TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis of the new layered oxides NaRbLnMO5 (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd; M = Nb, Ta)
AU - Cavazos, Ronaldo J.
AU - Schaak, Raymond E.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank Dr. Nattamai Bhuvanesh for help with X-ray diffraction measurements. This work was supported by start-up funds from Texas A&M University.
PY - 2004/7/2
Y1 - 2004/7/2
N2 - The new layered transition metal oxides NaRbLnMO5 (Ln = Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd; M = Nb, Ta) were synthesized by direct solid-state reaction. NaRbLaNbO5 crystallizes with a tetragonal unit cell [a = 5.839(6)Å, c = 8.313(1)Å] analogous to that of the related compound NaKLaNbO5, while NaRbLaTaO5 indexes to a larger monoclinic unit cell [a = 9.577(2)Å, b = 5.834(1)Å, c = 8.323(2)Å, β = 93.00(2)]. NaRbLnNbO5 can be prepared for Ln = Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, and NaRbLnTaO5 can be prepared for Ln = Nd, Sm. Both series of compounds show the expected decrease in unit cell volume as the size of the lanthanide decreases. NaRbLaNbO5 is also amenable to ion exchange, forming Li2-xRbxLaNbO5 upon reaction with molten lithium nitrate.
AB - The new layered transition metal oxides NaRbLnMO5 (Ln = Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd; M = Nb, Ta) were synthesized by direct solid-state reaction. NaRbLaNbO5 crystallizes with a tetragonal unit cell [a = 5.839(6)Å, c = 8.313(1)Å] analogous to that of the related compound NaKLaNbO5, while NaRbLaTaO5 indexes to a larger monoclinic unit cell [a = 9.577(2)Å, b = 5.834(1)Å, c = 8.323(2)Å, β = 93.00(2)]. NaRbLnNbO5 can be prepared for Ln = Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, and NaRbLnTaO5 can be prepared for Ln = Nd, Sm. Both series of compounds show the expected decrease in unit cell volume as the size of the lanthanide decreases. NaRbLaNbO5 is also amenable to ion exchange, forming Li2-xRbxLaNbO5 upon reaction with molten lithium nitrate.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.materresbull.2004.04.014
DO - 10.1016/j.materresbull.2004.04.014
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:2942532987
SN - 0025-5408
VL - 39
SP - 1209
EP - 1214
JO - Materials Research Bulletin
JF - Materials Research Bulletin
IS - 9
ER -