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Penta-potassium praseodymium(III) dilithium deca-fluoride, K(5)PrLi(2)F(10)
1W. Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna str. 2, PO Box 1410, 50-950 Wrocław, Poland.
Abstract:
The crystal structure of K(5)PrLi(2)F(10) is isotypic with those of other K(5)RELi(2)F(10) compounds (RE = Eu, Nd). The lanthanoid ions are isolated in K(5)PrLi(2)F(10), with a mean separation between the Pr ions of 7.356 Å. It classifies this crystal as a so-called self-activated material containing lanthanoid ions within the matrix. Except for two K(+) and two F(-) ions, all atoms are located on sites with m symmetry. In the structure, distorted PrF(8) dodeca-hedra and two different LiF(4) tetra-hedra share F atoms, forming sheets parallel to (100). The isolated PrF(8) dodeca-hedra exhibit a mean Pr-F distance of 2.406 Å. The K(+) cations are located within and between these sheets, leading to highly irregular KF(x) polyhedra with coordination numbers of eight and nine for the alkali metal cations.
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