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Xu G, Li H, Han J, Hou X, Yang Z, Pan S. Cd 8(BO 3) 4SiO 4: Metal Cation Inducing the Formation of Isolated [BO 3] and [SiO 4] Units in Borate Silicate. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:852-859. [PMID: 38112263 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The first compound of cadmium-borate silicate Cd8(BO3)4SiO4, crystallizing in space group P42/n (no. 86), has been successfully synthesized by the conventional high-temperature solution method and melts congruently. The zero-dimensional anionic groups of Cd8(BO3)4SiO4 are isolated [BO3] triangles and isolated [SiO4] tetrahedra which are filled in the framework formed by [CdO6] polyhedra. It has a moderate birefringence (Δn = 0.053 at 546 nm), which is measured by experiment and evaluated by first-principles calculations; meanwhile, the source of birefringence is revealed through the response electronic distribution anisotropy method. The UV-vis-NIR diffuse reflectance spectrum indicates that Cd8(BO3)4SiO4 possesses a wide optical transparency range, with a UV cutoff edge at about 254 nm. This work enriches the structure chemistry of borate silicates, and we discussed the possible methods for the exploration and synthesis of novel optical crystals possessing zero-dimensional anionic groups in the borate silicate system.
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- Guangsheng Xu
- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Crystal Materials; State Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environmental Conditions; Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials; Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zakary O, Body M, Charpentier T, Sarou-Kanian V, Legein C. Structural Modeling of O/F Correlated Disorder in TaOF 3 and NbOF 3-x(OH) x by Coupling Solid-State NMR and DFT Calculations. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:16627-16640. [PMID: 37747836 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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The structure of MOF3 (M = Nb, Ta) compounds was precisely modeled by combining powder X-ray diffraction, solid-state NMR spectroscopy, and semiempirical dispersion-corrected DFT calculations. It consists of stacked ∞(MOF3) layers along the c⃗ direction formed by heteroleptic corner-connected MX6 (X = O, F) octahedra. 19F NMR resonance assignments and occupancy rates of the anionic crystallographic sites have been revised. The bridging site is shared equally by the anions, and the terminal site is occupied by F only. An O/F correlated disorder is expected since cis-MO2F4 octahedra are favored, resulting in one-dimensional -F-M-O-M- strings along the <100> and <010> directions. Ten different 2 × 2 × 1 supercells per compound, fulfilling these characteristics, were built. Using DFT calculations and the GIPAW approach, the supercells were relaxed and the 19F isotropic chemical shift values were determined. The agreement between the experimental and calculated 19F spectra is excellent for TaOF3. The 1H and 19F experimental NMR spectra revealed that some of the bridging F atoms are substituted by OH groups, especially in NbOF3. New supercells involving OH groups were generated. Remarkably, the best agreement is obtained for the supercells with the composition closest to that estimated from the 19F NMR spectra, i.e., NbOF2.85(OH)0.15.
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- Ouail Zakary
- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM) - UMR 6283 CNRSLe Mans Université, 72805 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM) - UMR 6283 CNRSLe Mans Université, 72805 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
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- Institut des Molécules et Matériaux du Mans (IMMM) - UMR 6283 CNRSLe Mans Université, 72805 Le Mans Cedex 9, France
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Miao Z, Yang Y, Wei Z, Yang Z, Yu S, Pan S. NaCa5BO3(SiO4)2 with Interesting Isolated [BO3] and [SiO4] Units in Alkali- and Alkaline-Earth-Metal Borosilicates. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:3937-3943. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Zhaohong Miao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, People’s Republic of China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, People’s Republic of China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Devices for Special Environments, Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry, CAS, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Electronic Information Materials and Devices, 40-1 South Beijing Road, Urumqi 830011, People’s Republic of China
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Cadars S, Ahn NH, Okhotnikov K, Shin J, Vicente A, Hong SB, Fernandez C. Modeling short-range substitution order and disorder in crystals: Application to the Ga/Si distribution in a natrolite zeolite. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2017; 84:182-195. [PMID: 28433479 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Atomic substitutions are a central feature of the physicochemical properties of an increasing number of solid-state materials. The complexity that this chemical disorder locally generates in otherwise crystalline solids poses a major challenge to the understanding of the relationships between the structure and properties of materials at the atomic and molecular level. Strategies designed to efficiently explore the ensemble of local chemical environments present in disordered crystals and predict their signatures in local spectroscopies such as solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) are therefore essential. Focusing on the Ga/Si disorder in the framework of rubidium-exchanged gallosilicate natrolite zeolite (Rb-PST-1) with a high Ga content (SiGa=1.28), we show how the structure-generation approach implemented in the new program supercell (Okhotnikov et al. [26]) provides an excellent basis for the understanding of complex experimental spectroscopic data. Furthermore, we describe how exhaustive explorations of atomic configurations can be performed to seek local structural ordering and/or disordering factors. In the case of Rb-PST-1, we more specifically explore the possibility to form and to detect the presence of thermodynamically unfavorable Ga-O-Ga connectivities. While particularly adapted to the description of dense materials, we demonstrate that this approach may successfully be used to reproduce and interpret the distributions of local structural distortions (i.e., the geometrical disorder) resulting from the chemical disorder in systems as complex as microporous zeolites.
