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Approaching Hypothetical RbTl in Experiments and Theory – X-ray Structure Determination of Cs1–xRbxTl (x = 0.18, 0.42) and a Solid Solution K1–xRbxTl (x ≤ 0.69)
Schwinghammer, Vanessa F., Khan, Saleem A., Tiefenthaler, Susanne M., Kovářík, Tomáš
, Minár, Ján and Gärtner, Stefanie
(2025)
Approaching Hypothetical RbTl in Experiments and Theory – X-ray Structure Determination of Cs1–xRbxTl (x = 0.18, 0.42) and a Solid Solution K1–xRbxTl (x ≤ 0.69).
Inorganic Chemistry.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 04 Apr 2025 17:27
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.76510
Abstract
Although the binary alkali metal thallides ATl with A = Li, Na, K, and Cs have been reported in the literature, binary RbTl at ambient pressure is still missing. Experiments with a 1:1 ratio of Rb:Tl, either according to Zintl’s procedure in low-temperature experiments in liquid ammonia or classical solid-state synthesis at high temperature, did not result in the desired product. Therefore, ...
Although the binary alkali metal thallides ATl with A = Li, Na, K, and Cs have been reported in the literature, binary RbTl at ambient pressure is still missing. Experiments with a 1:1 ratio of Rb:Tl, either according to Zintl’s procedure in low-temperature experiments in liquid ammonia or classical solid-state synthesis at high temperature, did not result in the desired product. Therefore, several ternary compositions with mixtures of K/Rb and Cs/Rb have been prepared. For K/Rb mixtures, a solid solution in the KTl structure type, up to a proportion of 69% rubidium, could be obtained. Site occupancy preferences for rubidium on the alkali metal sites in the KTl type are observed in experiments and supported by theoretical calculations. In contrast to Rb/K mixtures being realizable in the KTl structure type, Rb/Cs mixtures did not allow for the isolation of materials according to the CsTl structure type. Instead, two new monoclinic compounds could be isolated (Cs0.82Rb0.18Tl: C2/c, a = 14.4136(4) Å, b = 11.1678(3) Å, c = 40.8013(11) Å, β = 96.353(2)°, V = 6527.4(3) Å3; Cs0.58Rb0.42Tl: C2/c, a = 14.2610(3) Å, b = 11.1116(2) Å, c = 27.5589(7) Å, β = 104.056(2)°, V = 4236.30(17) Å3). Detailed DFT calculations on both binary and mixed cation systems were performed and support the experimental results.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Inorganic Chemistry | ||||
| Publisher: | American Chemical Society (ACS) | ||||
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| Open Access Type: | ACS Hybrid | ||||
| Date | 3 April 2025 | ||||
| Institutions | Chemistry and Pharmacy > Institut für Anorganische Chemie > Arbeitskreis Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Korber | ||||
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
(468336522)
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| Keywords | Alkali metals; Cesium; Crystal structure; Energy; Potassium | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 540 Chemistry & allied sciences | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-765108 | ||||
| Item ID | 76510 |
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