetry electron-density distribution and the charge transport anisotropy in cubic dodecaboride LuB.

High-quality single crystals of LuB are grown using the induction zone melting method. The x-ray data are collected at temperatures 293, 135, 95, 50 K. The crystal structure of LuB can be refined with record low R-factor in the cubic Fm [Formula: see text] m symmetry group despite reiterated observations of the cubic symmetry distortions both in the unit-cell values and in the physical properties.

Crystal structure, phase transition and structural deformations in iron borate (YBi)Fe(BO) in the temperature range 90-500 K.

An accurate X-ray diffraction study of (YBi)Fe(BO) single crystals in the temperature range 90-500 K was performed on a laboratory diffractometer and used synchrotron radiation. It was established that the crystal undergoes a diffuse structural phase transition in the temperature range 350-380 K. The complexity of localization of such a transition over temperature was overcome by means of special analysis of systematic extinction reflections by symmetry.