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- Sylvian Cadars
- Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), Université de Nantes, CNRS, 2 Rue de la Houssinière, BP32229, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France; CEMHTI CNRS UPR3079, Université d'Orléans, 1D, avenue de la recherche scientifique, 45071 Orléans cédex 2, France.
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- Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- CEMHTI CNRS UPR3079, Université d'Orléans, 1D, avenue de la recherche scientifique, 45071 Orléans cédex 2, France
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- Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea
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- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, 14000, Caen, France
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- Center for Ordered Nanoporous Materials Synthesis, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, POSTECH, Pohang 790-784, Republic of Korea.
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- Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS, Laboratoire Catalyse et Spectrochimie, 14000, Caen, France.
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Ashbrook SE, McKay D. Combining solid-state NMR spectroscopy with first-principles calculations - a guide to NMR crystallography. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:7186-204. [PMID: 27117884 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc02542k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Recent advances in the application of first-principles calculations of NMR parameters to periodic systems have resulted in widespread interest in their use to support experimental measurement. Such calculations often play an important role in the emerging field of "NMR crystallography", where NMR spectroscopy is combined with techniques such as diffraction, to aid structure determination. Here, we discuss the current state-of-the-art for combining experiment and calculation in NMR spectroscopy, considering the basic theory behind the computational approaches and their practical application. We consider the issues associated with geometry optimisation and how the effects of temperature may be included in the calculation. The automated prediction of structural candidates and the treatment of disordered and dynamic solids are discussed. Finally, we consider the areas where further development is needed in this field and its potential future impact.
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- Sharon E Ashbrook
- School of Chemistry, EaStCHEM and Centre of Magnetic Resonance, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9ST, UK.
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Okhotnikov K, Charpentier T, Cadars S. Supercell program: a combinatorial structure-generation approach for the local-level modeling of atomic substitutions and partial occupancies in crystals. J Cheminform 2016; 8:17. [PMID: 27042215 PMCID: PMC4818540 DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0129-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Disordered compounds are crucially important for fundamental science and industrial applications. Yet most available methods to explore solid-state material properties require ideal periodicity, which, strictly speaking, does not exist in this type of materials. The supercell approximation is a way to imply periodicity to disordered systems while preserving “disordered” properties at the local level. Although this approach is very common, most of the reported research still uses supercells that are constructed “by hand” and ad-hoc. Results This paper describes a software named supercell, which has been designed to facilitate the construction of structural models for the description of vacancy or substitution defects in otherwise periodically-ordered (crystalline) materials. The presented software allows to apply the supercell approximation systematically with an all-in-one implementation of algorithms for structure manipulation, supercell generation, permutations of atoms and vacancies, charge balancing, detecting symmetry-equivalent structures, Coulomb energy calculations and sampling output configurations. The mathematical and physical backgrounds of the program are presented, along with an explanation of the main algorithms and relevant technical details of their implementation. Practical applications of the program to different types of solid-state materials are given to illustrate some of its potential fields of application. Comparisons of the various algorithms implemented within supercell with similar solutions are presented where possible. Conclusions The all-in-one approach to process point disordered structures, powerful command line interface, excellent performance, flexibility and GNU GPL license make the supercell program a versatile set of tools for disordered structures manipulations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13321-016-0129-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kirill Okhotnikov
- NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France ; CEMHTI - UPR3079 CNRS, Site Haute Température, 1D avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- NIMBE, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CEMHTI - UPR3079 CNRS, Site Haute Température, 1D avenue de la Recherche Scientifique, 45071 Orléans Cedex 2, France ; Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel (IMN), Université de Nantes, CNRS, 2 rue de la Houssinière, BP32229, 44322 Nantes Cedex 3, France
