A rubidium titanyl arsenate single-crystal has been studied by neutron diffraction (
= 1.207 Å). The polished sample used was 5 × 3 × 2 mm and was cut from a crystal made by top-seeded solution growth. The crystal showed severe extinction. It was, however, possible to obtain a structural model with well defined oxygen sites and reasonable anisotropic displacement parameters.
Supporting information
The RTA crystals were grown by the top-seeded solution growth technique
(Nordborg et al., 2000) using the Rb5As3O10 self-flux (Cheng
et al., 1994). The starting material for both flux and crystals were
prepared simultaneously from powder mixtures of analytical grade Rb2CO3,
TiO2 and As2O5. A batch of approximately 0.5 g RTA per 1 g
Rb5As3O10 flux was mixed in a platinum crucible and inserted in a
vertical tube furnace. The mixture was homogenized at 1270 K, then the seed
was set just below the flux surface and growth was accomplished with the
subsequent cooling of 2 K d-1 from the crystallization temperature at 1190 K. The as-grown RTA crystal had the size of 10 × 12 × 20 mm.
Data were collected at beam channel No. H8 at NFL, the Studsvik Neutron Research
Laboratory, Sweden. The three standard reflections, (-534), (-733) and (-543),
were remeasured every 36 reflections to monitor the experimental stability, no
significant variations were noted during the data collection. Intensity
profiles were measured for 1/8 of a sphere, with a step size of 0.1° and a
scan time of 10 s per step. Each reflection was sampled with 40 steps.
Independent structural parameters, including scale factor, positional and
displacement parameters for all atoms were refined by conventional full-matrix
least squares. Extinction was severe and the best correction was made by
refinement of the isotropic parameter for a type-I crystal with Lorentzian
mosaic spread implemented by Becker & Coppens (1974). Still, six reflections
with extinction correction parameters less than 0.45 had to be excluded from
the refinement (the observed structure factor is Fobs = yFkin, where
Fkin is the kinematical value of the structure factor). The minimum
extinction correction parameter ymin was then 0.52 for the (220)
reflection.
Data collection: Huber diffractometer software; cell refinement: Huber diffractometer software; data reduction: Xtal3.6 DIFDAT ADDREF SORTRF (Hall et al., 1999); program(s) used to refine structure: Xtal3.6 CRYLSQ; software used to prepare material for publication: Xtal3.6 CIFIO.
Crystal data top
RbTiOAsO4 | F(000) = 31.08 |
Mr = 288.27 | Dx = 4.016 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Neutron radiation, λ = 1.207 Å |
Hall symbol: P 2c -2n | Cell parameters from 11 reflections |
a = 13.26 (2) Å | θ = 24.8–32.1° |
b = 6.677 (7) Å | µ = 0.01 mm−1 |
