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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 55-65 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of solid state chemistry |
| Volume | 115 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 15 Feb 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
The phase transition behavior of anhydrous silver sodalite (ASS) Ag3[Al3Si3O12] differs from that of other compounds with a sodalite structure in that the transition detected Tc = 678 K by differential scanning calorimetry does not involve the occurrence of peak splittings and/or superstructure reflections in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the low-temperature phase. Variable-temperature powder X-ray diffraction experiments show that the transition is from cubic to cubic and that there is a discontinuity in the thermal expansion of ASS at Tc. In order to investigate the mechanisms of thermal expansion and of the phase transition, Rietveld refinements of powder X-ray diffraction data collected at temperatures of 298, 623, and 723 K were carried out. These structure refinements show that the thermal expansion behavior between 298 K and Tc, which can be described by a quadratic function of the temperature, is determined mainly by the untilting of the sodalite framework, an experimental confirmation that a tilting mechanism is operative in the thermal expansion of sodalite frameworks. In the structures determined at 298 and 623 K, Ag+ ions occupy positions in the center of the large windows of the sodalite cage, which are lined by six [(Al, Si)O4] tetrahedra (six-ring windows). As a consequence of the untilting, the coordination of the Ag+ ions by framework oxygen atoms changes from a (favorable) threefold planar arrangement with Ag-O bond lengths dAg-O of 2.347(5) Å at 298 K to an (unfavorable) environment with six O neighbors arranged in a plane at longer distances (dAg-O = 2.50(1) Å (3×) and 2.79(1) Å (3×)) at 623 K. At 723 K, above Tc, the Ag+ ions have been shifted away from the center of the six-ring window, allowing the framework to collapse. Then, Ag+ is again in a threefold oxygen coordination (dAg-O = 2.375(6) Å) with silver at the apex of a flat trigonal [AgO3] pyramid. The occurrence of the phase transition can be rationalized by the demand of the Ag+ ion for small coordination numbers and short, covalent bonds and thus probably is a consequence of the specific bonding characteristics of the Ag+ ion.
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T1 - The structures of anhydrous silver sodalite Ag3[Al3Si3O12] at 298, 623, and 723 K from rietveld refinements of X-ray powder diffraction data
T2 - Mechanism of thermal expansion and of the phase transition at 678 K
AU - Behrens, Peter
AU - Kempa, Paul B.
AU - Assmann, Stefanie
AU - Wiebcke, Michael
AU - Felsche, Jürgen
PY - 1995/2/15
Y1 - 1995/2/15
N2 - The phase transition behavior of anhydrous silver sodalite (ASS) Ag3[Al3Si3O12] differs from that of other compounds with a sodalite structure in that the transition detected Tc = 678 K by differential scanning calorimetry does not involve the occurrence of peak splittings and/or superstructure reflections in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the low-temperature phase. Variable-temperature powder X-ray diffraction experiments show that the transition is from cubic to cubic and that there is a discontinuity in the thermal expansion of ASS at Tc. In order to investigate the mechanisms of thermal expansion and of the phase transition, Rietveld refinements of powder X-ray diffraction data collected at temperatures of 298, 623, and 723 K were carried out. These structure refinements show that the thermal expansion behavior between 298 K and Tc, which can be described by a quadratic function of the temperature, is determined mainly by the untilting of the sodalite framework, an experimental confirmation that a tilting mechanism is operative in the thermal expansion of sodalite frameworks. In the structures determined at 298 and 623 K, Ag+ ions occupy positions in the center of the large windows of the sodalite cage, which are lined by six [(Al, Si)O4] tetrahedra (six-ring windows). As a consequence of the untilting, the coordination of the Ag+ ions by framework oxygen atoms changes from a (favorable) threefold planar arrangement with Ag-O bond lengths dAg-O of 2.347(5) Å at 298 K to an (unfavorable) environment with six O neighbors arranged in a plane at longer distances (dAg-O = 2.50(1) Å (3×) and 2.79(1) Å (3×)) at 623 K. At 723 K, above Tc, the Ag+ ions have been shifted away from the center of the six-ring window, allowing the framework to collapse. Then, Ag+ is again in a threefold oxygen coordination (dAg-O = 2.375(6) Å) with silver at the apex of a flat trigonal [AgO3] pyramid. The occurrence of the phase transition can be rationalized by the demand of the Ag+ ion for small coordination numbers and short, covalent bonds and thus probably is a consequence of the specific bonding characteristics of the Ag+ ion.
AB - The phase transition behavior of anhydrous silver sodalite (ASS) Ag3[Al3Si3O12] differs from that of other compounds with a sodalite structure in that the transition detected Tc = 678 K by differential scanning calorimetry does not involve the occurrence of peak splittings and/or superstructure reflections in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of the low-temperature phase. Variable-temperature powder X-ray diffraction experiments show that the transition is from cubic to cubic and that there is a discontinuity in the thermal expansion of ASS at Tc. In order to investigate the mechanisms of thermal expansion and of the phase transition, Rietveld refinements of powder X-ray diffraction data collected at temperatures of 298, 623, and 723 K were carried out. These structure refinements show that the thermal expansion behavior between 298 K and Tc, which can be described by a quadratic function of the temperature, is determined mainly by the untilting of the sodalite framework, an experimental confirmation that a tilting mechanism is operative in the thermal expansion of sodalite frameworks. In the structures determined at 298 and 623 K, Ag+ ions occupy positions in the center of the large windows of the sodalite cage, which are lined by six [(Al, Si)O4] tetrahedra (six-ring windows). As a consequence of the untilting, the coordination of the Ag+ ions by framework oxygen atoms changes from a (favorable) threefold planar arrangement with Ag-O bond lengths dAg-O of 2.347(5) Å at 298 K to an (unfavorable) environment with six O neighbors arranged in a plane at longer distances (dAg-O = 2.50(1) Å (3×) and 2.79(1) Å (3×)) at 623 K. At 723 K, above Tc, the Ag+ ions have been shifted away from the center of the six-ring window, allowing the framework to collapse. Then, Ag+ is again in a threefold oxygen coordination (dAg-O = 2.375(6) Å) with silver at the apex of a flat trigonal [AgO3] pyramid. The occurrence of the phase transition can be rationalized by the demand of the Ag+ ion for small coordination numbers and short, covalent bonds and thus probably is a consequence of the specific bonding characteristics of the Ag+ ion.
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DO - 10.1006/jssc.1995.1101
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JO - Journal of solid state chemistry
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