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Rietveld refinement of the mixed boracite Fe(1.59)Zn(1.41)B(7)O(13)Br.


ABSTRACT: The structural characterization of the new iron-zinc hepta-borate bromide with composition Fe(1.59)Zn(1.41)B(7)O(13)Br, prepared by chemical transport is reported. A rigid-body model with constrained generalized coordinates was defined in order to hold the positions of the B atoms at reasonable inter-atomic distances that typically would reach unacceptable values because of the weak scattering power of boron. There are three independent sites for the B atoms of which two are tetra-hedrally coordinated. The bond-valence sum around the third B atom, located on a threefold rotation axis, was calculated considering two cases of coordination of boron with oxygens: trigonal-planar and tetrahedral. The contribution of the fourth O atom to the bond-valence sum was found to be only 0.06 v.u., indicating the presence of a very weak bond in the right position to have a distorted tetra-hedral coordination in favour of the trigonal-planar coordination for the third B atom. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) was used to determinate the Fe/Zn ratio.

SUBMITTER: Ulloa-Godinez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2971062 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rietveld refinement of the mixed boracite Fe(1.59)Zn(1.41)B(7)O(13)Br.

Ulloa-Godínez Sandra S   Rosales Ivonne I   Bucio Lauro L   Farías Mario H MH   Campa-Molina Jorge J  

Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online 20091031 Pt 11


The structural characterization of the new iron-zinc hepta-borate bromide with composition Fe(1.59)Zn(1.41)B(7)O(13)Br, prepared by chemical transport is reported. A rigid-body model with constrained generalized coordinates was defined in order to hold the positions of the B atoms at reasonable inter-atomic distances that typically would reach unacceptable values because of the weak scattering power of boron. There are three independent sites for the B atoms of which two are tetra-hedrally coord  ...[more]

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