c = 10.766 (7) Å | T = 295 K |
V = 953.5 (18) Å3 | Rectangular, colourless |
Z = 8 | 5 × 3 × 2 mm |
Data collection top
Huber four-circle diffractometer | Rint = 0 |
Radiation source: neutron constant wavelength | θmax = 52.0°, θmin = 5.2° |
Double Cu(220) monochromator | h = −17→0 |
ω/2θ scans | k = 0→8 |
1174 measured reflections | l = 0→14 |
1153 independent reflections | 3 standard reflections every 36 reflections |
1153 reflections with F > 0 | intensity decay: none |
Refinement top
Refinement on F | 0 constraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | w = 1/σ2 |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
wR(F2) = 0.033 | Δρmax = 0.06 e Å−3 |
S = 1.36 | Δρmin = −0.06 e Å−3 |
1153 reflections | Extinction correction: Becker-Coppens |
145 parameters | Extinction coefficient: 7219 (45) |
0 restraints | |
Crystal data top
RbTiOAsO4 | V = 953.5 (18) Å3 |
Mr = 288.27 | Z = 8 |
Orthorhombic, Pna21 | Neutron radiation, λ = 1.207 Å |
a = 13.26 (2) Å | µ = 0.01 mm−1 |
b = 6.677 (7) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 10.766 (7) Å | 5 × 3 × 2 mm |
Data collection top
Huber four-circle diffractometer | Rint = 0 |
1174 measured reflections | 3 standard reflections every 36 reflections |
1153 independent reflections | intensity decay: none |
1153 reflections with F > 0 | |
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.034 | 145 parameters |
wR(F2) = 0.033 | 0 restraints |
S = 1.36 | Δρmax = 0.06 e Å−3 |
1153 reflections | Δρmin = −0.06 e Å−3 |
Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top | x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | |
Rb1 | 0.3829 (3) | 0.7824 (5) | 0.6499 (4) | 0.0228 (16) | |
Rb2 | 0.1092 (2) | 0.6936 (5) | 0.9025 (4) | 0.0191 (16) | |
Ti1 | 0.3740 (3) | 0.5053 (9) | 0.9782 (7) | 0.005 (2) | |
Ti2 | 0.2487 (4) | 0.2699 (8) | 0.7288 (5) | 0.004 (2) | |
As1 | 0.4997 (2) | 0.3284 (4) | 0.7213 (4) | 0.0055 (10) | |
As2 | 0.17972 (18) | 0.5050 (5) | 0.4667 (4) | 0.0065 (10) | |
O1 | 0.4878 (3) | 0.4890 (6) | 0.8374 (4) | 0.0118 (17) | |
O2 | 0.5106 (3) | 0.4610 (6) | 0.5885 (4) | 0.0113 (18) | |
O3 | 0.3948 (3) | 0.1877 (5) | 0.6990 (4) | 0.0098 (15) | |
O4 | 0.6000 (3) | 0.1765 (5) | 0.7407 (4) | 0.0103 (16) | |
O11 | 0.2813 (3) | 0.4524 (6) | 0.8382 (4) | 0.0098 (16) | |
O12 | 0.2176 (3) | 0.0566 (6) | 0.5878 (4) | 0.0108 (17) | |
O5 | 0.1102 (3) | 0.3031 (6) | 0.4311 (4) | 0.0112 (16) | |
O6 | 0.1070 (3) | 0.7036 (5) | 0.4984 (4) | 0.0119 (16) | |
O7 | 0.2588 (3) | 0.5448 (5) | 0.3449 (4) | 0.0106 (17) | |
O8 | 0.2571 (3) | 0.4590 (6) | 0.5869 (16) | 0.0122 (18) | |
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top | U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 |
