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Paul Sicher1, Berthold Stöger1
1X-Ray Center, TU Wien, Getreidemarkt 9, 1060 Vienna, Austria.
Abstract:
Single crystals of Tl3Sb5O14 were grown by solid-state reaction in a corundum crucible under air (1273 K, 12 h). The structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It is isotypic to the K3Sb5O14, Rb3Sb5O14 and Cs3Sb5O14 analogues with ortho-rhom-bic Pbam symmetry and cell parameters a = 24.2899 (9) Å, b = 7.1931 (3) Å, c = 7.4182 (3) Å. The Sb atoms form irregular [SbO6] octa-hedra, which are linked via edges and corners into a triperiodic network. The Tl+ ions are located in distinct channels of the network extending along [010] and [001].
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