A rare case of Na/Zn isomorphism in the crystal structure of acentric zincophosphate NaZn[Zn(PO)].

A microporous zincophosphate with the idealized formula NaZn[Zn(PO)] was obtained through high-temperature hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, microprobe analysis and X-ray diffraction. The orthorhombic compound, which crystallizes in acentric space group Pna2 with unit-cell parameters a = 12.9901 (2), b = 16.

Rubidium vanadium(III) vanadyl(IV) phosphate, RbV(VO)(PO)(HPO): crystal chemistry and low-dimensional magnetism.

In this paper, we present the synthesis and characterization of a rubidium vanadium(III) vanadyl(IV) phosphate, obtained under hydrothermal conditions. The new compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group 1̄ with the unit cell parameters = 9.637(1), = 12.

Crystal structure of KMnPOF with short- and long-range order inside the layered magnetic system.

Potassium manganese fluoride phosphate, KMnPOF, has been obtained through mild hydrothermal synthesis and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, microprobe analysis and X-ray diffraction. The compound possesses an orthorhombic symmetry and chiral space group 222 with = 4.7884(2), = 9.

KMnO(OH)(VO)(VO) with Sawtooth Chains of Multivalent Manganese Triangular Trimer Units: Magnetic Susceptibility Shrouding a Long-Range Antiferromagnetic Order of Ferromagnetic Triangles.

-Pyrovanadate (or -diorthovanadate) KMnMnO(OH)(VO)(VO) synthesized hydrothermally crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group with = 17.9155(5), = 5.8940(2), = 10.

(Na,Li)(Cl,OH)[CuOAl(PO)]: a first salt-inclusion aluminophosphate oxocuprate with a new type of crystal structure.

The synthesis and characterization of a first salt-inclusion aluminophosphate oxocuprate, (Na,Li)(Cl,OH)[CuOAl(PO)], obtained as single crystals, is reported. A novel phase, with a strongly pseudo-orthorhombic structure, is described as a monoclinic crystal structure established by the study of a pseudomerohedric microtwin. It was investigated using scanning electron microscopy, microprobe analysis and low-temperature X-ray diffraction.

Novel first-row transition-metal phosphates: hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structures.

Two new compounds, sodium copper nickel diorthophosphate, NaCuNi(PO) (I), and dimanganese copper diorthophosphate, MnCu(PO) (II), were synthesized hydrothermally, yielding single crystals, and were studied by X-ray diffraction. In the crystal structures, various transition metals of d-elements occupy symmetrically independent crystallographic positions with different coordination geometries. In the crystal structure of NaNiCu(PO), NiO and CuO octahedra share edges to form chains that PO groups link into a framework with cavities filled with Na atoms.

Nonstoichiometric Ellenbergerite-Type Phosphates: Hydrothermal Synthesis, Crystal Chemistry, and Magnetic Behavior.

We synthesized single crystals of NaNi(OH)(HPO) () and polycrystals of (Na, Ni)Ni(OH)(HPO) () with ellenbergerite-like structures using the hydrothermal method. The phases crystallize in the hexagonal space group 6 with the following unit cell parameters: = 12.5342(1) Å, = 4.

A Novel Mineral-like Copper Phosphate Chloride with a Disordered Guest Structure: Crystal Chemistry and Magnetic Properties.

Novel copper phosphate chloride has been obtained under middle-temperature hydrothermal conditions. Its crystal structure was established based on the low-temperature X-ray diffraction data: NaLi(Cs,K)[Cu(PO)Cl]·3.5(HO,OH), sp.

Hydrothermal Synthesis and a Composite Crystal Structure of NaCuBiO(PO)[Cl,(OH)] as a Candidate for Quantum Spin Liquid.

A novel sodium bismuth oxo-cuprate phosphate chloride, NaCuBiO(PO)[Cl(OH)], containing square-kagomé layers of Cu has been synthesized by hydrothermal techniques. The compound crystallizes in the tetragonal space group 4/, = 10.0176(4), = 10.

An Orthorhombic Modification of KCoPO Stabilized under Hydrothermal Conditions: Crystal Chemistry and Magnetic Behavior.

A novel modification of the KCoPO, δ-phase has been prepared by hydrothermal synthesis at 553 K. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with the unit-cell parameters = 8.5031(8), = 10.

Novel aluminophosphate Na[AlPO] with the original microporous crystal structure established in the study of a pseudomerohedric microtwin.

The synthesis and characterization of a new aluminophosphate, Na[AlPO], obtained as single crystals in the same experiment together with Cl-sodalite, Na[AlSiO]Cl, is reported. Na[AlPO], with a strongly pseudo-orthorhombic lattice, is described by the monoclinic crystal structure established in the study of a pseudomerohedric microtwin. The design of Na[AlPO] can be interpreted as an alternative to sodalite, with a monoclinic (pseudo-orthorhombic) 2×4×1 super-structure and unit-cell parameters multiples of those of sodalite: a ≃ 2a, b ≃ 4b and c ≃ c.