Rb1 | 0.0245 (16) | 0.0104 (13) | 0.034 (2) | 0.0035 (11) | −0.0085 (14) | −0.0046 (14) |
Rb2 | 0.0147 (14) | 0.0148 (14) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0031 (11) | −0.0016 (13) | −0.0026 (13) |
Ti1 | 0.007 (2) | 0.005 (2) | 0.005 (3) | −0.001 (2) | 0.000 (2) | 0.001 (2) |
Ti2 | 0.0038 (19) | 0.005 (2) | 0.005 (2) | 0.0002 (17) | −0.0007 (17) | −0.000 (2) |
As1 | 0.0059 (10) | 0.0039 (10) | 0.0066 (10) | −0.0007 (11) | 0.0009 (8) | −0.0007 (12) |
As2 | 0.0093 (10) | 0.0037 (10) | 0.0065 (10) | 0.0008 (12) | 0.0001 (15) | 0.0004 (8) |
O1 | 0.0115 (17) | 0.0115 (16) | 0.0123 (19) | −0.0036 (13) | 0.0031 (14) | −0.0058 (14) |
O2 | 0.0126 (18) | 0.0108 (17) | 0.0107 (18) | 0.0023 (14) | 0.0035 (14) | 0.0037 (14) |
O3 | 0.0090 (15) | 0.0075 (14) | 0.0130 (17) | −0.0004 (12) | 0.0002 (13) | −0.0018 (14) |
O4 | 0.0077 (15) | 0.0081 (15) | 0.0150 (19) | 0.0008 (12) | −0.0014 (14) | 0.0012 (14) |
O11 | 0.0098 (16) | 0.0095 (16) | 0.0099 (17) | 0.0008 (12) | −0.0021 (14) | −0.0031 (14) |
O12 | 0.0122 (17) | 0.0099 (16) | 0.0104 (17) | 0.0003 (13) | −0.0038 (15) | −0.0021 (14) |
O5 | 0.0172 (17) | 0.0049 (14) | 0.0114 (17) | −0.0004 (13) | −0.0040 (14) | −0.0008 (15) |
O6 | 0.0146 (16) | 0.0045 (15) | 0.0165 (18) | 0.0015 (13) | 0.0044 (14) | 0.0006 (14) |
O7 | 0.0127 (17) | 0.0094 (17) | 0.0097 (17) | 0.0028 (14) | 0.0049 (15) | 0.0037 (14) |
O8 | 0.018 (2) | 0.0100 (17) | 0.0088 (18) | −0.0038 (15) | −0.0027 (15) | 0.0036 (15) |
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Rb1—Rb2 | 4.574 (7) | Rb2—Ti1 | 3.800 (7) |
Rb1—Ti2 | 3.806 (7) | Rb2—O1 | 2.753 (6) |
Rb1—As1 | 3.490 (5) | Rb2—O5 | 2.926 (6) |
Rb1—O1 | 3.138 (6) | Ti1—O1 | 2.142 (8) |
Rb1—O2 | 2.812 (6) | Ti1—O11 | 1.977 (8) |
Rb1—O3 | 2.762 (6) | Ti1—O5i | 2.063 (8) |
Rb1—O11 | 3.283 (6) | Ti1—O2 | 1.951 (7) |
Rb1—O12 | 2.933 (6) | Ti1—O6 | 2.042 (8) |
Rb1—O5i | 3.031 (6) | Ti1—O12i | 1.728 (7) |
Rb1—O6 | 3.392 (6) | Ti2—O3 | 2.040 (7) |
Rb1—O7i | 3.318 (6) | Ti2—O12 | 2.122 (7) |
Rb1—O8 | 2.812 (7) | Ti2—O7i | 1.958 (7) |
Rb1—Rb2 | 4.750 (6) | Ti2—O4 | 2.009 (7) |
Rb1—Rb2 | 3.827 (6) | Ti2—O11 | 1.749 (7) |
Rb1—Rb2 | 4.053 (6) | Ti2—O8 | 1.985 (15) |
Rb2—Ti1 | 3.819 (7) | As1—O1 | 1.654 (6) |
Rb2—As2i | 3.556 (5) | As1—O2 | 1.688 (5) |
Rb2—O4 | 3.025 (5) | As1—O3 | 1.696 (5) |
Rb2—O11 | 2.879 (6) | As1—O4 | 1.686 (5) |
Rb2—O7i | 2.992 (5) | As2i—O5i | 1.677 (5) |
Rb2—O3i | 3.193 (6) | As2i—O7i | 1.699 (6) |
Rb2—O12i | 3.177 (6) | As2i—O6i | 1.675 (5) |
Rb2—O2i | 3.118 (6) | As2i—O8i | 1.681 (14) |
Rb2—O8i | 3.198 (12) | | |
| | | |
Rb2—Rb1—Ti2 | 66.87 (12) | O7i—Rb2—O2i | 88.98 (15) |
Rb2—Rb1—As1 | 96.24 (12) | O7i—Rb2—O8i | 50.9 (3) |
Rb2—Rb1—O1 | 83.60 (14) | O7i—Rb2—Rb1 | 105.28 (14) |
Rb2—Rb1—O2 | 121.24 (14) | O7i—Rb2—Ti1 | 96.33 (17) |
Rb2—Rb1—O3 | 93.36 (13) | O7i—Rb2—O1 | 71.71 (17) |
