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Crystallography between Kiel and St. Petersburg: review of collaboration and the crystal structure of [Tl5(SiO4)(OH)]2[Tl6(SO4)(OH)4]

  • Oleg I. Siidra , Sergey N. Britvin , Sergey V. Krivovichev EMAIL logo , Dmitry A. Klimov and Wulf Depmeier
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Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
From the journal Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials Volume 229 Issue 11

Abstract

In this contribution, we briefly review the results of collaborative research between crystallography groups in St. Petersburg and Kiel, and report on the synthesis and crystal structure of Tl16(SiO4)2(SO4)(OH)6 (1), a new and unusual compound obtained from highly-alkaline TlOH solution. Its structure [monoclinic, C2/m, a = 28.7140(18), b = 7.3686(5), c = 7.4426(5) Å, β = 104.653(2)°, V = 1523.50(17) Å3, R1 = 0.066 for 1528 independent observed reflections] can be described as an alternation of electroneutral [Tl5(SiO4)(OH)] and [Tl3(SO4)0.5(OH)2] layers. The [Tl5(SiO4)(OH)] layer consists of Tl(1)O4 tetragonal pyramids sharing common corners with the SiO4 tetrahedra to form pseudotetragonal [Tl(SiO4)]3- layers capped by OH(1)-centered [(OH)Tl4] square pyramids with the Tl(2) and Tl(3) atoms in their apices. The [Tl3(SO4)0.5(OH)2] layers contain OH(2)- and OH(3)-centered [(OH)Tl4] square pyramids sharing common edges to form large (∼ 7.4 × 7.4 Å) cavities occupied by disordered (SO4) tetrahedra. The electroneutral character of the [Tl5(SiO4)(OH)] and [Tl6(SO4)(OH)4] layers allows us to suggest that the phases with these chemical compositions may form as independent compounds in highly alkaline Tl-bearing systems.

Keywords: collaboration; crystallography; crystal structure; lone pair of electrons; thallium
Corresponding author: Sergey V. Krivovichev, Department of Crystallography, St. Petersburg State University, University Emb. 7/9, 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia; and Nanomaterials Research Centre, Kola Science Centre, Russian Academy of Sciences, Fersmana str. 14, 184209 Apatity, Russia, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by St. Petersburg State University through internal grant 3.38.136.2014 and Russian President grant MK-3756.2014.5. We thank Guest Editor Elena Boldyreva for the invitation to participate in this issue of the world’s oldest crystallographic journal.

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Received: 2014-4-14
Accepted: 2014-8-29
Published Online: 2014-11-5
Published in Print: 2014-11-1

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Keywords for this article
collaboration; crystallography; crystal structure; lone pair of electrons; thallium

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