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The incommensurately modulated structure of Sr
Nb
O
at room temperature is reported, as determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure of Sr
Nb
O
comprises slabs with a perovskite-type structure that are separated by planes of additional O atoms. The driving force for the modulation is shown to be internal strain around the Sr atoms that lie at the interface between the slabs. At room temperature, Sr
Nb
O
crystallizes in the superspace group
Cmc2
(
00)0
s0, with lattice parameters
,
=
and
Å. The modulation wave vector is determined as
. X-ray diffraction data were collected at a synchrotron using a CCD area detector. A total of 3626 unique main reflections and 1262 unique first-order satellites with
were obtained. Refinements using a single harmonic modulation wave converged at
(
for the main reflections and
for the satellite reflections). The modulated structure is interpreted in terms of rotations of NbO
octahedra and displacements of the Sr atoms.
Supporting information
Program(s) used to refine structure: (Jana2000; Petricek and Dusek, 2000); software used to prepare material for publication: (Jana2000; Petricek and Dusek, 2000).
Crystal data top
Nb2O7Sr2 | c = 5.6961 (8) Å |
Mr = 473 | V = 602.92 (19) Å3 |
Orthorhombic, Cmc21(αlpha00)0s† | Z = 4 |
q = 0.48800a* | Dx = 5.21 Mg m−3 |
a = 3.9544 (7) Å | X-ray radiation, λ = 0.5 Å |
b = 26.767 (6) Å | × × mm |
† Symmetry operations: (1) x1, x2, x3, x4; (2) x1, −x2, 1/2+x3, 1/2+x4; (3) −x1, −x2, 1/2+x3, −x4; (4) −x1, x2, x3, 1/2−x4; (5) 1/2+x1, 1/2+x2, x3, x4; (6) 1/2+x1, 1/2−x2, 1/2+x3, 1/2+x4; (7) 1/2−x1, 1/2−x2, 1/2+x3, −x4; (8) 1/2−x1, 1/2+x2, x3, 1/2−x4.
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Data collection top
IPDS Stoe diffractometer | k = ?→? |
??integration method?? scans | l = ?→? |
h = ?→? | |
Crystal data top
Nb2O7Sr2 | c = 5.6961 (8) Å |
Mr = 473 | V = 602.92 (19) Å3 |
Orthorhombic, Cmc21(αlpha00)0s† | Z = 4 |
q = 0.48800a* | X-ray radiation, λ = 0.5 Å |
a = 3.9544 (7) Å | × × mm |
b = 26.767 (6) Å | |
† Symmetry operations: (1) x1, x2, x3, x4; (2) x1, −x2, 1/2+x3, 1/2+x4; (3) −x1, −x2, 1/2+x3, −x4; (4) −x1, x2, x3, 1/2−x4; (5) 1/2+x1, 1/2+x2, x3, x4; (6) 1/2+x1, 1/2−x2, 1/2+x3, 1/2+x4; (7) 1/2−x1, 1/2−x2, 1/2+x3, −x4; (8) 1/2−x1, 1/2+x2, x3, 1/2−x4.
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Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
Sr1 | 0.5 | 0.20587 (3) | 0.02977 (17) | 0.01165 (13) | |
Sr2 | 0.5 | 0.051847 (16) | 0.46660 (13) | 0.00598 (7) | |
Nb1 | 0 | 0.162002 (12) | 0.5 | 0.00319 (6) | |
Nb2 | 0.5 | 0.442230 (11) | 0.47045 (10) | 0.00224 (5) | |
O1 | 0 | 0.00701 (14) | 0.2222 (8) | 0.0081 (8) | |
O2 | 0 | 0.10986 (18) | 0.1770 (11) | 0.0144 (12) | |
O3 | 0.5 | 0.15089 (15) | 0.4729 (11) | 0.0103 (10) | |
O4 | 0 | 0.21409 (16) | 0.2852 (9) | 0.0077 (7) | |
O5 | 0.5 | 0.30054 (19) | 0.2639 (10) | 0.0101 (9) | |
O6 | 0.5 | 0.40683 (15) | 0.1709 (8) | 0.0076 (6) | |
O7 | 0 | 0.45098 (16) | 0.4512 (11) | 0.0090 (8) | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Sr1 | 0.00385 (12) | 0.0221 (3) | 0.0090 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.0054 (2) |
Sr2 | 0.00394 (10) | 0.00762 (12) | 0.00636 (16) | 0 | 0 | −0.00140 (13) |
Nb1 | 0.00205 (8) | 0.00393 (9) | 0.00359 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0.00035 (7) |
Nb2 | 0.00124 (8) | 0.00352 (8) | 0.00197 (11) | 0 | 0 | −0.00015 (8) |
O1 | 0.0108 (16) | 0.0058 (10) | 0.0078 (14) | 0 | 0 | 0.0026 (10) |
O2 | 0.025 (3) | 0.0081 (12) | 0.0102 (17) | 0 | 0 | −0.0030 (13) |
O3 | 0.0020 (7) | 0.0098 (10) | 0.019 (3) | 0 | 0 | −0.0014 (16) |
O4 | 0.0082 (13) | 0.0080 (11) | 0.0071 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0.0037 (10) |
O5 | 0.0109 (17) | 0.0100 (12) | 0.0094 (15) | 0 | 0 | 0.0036 (11) |
O6 | 0.0096 (13) | 0.0073 (9) | 0.0059 (11) | 0 | 0 | −0.0016 (9) |
O7 | 0.0021 (8) | 0.0118 (12) | 0.013 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.0011 (15) |
Experimental details
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | Nb2O7Sr2 |
Mr | 473 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Cmc21(αlpha00)0s† |
Temperature (K) | ? |
Wave vectors | q = 0.48800a* |
a, b, c (Å) | 3.9544 (7), 26.767 (6), 5.6961 (8) |
V (Å3) | 602.92 (19) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | X-ray, λ = 0.5 Å |
µ (mm−1) | ? |
Crystal size (mm) | × × |
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Data collection |
Diffractometer | IPDS Stoe diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed (?) reflections | ?, ?, ? |
Rint | ? |
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Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | ?, ?, ? |
No. of reflections | ? |
No. of parameters | ? |
No. of restraints | ? |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | ?, ? |
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