Rb2—Rb1—O11 | 38.77 (9) | O7i—Rb2—O5 | 126.72 (16) |
Rb2—Rb1—O12 | 67.88 (13) | Rb1—Rb2—O3i | 45.23 (10) |
Rb2—Rb1—O5i | 55.70 (11) | Rb1—Rb2—O12i | 48.43 (11) |
Rb2—Rb1—O6 | 170.03 (13) | Rb1—Rb2—Rb1i | 101.71 (13) |
Rb2—Rb1—O7i | 40.78 (10) | Rb1—Rb2—O2i | 88.73 (14) |
Rb2—Rb1—O8 | 64.7 (3) | Rb1—Rb2—O8i | 87.1 (2) |
Rb2—Rb1—Rb2 | 104.10 (9) | Rb1—Rb2—Rb1 | 121.05 (11) |
Rb2—Rb1—Rb2 | 121.92 (11) | Rb1—Rb2—Ti1 | 104.65 (15) |
Rb2—Rb1—Rb2 | 101.19 (14) | Rb1—Rb2—O1 | 138.23 (16) |
Ti2—Rb1—As1 | 154.33 (17) | Rb1—Rb2—O5 | 87.69 (12) |
Ti2—Rb1—O1 | 126.71 (17) | O3i—Rb2—O12i | 51.73 (12) |
Ti2—Rb1—O2 | 170.62 (17) | O3i—Rb2—Rb1i | 56.63 (10) |
Ti2—Rb1—O3 | 31.36 (12) | O3i—Rb2—O2i | 49.94 (12) |
Ti2—Rb1—O11 | 104.15 (16) | O3i—Rb2—O8i | 52.8 (3) |
Ti2—Rb1—O12 | 33.64 (12) | O3i—Rb2—Rb1 | 131.22 (13) |
Ti2—Rb1—O5i | 75.66 (14) | O3i—Rb2—Ti1 | 77.19 (14) |
Ti2—Rb1—O6 | 119.57 (14) | O3i—Rb2—O1 | 104.74 (15) |
Ti2—Rb1—O7i | 30.95 (11) | O3i—Rb2—O5 | 83.02 (13) |
Ti2—Rb1—O8 | 115.68 (19) | O12i—Rb2—Rb1i | 82.53 (12) |
Ti2—Rb1—Rb2 | 147.50 (14) | O12i—Rb2—O2i | 97.46 (16) |
Ti2—Rb1—Rb2 | 63.55 (12) | O12i—Rb2—O8i | 50.85 (16) |
Ti2—Rb1—Rb2 | 99.37 (14) | O12i—Rb2—Rb1 | 165.49 (13) |
As1—Rb1—O1 | 28.27 (11) | O12i—Rb2—Ti1 | 127.67 (18) |
As1—Rb1—O2 | 28.56 (11) | O12i—Rb2—O1 | 143.57 (17) |
As1—Rb1—O3 | 141.57 (17) | O12i—Rb2—O5 | 130.94 (17) |
As1—Rb1—O11 | 57.54 (12) | Rb1i—Rb2—O2i | 34.62 (10) |
As1—Rb1—O12 | 157.54 (15) | Rb1i—Rb2—O8i | 35.01 (10) |
As1—Rb1—O5i | 78.83 (13) | Rb1i—Rb2—Rb1 | 111.09 (10) |
As1—Rb1—O6 | 74.98 (12) | Rb1i—Rb2—Ti1 | 57.31 (12) |
As1—Rb1—O7i | 124.79 (16) | Rb1i—Rb2—O1 | 61.22 (13) |
As1—Rb1—O8 | 69.48 (18) | Rb1i—Rb2—O5 | 87.53 (11) |
As1—Rb1—Rb2 | 52.76 (10) | O2i—Rb2—O8i | 64.3 (2) |
As1—Rb1—Rb2 | 139.84 (14) | O2i—Rb2—Rb1 | 91.78 (14) |
As1—Rb1—Rb2 | 63.76 (10) | O2i—Rb2—Ti1 | 30.80 (13) |
O1—Rb1—O2 | 53.68 (14) | O2i—Rb2—O1 | 54.88 (14) |
O1—Rb1—O3 | 117.59 (18) | O2i—Rb2—O5 | 54.67 (12) |
O1—Rb1—O11 | 50.64 (14) | O8i—Rb2—Rb1 | 143.63 (16) |
O1—Rb1—O12 | 150.19 (18) | O8i—Rb2—Ti1 | 91.65 (18) |
O1—Rb1—O5i | 51.16 (13) | O8i—Rb2—O1 | 93.20 (18) |
O1—Rb1—O6 | 86.44 (15) | O8i—Rb2—O5 | 118.8 (2) |
O1—Rb1—O7i | 100.00 (16) | Rb1—Rb2—Ti1 | 60.99 (14) |
O1—Rb1—O8 | 86.5 (3) | Rb1—Rb2—O1 | 50.61 (12) |
O1—Rb1—Rb2 | 80.45 (13) | Rb1—Rb2—O5 | 48.23 (12) |
O1—Rb1—Rb2 | 152.05 (15) | Ti1—Rb2—O1 | 33.59 (14) |
O1—Rb1—Rb2 | 42.69 (11) | Ti1—Rb2—O5 | 32.55 (13) |
O2—Rb1—O3 | 139.29 (18) | O1—Rb2—O5 | 55.89 (14) |
O2—Rb1—O11 | 83.11 (15) | Rb2—Ti1—O1 | 120.9 (3) |
O2—Rb1—O12 | 150.8 (2) | Rb2—Ti1—O11 | 47.48 (17) |
O2—Rb1—O5i | 104.55 (16) | Rb2—Ti1—O5i | 74.0 (2) |
O2—Rb1—O6 | 51.71 (13) | Rb2—Ti1—O2 | 144.5 (3) |
O2—Rb1—O7i | 153.20 (18) | Rb2—Ti1—O6 | 117.5 (2) |