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Volkov S, Bubnova R, Bolotina N, Krzhizhanovskaya M, Belousova O, Filatov S. Incommensurate modulation and thermal expansion of Sr3B(2 + x)Si(1 - x)O(8 - x/2) solid solutions. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION B, STRUCTURAL SCIENCE, CRYSTAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS 2015; 71:489-97. [PMID: 26428398 DOI: 10.1107/s2052520615011713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Crystal structures of Sr3B(2 + x)Si(1 - x)O(8 - x/2) solid solutions with nominal compositions x = 0.28, 0.53, 0.78 in the Sr3B2SiO8-Sr2B2O5 section of the SrO-B2O3-SiO2 system are refined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Incommensurate structure modulations are mainly associated with various orientations of corner-sharing (B,Si)-polyhedra. Preference is given to the (3 + 2)-dimensional symmetry group Pnma(0βγ)000(0βγ)000 for a single crystal compared with an alternate model of a twin formed by monoclinic components, each of them corresponding to the (3 + 1)-dimensional symmetry group P2(1)/n(0βγ). Single-phase polycrystalline samples of solid solutions are investigated by high-temperature X-ray powder diffraction in air. Orientation preferences of the BO3 units lead to a strong anisotropy of thermal expansion. Negative expansion is observed along the a axis over the temperature range 303-753 K. Anisotropy decreases both on heating and decreasing of the boron content.
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- Sergey Volkov
- Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Makarov Emb, St Petersburg 199053, Russian Federation
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- Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Makarov Emb, St Petersburg 199053, Russian Federation
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- Shubnikov Institute of Crystallography, Leninsky pr. 59, Moscow 119333, Russian Federation
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- Department of Crystallography, St Petersburg State University, University Emb., 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russian Federation
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- Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Makarov Emb, St Petersburg 199053, Russian Federation
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- Department of Crystallography, St Petersburg State University, University Emb., 7/9, St Petersburg 199034, Russian Federation
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Garaga MN, Hsieh MF, Nour Z, Deschamps M, Massiot D, Chmelka BF, Cadars S. Local environments of boron heteroatoms in non-crystalline layered borosilicates. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:21664-82. [PMID: 26227574 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp03448e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Boron heteroatom distributions are shown to be significantly different in two closely related layered borosilicates synthesized with subtly different alkylammonium surfactant species. The complicated order and disorder near framework boron sites in both borosilicates were characterized at the molecular level by using a combination of multi-dimensional solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy techniques and first-principles calculations. Specifically, two-dimensional (2D) solid-state J-mediated (through-bond) (11)B{(29)Si} NMR analyses provide direct and local information on framework boron sites that are covalently bonded to silicon sites through bridging oxygen atoms. The resolution and identification of correlated signals from distinct (11)B-O-(29)Si site pairs reveal distinct distributions of boron heteroatoms in layered borosilicate frameworks synthesized with the different C16H33N(+)Me3 and C16H33N(+)Me2Et structure-directing surfactant species. The analyses establish that boron atoms are distributed non-selectively among different types of silicon sites in the layered C16H33N(+)Me3-directed borosilicate framework, whereas boron atoms are preferentially incorporated into incompletely condensed Q(3)-type sites in the C16H33N(+)Me2Et-directed borosilicate material. Interestingly, framework boron species appear to induce framework condensation of their next-nearest-neighbor silicon sites in the C16H33N(+)Me3-directed borosilicate. By comparison, the incorporation of boron atoms is found to preserve the topology of the C16H33N(+)Me2Et-directed borosilicate frameworks. The differences in boron site distributions and local boron-induced structural transformations for the two surfactant-directed borosilicates appear to be due to different extents of cross-linking of the siliceous frameworks. The molecular-level insights are supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations, which show the distinct influences of boron atoms on the C16H33N(+)Me3- and C16H33N(+)Me2Et-directed borosilicate frameworks, consistent with the experimental observations.
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Boyer M, Véron E, Becerro AI, Porcher F, Suchomel MR, Matzen G, Allix M. BaGa4O7, a new A3BC10O20 crystalline phase: synthesis, structural determination and luminescence properties. CrystEngComm 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ce01101a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A new compound, BaGa4O7, is found by cooling from the melt. Part of the A3BC10O20 family, it exhibits strong orange-red luminescence emission when doped with Eu3+.
