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Published on: January 16, 2017
A single-crystal neutron diffraction study of RbTiOAsO(4)
J Nordborg1, G Svensson, J Albertsson
1Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
Abstract:
A rubidium titanyl arsenate single-crystal has been studied by neutron diffraction (lambda = 1.207 A). The polished sample used was 5 x 3 x 2 mm and was cut from a crystal made by top-seeded solution growth. The crystal showed severe extinction. It was, however, possible to obtain a structural model with well defined oxygen sites and reasonable anisotropic displacement parameters.
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