O2—Rb1—O8 | 73.42 (18) | Rb2—Ti1—O12i | 55.5 (2) |
O2—Rb1—Rb2 | 39.05 (11) | Rb2—Ti1—Rb2 | 122.4 (2) |
O2—Rb1—Rb2 | 111.55 (16) | O1—Ti1—O11 | 83.6 (3) |
O2—Rb1—Rb2 | 75.04 (14) | O1—Ti1—O5i | 78.6 (3) |
O3—Rb1—O11 | 124.26 (18) | O1—Ti1—O2 | 83.3 (3) |
O3—Rb1—O12 | 58.32 (13) | O1—Ti1—O6 | 86.5 (3) |
O3—Rb1—O5i | 76.25 (14) | O1—Ti1—O12i | 171.4 (4) |
O3—Rb1—O6 | 90.84 (14) | O1—Ti1—Rb2 | 45.30 (17) |
O3—Rb1—O7i | 52.69 (12) | O11—Ti1—O5i | 92.7 (3) |
O3—Rb1—O8 | 146.38 (18) | O11—Ti1—O2 | 166.6 (4) |
O3—Rb1—Rb2 | 156.50 (16) | O11—Ti1—O6 | 88.9 (3) |
O3—Rb1—Rb2 | 55.16 (13) | O11—Ti1—O12i | 96.8 (3) |
O3—Rb1—Rb2 | 77.89 (12) | O11—Ti1—Rb2 | 116.2 (3) |
O11—Rb1—O12 | 104.66 (17) | O5i—Ti1—O2 | 87.6 (3) |
O11—Rb1—O5i | 55.02 (12) | O5i—Ti1—O6 | 164.7 (3) |
O11—Rb1—O6 | 132.45 (14) | O5i—Ti1—O12i | 92.8 (3) |
O11—Rb1—O7i | 74.42 (14) | O5i—Ti1—Rb2 | 49.73 (16) |
O11—Rb1—O8 | 52.4 (4) | O2—Ti1—O6 | 87.3 (3) |
O11—Rb1—Rb2 | 78.45 (12) | O2—Ti1—O12i | 96.5 (4) |
O11—Rb1—Rb2 | 157.30 (14) | O2—Ti1—Rb2 | 54.9 (2) |
O11—Rb1—Rb2 | 85.20 (13) | O6—Ti1—O12i | 102.1 (3) |
O12—Rb1—O5i | 102.81 (15) | O6—Ti1—Rb2 | 116.3 (2) |
O12—Rb1—O6 | 121.87 (17) | O12i—Ti1—Rb2 | 128.2 (3) |
O12—Rb1—O7i | 52.52 (12) | Rb1—Ti2—O3 | 44.80 (16) |
O12—Rb1—O8 | 88.9 (2) | Rb1—Ti2—O12 | 49.99 (17) |
O12—Rb1—Rb2 | 113.92 (14) | Rb1—Ti2—O7i | 60.6 (2) |
O12—Rb1—Rb2 | 54.13 (12) | Rb1—Ti2—O4 | 128.7 (2) |
O12—Rb1—Rb2 | 132.96 (15) | Rb1—Ti2—O11 | 129.1 (3) |
O5i—Rb1—O6 | 116.89 (15) | Rb1—Ti2—O8 | 110.2 (4) |
O5i—Rb1—O7i | 50.29 (12) | O3—Ti2—O12 | 83.8 (3) |
O5i—Rb1—O8 | 107.1 (4) | O3—Ti2—O7i | 86.7 (3) |
O5i—Rb1—Rb2 | 126.66 (13) | O3—Ti2—O4 | 172.3 (3) |
O5i—Rb1—Rb2 | 131.40 (14) | O3—Ti2—O11 | 93.3 (3) |
O5i—Rb1—Rb2 | 46.04 (11) | O3—Ti2—O8 | 89.8 (3) |
O6—Rb1—O7i | 141.81 (14) | O12—Ti2—O7i | 86.1 (3) |
O6—Rb1—O8 | 115.2 (3) | O12—Ti2—O4 | 88.6 (3) |
O6—Rb1—Rb2 | 74.56 (10) | O12—Ti2—O11 | 175.8 (4) |
O6—Rb1—Rb2 | 67.75 (11) | O12—Ti2—O8 | 83.5 (4) |
O6—Rb1—Rb2 | 70.88 (13) | O7i—Ti2—O4 | 92.6 (3) |
O7i—Rb1—O8 | 102.8 (3) | O7i—Ti2—O11 | 96.7 (3) |
O7i—Rb1—Rb2 | 143.56 (13) | O7i—Ti2—O8 | 169.3 (5) |
O7i—Rb1—Rb2 | 94.43 (13) | O4—Ti2—O11 | 94.3 (3) |
O7i—Rb1—Rb2 | 88.50 (14) | O4—Ti2—O8 | 89.5 (3) |
O8—Rb1—Rb2 | 40.7 (2) | O11—Ti2—O8 | 93.5 (4) |
O8—Rb1—Rb2 | 113.5 (3) | Rb1—As1—O1 | 63.95 (19) |
O8—Rb1—Rb2 | 129.2 (3) | Rb1—As1—O2 | 52.82 (17) |
Rb2—Rb1—Rb2 | 101.71 (13) | Rb1—As1—O3 | 94.9 (2) |
Rb2—Rb1—Rb2 | 113.11 (10) | Rb1—As1—O4 | 154.2 (2) |
Rb2—Rb1—Rb2 | 114.72 (11) | O1—As1—O2 | 107.9 (2) |
Rb1—Rb2—Ti1 | 55.92 (14) | O1—As1—O3 | 112.8 (3) |
Rb1—Rb2—As2i | 54.17 (11) | O1—As1—O4 | 111.8 (3) |
Rb1—Rb2—O4 | 78.21 (11) | O2—As1—O3 | 103.9 (3) |
Rb1—Rb2—O11 | 45.57 (11) | O2—As1—O4 | 110.7 (3) |
Rb1—Rb2—O7i | 46.43 (10) | O3—As1—O4 | 109.4 (2) |