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- Marina Boyer
- CNRS
- CEMHTI UPR 3079
- Univ. Orléans
- F-45071 Orléans, France
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Sevilla (CSIC-US)
- 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- CNRS
- CEMHTI UPR 3079
- Univ. Orléans
- F-45071 Orléans, France
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- CNRS
- CEMHTI UPR 3079
- Univ. Orléans
- F-45071 Orléans, France
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Martineau C. NMR crystallography: Applications to inorganic materials. SOLID STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2014; 63-64:1-12. [PMID: 25112798 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssnmr.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Current developments of NMR crystallography as well as some recent applications to diamagnetic inorganic solids are presented. First, we illustrate how solid-state NMR data can be used in combination with diffraction data for the determination of the periodic part of the crystal structures, from the space group selection, to the structure determination over the refinement and validation processes. As ss-NMR, contrary to diffraction (powder and single-crystal), is not restricted to periodic boundary conditions, ss-NMR data can be used to further complete the structural description of materials, including studies of local order/disorder, etc. This illustrated through examples, which are shown and discussed in the second part of this review.
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- Charlotte Martineau
- Tectospin, Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, UMR CNRS 8180, Université de Versailles St-Quentin en Yvelines, 45, avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035 Versailles cedex, France.
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Smith AL, Raison PE, Martel L, Charpentier T, Farnan I, Prieur D, Hennig C, Scheinost AC, Konings RJM, Cheetham AK. A 23Na Magic Angle Spinning Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, XANES, and High-Temperature X-ray Diffraction Study of NaUO3, Na4UO5, and Na2U2O7. Inorg Chem 2013; 53:375-82. [DOI: 10.1021/ic402306c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- A. L. Smith
- European Commission,
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department of Materials Science
and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
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- European Commission,
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- European Commission,
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- CEA, IRAMIS, SIS2M, Laboratoire de Structure et Dynamique
par Résonance Magnétique, UMR CEA/CNRS 3299, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, United Kingdom, and
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- European Commission,
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf (HZDR), , P.O. Box 10119, 01314 Dresden, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf (HZDR), , P.O. Box 10119, 01314 Dresden, Germany
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- European Commission,
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Transuranium Elements, P.O. Box 2340, D-76125 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science
and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, United Kingdom
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Massiot D, Messinger RJ, Cadars S, Deschamps M, Montouillout V, Pellerin N, Veron E, Allix M, Florian P, Fayon F. Topological, geometric, and chemical order in materials: insights from solid-state NMR. Acc Chem Res 2013; 46:1975-84. [PMID: 23883113 DOI: 10.1021/ar3003255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Unlike the long-range order of ideal crystalline structures, local order is an intrinsic characteristic of real materials and often serves as the key to the tuning of their properties and their final applications. Although researchers can easily assess local ordering using two-dimensional imaging techniques with resolution that approaches the atomic level, the diagnosis, description, and qualification of local order in three dimensions is much more challenging. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and its panel of continually developing instruments and methods enable the local, atom-selective characterization of structures and assemblies ranging from the atomic to the nanometer length scales. By making use of the indirect J-coupling that distinguishes chemical bonds, researchers can use solid-state NMR to characterize a variety of materials, ranging from crystalline compounds to amorphous or glassy materials. In crystalline compounds showing some disorder, we describe and distinguish the contributions of topology, geometry, and local chemistry in ways that are consistent with X-ray diffraction and computational approaches. We give examples of materials featuring either chemical disorder in a topological order or topological disorder with local chemical order. For glasses, we show that we can separate geometric and chemical contributions to the local order by identifying structural motifs with a viewpoint that extends from the atomic scale up to the nanoscale. As identified by solid state NMR, the local structure of amorphous materials or glasses consists of well-identified structural entities up to at least the nanometer scale. Instead of speaking of disorder, we propose a new description for these structures as a continuous assembly of locally defined structures, an idea that draws on the concept of locally favored structures (LFS) introduced by Tanaka and coworkers. This idea provides a comprehensive picture of amorphous structures based on fluctuations of chemical composition and structure over different length scales. We hope that these local or molecular insights will allow researchers to consider key questions related to nucleation and crystallization, as well as chemically (spinodal decomposition) or density-driven (polyamorphism) phase separation, which could lead to future applications in a variety of materials.
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- Dominique Massiot
- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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- CNRS, CEMHTI, UPR 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France, and University of Orléans, CEMHTI, UPR CNRS 3079, F-45071, Orléans, France
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Brouwer DH, Langendoen KP. A graph theory approach to structure solution of network materials from two-dimensional solid-state NMR data. CrystEngComm 2013. [DOI: 10.1039/c3ce41058g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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