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Abstract: The crystallization of complex phosphates from the melts of Cs2O–P2O5–CaO–M III 2O3 (M III—Al, Fe, Cr) systems have been investigated at fixed value Cs/P molar ratios equal to 0.7, 1.0 and 1.3 and Са/Р=0.2 and Ca/М III=1. The fields of crystallization of CsCaP3O9, β-Ca2P2O7, Cs2CaP2O7, Cs3CaFe(P2O7)2, Ca9 M III(PO4)7 (M III—Fe, Cr), Cs0.63Ca9.63Fe0.37(PO4)7 and CsCa10(PO4)7 were determined. Obtained phosphates were investigated using powder X-ray diffraction and FTIR spectroscopy. Novel whitlockite-related phases CsCa10(PO4)7 and Cs0.63Ca9.63Fe0.37(PO4)7 have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction: space group R3c, a=10.5536(5) and 10.5221(4)Å, с=37.2283(19) and 37.2405(17)Å, respectively. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The single crystals of caesium magnesium titanium (IV) tri-oxo-tetrakis-diphosphate bis-monophosphate, Cs3.70Mg0.60Ti2.78(TiO)3(P2O7)4(PO4)2, crystallize in sp. gr. P-1 (No. 2) with cell parameters a=6.3245(4), b=9.5470(4), c=15.1892(9)Å, α=72.760(4), β=85.689(5), γ=73.717(4), z=1. The titled compound possesses a three-dimensional tunnel structure built by the corner-sharing of distorted [TiO6] octahedra, [Ti2O11] bioctahedra, [PO4] monophosphate and [P2O7] pyrophosphate groups. The Cs+ cations are located in the tunnels. The partial substitution of Ti positions with Mg atoms is observed. The negative charge of the framework is balanced by Cs cations and Mg atoms leading to pronounced concurrency and orientation disorder in the [P2O7] groups, which coordinate both. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: A new potassium bismuth phosphate-molybdate K2Bi(PO4)(MoO4) has been synthesized by the flux method and characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopic studies. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with the space group Ibca and the cell parameters: a=19.7037(10), b=12.4752(10), c=7.0261(10). This phase exhibits an original layered structure, in which the [Bi(PO4)(MoO4)]∞ layers consist of [Bi2Mo2O18]∞ chains linked through single PO4 tetrahedra. The K+ cations interleaved between these layers exhibit a monocapped distorted cubic coordination. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: New complex phosphates of the general formula K2 M 0.5Ti1.5(PO4)3 (M=Mn, Co) have been obtained from the melting mixture of KPO3, K4P2O7, TiO2 and CoCO3·mCo(OH)2 or Mn(H2PO4)2 by means of a flux technique. The synthesized phosphates have been characterized by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction and the FTIR-spectroscopy. The compounds crystallize in the cubic system with the space group P213 and cell parameters a=9.9030(14)Å for K2Mn0.5Ti1.5(PO4)3 and a=9.8445(12)Å for K2Co0.5Ti1.5(PO4)3. Both phosphates are isostructural with the langbeinite mineral and contain four formula unit K2 M 0.5Ti1.5(PO4)3 per unit cell. The structure can be described using [M 2(PO4)3] framework composed of two [MO6] octahedra interlinked via three [PO4] tetrahedra. The Curie–Weiss-type behavior is observed in the magnetic susceptibility. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]