Rb1—Rb2—Rb1 | 119.01 (11) | Rb2—As2i—O5i | 85.3 (2) |
Rb1—Rb2—O3i | 127.52 (12) | Rb2—As2i—O7i | 57.01 (17) |
Rb1—Rb2—O12i | 80.61 (14) | Rb2—As2i—O6i | 163.0 (2) |
Rb1—Rb2—Rb1i | 102.03 (9) | Rb2—As2i—O8i | 64.0 (4) |
Rb1—Rb2—O2i | 135.38 (13) | O5i—As2i—O7i | 106.8 (3) |
Rb1—Rb2—O8i | 81.8 (2) | O5i—As2i—O6i | 111.5 (2) |
Rb1—Rb2—Rb1 | 100.59 (14) | O5i—As2i—O8i | 111.4 (3) |
Rb1—Rb2—Ti1 | 135.28 (15) | O7i—As2i—O6i | 112.9 (3) |
Rb1—Rb2—O1 | 102.30 (15) | O7i—As2i—O8i | 104.2 (4) |
Rb1—Rb2—O5 | 148.29 (15) | O6i—As2i—O8i | 109.8 (4) |
Ti1—Rb2—As2i | 55.02 (14) | Rb1—O1—Ti1 | 96.4 (2) |
Ti1—Rb2—O4 | 83.76 (14) | Rb1—O1—As1 | 87.8 (2) |
Ti1—Rb2—O11 | 30.42 (14) | Rb1—O1—Rb2 | 86.70 (17) |
Ti1—Rb2—O7i | 76.34 (16) | Ti1—O1—As1 | 129.4 (3) |
Ti1—Rb2—Rb1 | 65.79 (13) | Ti1—O1—Rb2 | 101.1 (2) |
Ti1—Rb2—O3i | 78.33 (14) | As1—O1—Rb2 | 129.5 (3) |
Ti1—Rb2—O12i | 26.63 (13) | Rb1—O2—As1 | 98.6 (2) |
Ti1—Rb2—Rb1i | 97.60 (13) | Rb1—O2—Ti1 | 121.9 (3) |
Ti1—Rb2—O2i | 121.32 (17) | Rb1—O2—Rb2 | 106.33 (18) |
Ti1—Rb2—O8i | 62.60 (15) | As1—O2—Ti1 | 130.0 (3) |
Ti1—Rb2—Rb1 | 146.87 (16) | As1—O2—Rb2 | 101.5 (2) |
Ti1—Rb2—Ti1 | 152.06 (18) | Ti1—O2—Rb2 | 94.3 (3) |
Ti1—Rb2—O1 | 147.77 (17) | Rb1—O3—Ti2 | 103.8 (2) |
Ti1—Rb2—O5 | 153.47 (17) | Rb1—O3—As1 | 128.1 (2) |
As2i—Rb2—O4 | 128.41 (14) | Rb1—O3—Rb2 | 79.61 (14) |
As2i—Rb2—O11 | 75.48 (15) | Ti2—O3—As1 | 127.5 (3) |
As2i—Rb2—O7i | 28.45 (11) | Ti2—O3—Rb2 | 97.9 (2) |
As2i—Rb2—Rb1 | 105.23 (13) | As1—O3—Rb2 | 98.5 (2) |
As2i—Rb2—O3i | 79.98 (12) | Rb2—O4—Ti2 | 98.2 (2) |
As2i—Rb2—O12i | 58.46 (13) | Rb2—O4—As1 | 126.5 (2) |
As2i—Rb2—Rb1i | 52.37 (9) | Ti2—O4—As1 | 131.3 (3) |
As2i—Rb2—O2i | 86.64 (15) | Rb1—O11—Rb2 | 95.66 (15) |
As2i—Rb2—O8i | 28.2 (2) | Rb1—O11—Ti1 | 95.5 (2) |
As2i—Rb2—Rb1 | 133.65 (13) | Rb1—O11—Ti2 | 98.8 (3) |
As2i—Rb2—Ti1 | 107.18 (16) | Rb2—O11—Ti1 | 102.1 (2) |
As2i—Rb2—O1 | 93.43 (16) | Rb2—O11—Ti2 | 110.8 (3) |
As2i—Rb2—O5 | 139.32 (15) | Ti1—O11—Ti2 | 142.4 (3) |
O4—Rb2—O11 | 55.71 (13) | Rb1—O12—Ti2 | 96.4 (2) |
O4—Rb2—O7i | 123.00 (16) | Rb1—O12—Rb2 | 77.44 (16) |
O4—Rb2—Rb1 | 79.39 (13) | Rb1—O12—Ti1 | 123.9 (3) |
O4—Rb2—O3i | 124.39 (15) | Ti2—O12—Rb2 | 96.6 (2) |
O4—Rb2—O12i | 98.95 (14) | Ti2—O12—Ti1 | 139.3 (3) |
O4—Rb2—Rb1i | 178.52 (13) | Rb2—O12—Ti1 | 97.9 (3) |
O4—Rb2—O2i | 144.78 (15) | Rb1—O5i—Ti1 | 101.5 (3) |
O4—Rb2—O8i | 146.34 (15) | Rb1—O5i—As2i | 104.4 (2) |
O4—Rb2—Rb1 | 67.44 (11) | Rb1—O5i—Rb2 | 85.73 (14) |
O4—Rb2—Ti1 | 121.50 (15) | Ti1—O5i—As2i | 131.5 (3) |
O4—Rb2—O1 | 117.30 (17) | Ti1—O5i—Rb2 | 97.7 (2) |
O4—Rb2—O5 | 91.52 (13) | As2i—O5i—Rb2 | 124.4 (2) |
O11—Rb2—O7i | 85.66 (16) | Rb1—O6—Ti1 | 97.6 (2) |
O11—Rb2—Rb1 | 75.18 (12) | Rb1—O6—As2 | 128.7 (2) |
O11—Rb2—O3i | 104.29 (14) | Ti1—O6—As2 | 133.5 (3) |
