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Structures of Orthorhombic and Cubic Dicadmium Stannate by Rietveld Refinement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

M.E. Bowden
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Petone, New Zealand
C. M. Cardile
Affiliation:
Chemistry Division, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Private Bag, Petone, New Zealand

Abstract

The structures of orthorhombic (a=5.5686(2)Å, b=9.8946 (2)Å, c=3.19369(12Å) and cubic (a=9.177(3)Å) Cd2SnO4were refined by Rietveld analysis of X-ray powder diffraction patterns. Both of these polymorphs were chemically treated with hydrogen gas mixtures at 400°C, resulting in a colour change from yellow to green. Small structural changes were observed for the orthorhombic material, which underwent a uniform contraction (≈0.02%) of cell size and movement of some oxygen atoms towards the tin atoms. Evidence for loss of structural oxygen was sought, but could not be found above the detection limit of 0.3%. Cubic Cd2SnO4possesses the spinel structure with a large (at least 65%) degree of inversion. Samples prepared with a smaller cell have so far proved unsuitable for Reitveld analysis.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press1990

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