Crystal structure and thermodynamic properties of dinickel diphosphate dihydrate Ni(HO)[PO].

Single crystals of dinickel diphosphate dihydrate, Ni(HO)[PO], have been synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Its structure was refined in the monoclinic P2/n space group (unit cell parameters a = 6.2517(1) Å, b = 13.

Joint crystallization of KCuAl[PO] and K(Al,Zn)[(P,Si)O]: crystal chemistry and mechanism of formation of phosphate-silicate epitaxial heterostructure.

Two novel phases, potassium copper aluminium bis(phosphate), KCuAl[PO] (I), and potassium zinc aluminium bis(phosphate-silicate), K(Al,Zn)[(P,Si)O] (II), were obtained in one hydrothermal synthesis experiment at 553 K. Their crystal structures have been studied using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. (I) is a new member of the AMM[PO] family.

RbCaCu(PO)O, a novel oxophosphate with a shchurovskyite-type topology: synthesis, structure, magnetic properties and crystal chemistry of rubidium copper phosphates.

Single crystals of RbCaCu(PO)O were synthesized by a hydrothermal method in the multicomponent system CuCl-Ca(OH)-RbCl-BO-RbPO. The synthesis was carried out in the temperature range from 690 to 700 K and at the general pressure of 480-500 atm [1 atm = 101.325 kPa] from the mixture in the molar ratio 2CuO:CaO:RbO:BO:PO.

A commensurately modulated crystal structure and the physical properties of a novel polymorph of the caesium manganese phosphate CsMnPO.

A novel modification of the CsMnPO β-phase was achieved by hydrothermal synthesis at 553 K. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the basic unit-cell parameters a = 11.0699 (4), b = 11.

The rich crystal chemistry of the AMM'(PO) morphotropic series: NaZnAl(PO), the first Na representative with a new structure type.

A novel phosphate, sodium zinc aluminium bis(phosphate), NaZnAl(PO), was obtained under mild-temperature hydrothermal conditions at 553 K. The crystal structure has been studied using single-crystal X-ray experimental data. The pseudo-hexagonal phase NaZnAl(PO) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2/c.

A first Mn member in the struvite morphotropic series, CsMn(HO)(PO): hydrothermal synthesis, crystal structure and interconnections within the family of related phosphates.

Caesium manganese hexahydrate phosphate, CsMn(HO)(PO), was synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Its crystal structure was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The novel phase crystallizes in the hexagonal space group P6mc and represents the first manganese member in the struvite morphotropic series, AM(HO)(TO).

Bi(PO)O, the Simplest Bismuth(III) Oxophosphate: Synthesis, IR Spectroscopy, Crystal Structure, and Structural Complexity.

The bismuth(III) oxophosphate Bi(PO)O was obtained by hydrothermal synthesis. The unit cell has a = 5.6840(6) Å, b = 7.

Canted antiferromagnet superimposed on a buckled kagomé network in RbMn(PO).

Rubidium tetramanganese tris(phosphate), RbMn(PO), has been synthesized as single crystals under hydrothermal conditions. The crystal structure was refined in the space group Pnnm (D). It is argued that the size factor R/R, i.

Magnetically frustrated synthetic end member Mn(PO)OH in the triplite-triploidite family.

The manganese end member of triplite-triploidite series of compounds, Mn(PO)OH, is synthesized by a hydrothermal method. Its crystal structure is refined in the space group P2/c with a = 12.411(1) Å, b = 13.

Crystal structure and spin-trimer magnetism of Rb(HO)Mn[BPO(O,OH)].

The novel borophosphate Rb(HO)Mn[BPO(O,OH)] was prepared under hydrothermal conditions at 553 K. Its crystal structure was determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data obtained from a non-merohedral twin and refined against F to R = 0.057.

Iodide-Iodates M[IO]·AgI, M = Bi, Tb, with a Framework Structure and High Second-Harmonic Generation Optical Response.

Single crystals of two new iodide-iodates, Bi[IO]·AgI and Tb[IO]·AgI, are synthesized in hydrothermal systems. The anionic parts in both iodide-iodates are characterized as a complex charged framework of isolated IO umbrella-like groups and large Bi(Tb)-O polyhedra similar to those previously found in La[IO][IO](PbO). Broad channels along the c-axis contain compensators: (AgI) umbrella-like groups and additional Ag ions which form Ag tetrahedral clusters augmented with I halogen.

An open framework crystal structure and physical properties of RbCuAl(PO4)2.

The novel phosphate RbCuAl(PO4)2 was prepared by hydrothermal synthesis at 553 K. Its crystal structure was determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data and refined against F(2) to R = 0.026.