O11—Rb2—O12i | 54.31 (13) | Rb1—O7i—Rb2 | 92.79 (15) |
O11—Rb2—Rb1i | 125.48 (14) | Rb1—O7i—Ti2 | 88.4 (2) |
O11—Rb2—O2i | 151.51 (17) | Rb1—O7i—As2i | 93.2 (2) |
O11—Rb2—O8i | 91.12 (17) | Rb2—O7i—Ti2 | 139.8 (3) |
O11—Rb2—Rb1 | 116.62 (15) | Rb2—O7i—As2i | 94.5 (2) |
O11—Rb2—Ti1 | 177.21 (17) | Ti2—O7i—As2i | 125.5 (3) |
O11—Rb2—O1 | 146.46 (19) | Rb1—O8—Ti2 | 109.7 (6) |
O11—Rb2—O5 | 144.91 (16) | Rb1—O8—Rb2 | 104.3 (2) |
O7i—Rb2—Rb1 | 133.66 (15) | Rb1—O8—As2 | 114.1 (4) |
O7i—Rb2—O3i | 103.08 (14) | Ti2—O8—Rb2 | 99.0 (2) |
O7i—Rb2—O12i | 86.13 (15) | Ti2—O8—As2 | 132.4 (3) |
O7i—Rb2—Rb1i | 56.93 (11) | Rb2—O8—As2 | 87.8 (6) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data |
Chemical formula | RbTiOAsO4 |
Mr | 288.27 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pna21 |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 13.26 (2), 6.677 (7), 10.766 (7) |
V (Å3) | 953.5 (18) |
Z | 8 |
Radiation type | Neutron, λ = 1.207 Å |
µ (mm−1) | 0.01 |
Crystal size (mm) | 5 × 3 × 2 |
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Data collection |
Diffractometer | Huber four-circle diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed (F > 0) reflections | 1174, 1153, 1153 |
Rint | 0 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.653 |
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Refinement |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.034, 0.033, 1.36 |
No. of reflections | 1153 |
No. of parameters | 145 |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.06, −0.06 |
Selected bond lengths (Å) topRb1—O1 | 3.138 (6) | Rb2—O4 | 3.025 (5) |
Rb1—O2 | 2.812 (6) | Rb2—O11 | 2.879 (6) |
Rb1—O3 | 2.762 (6) | Rb2—O7i | 2.992 (5) |
Rb1—O11 | 3.283 (6) | Rb2—O3i | 3.193 (6) |
Rb1—O12 | 2.933 (6) | Rb2—O12i | 3.177 (6) |
Rb1—O5i | 3.031 (6) | Rb2—O2i | 3.118 (6) |
Rb1—O6 | 3.392 (6) | Rb2—O8i | 3.198 (12) |
Rb1—O7i | 3.318 (6) | Rb2—O1 | 2.753 (6) |
Rb1—O8 | 2.812 (7) | Rb2—O5 | 2.926 (6) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2. |
Rubidium titanyl arsenate (RTA) belongs to the KTiOPO4 (KTP) family of compounds well known for their non-linear optical and ferroelectric properties (Stucky et al., 1989). The structure is based on a three-dimensional network of arsenic tetrahedra and titanium octahedra with open channels along the c axis where the Rb atoms are situated at two independent sites (Thomas et al., 1992). Additional alkaline positions were detected as `ghost' sites in Cs-rich mixtures of RTA and CsTiOAsO4 (CTA) (Womersley et al., 1998). The original and additional sites are related by pseudosymmetry retained at room temperature from the high-temperature paraelectric phase (Thomas et al., 1990, 1998). The evolution towards centrosymmetry for the KTP and RbTiOPO4 structures has been studied extensively by Delarue et al. (1998, 1999). For these isomorphs, split alkaline positions could be refined for structures above 473 K.
A study of the RTA structure at 9.6 K showed additional electron density near the Rb atoms but a structural model with split Rb positions was not applicable (Almgren et al., 1999). However, using synchrotron-radiation data, it is currently shown that there is a partial occupancy of additional sites in RTA at room temperature, which is reported separately (Streltsov et al., 2000). A parallel study of the CTA structure confirms splitting of the alkaline sites in CTA (Nordborg, 2000). In the present study, single-crystal neutron diffraction has been used to improve the structural model for RTA as concerns the O sites. The aim was to get well defined nuclear positions for the O atoms together with reasonable displacement parameters.
The displacement ellipsoids for O atoms have an average value for Umin/Umax of about 0.7. These are more uniform than those obtained previously from X-ray tube data, for which the Umin/Umax average was approximately 0.5 (Almgren et al., 1999). The values presently obtained from a common independent atomic model refinement are comparable to those obtained by multipole refinements in the parallel synchrotron study (Streltsov et al., 2000). The atomic displacement parameters along the principal axes have been calculated using the program ORFFE modified for PC (Busing et al., 1964; Gustafsson, 1993). The Rb1 atom predominantly vibrates in the [-101] direction with an angle to the c axis of 33 (4)°, while the Rb2 atom vibrates in the [001] direction deviating by 18 (7)°. The anisotropy of the ellipsoids is markedly pronounced for the Rb atoms. The displacements along principal axes r1, r2 and r3 are 0.09 (1), 0.138 (9) and 0.201 (6) Å for Rb1, and 0.109 (8), 0.130 (7) and 0.171 (6) Å for Rb2. This is consistent with the r.m.s. parameters obtained from X-ray data.
More uniform r.m.s. displacements of the O atoms have been obtained compared to those from X-ray data previously reported by Almgren et al. (1999). This is represented, for example, by the displacements for O2 along principal axes r1 and r3, which are 0.09 (1) and 0.13 (1) Å when derived from neutron data, and 0.06 (2) and 0.134 (9) Å when derived from X-ray data. The corresponding values for O7 are 0.07 (1) and 0.13 (1) Å, and 0.05 (2) and 0.13 (1) Å, respectively. The Rb—O and bond distances are given in Table 1. In CTA, the Cs3 site, which is the additional site at Cs1, is coordinated by 6 O atoms and not binding to O1, O11 and O7 (Nordborg, 2000). This is propably the case also for the Rb1–Rb3 pair as splitting is seen in the c direction which is the direction of the Rb1—O1, Rb1—O11 and Rb1—O7 bonds.