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  • Solid-state chemistry and materials science.
  • Crystallography and structural analysis of inorganic compounds.

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  • Alkali metal hexafluoroaluminates and hexafluorogallates (A3MF6) are compounds with potential applications in various fields.
  • Understanding their structural diversity and phase transitions is crucial for materials design and utilization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize single crystals of A3MF6 compounds, where A = Rb, Cs and M = Al, Ga.
  • To investigate the temperature-dependent structural behavior and phase transitions of these compounds.

Main Methods:

  • Single crystal growth using mixed alkali chloride/fluoride fluxes in sealed silver tubes.
  • Simultaneous Thermogravimetric Analysis/Differential Scanning Calorimetry (TGA/DSC).
  • High-temperature Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction (SCXRD) and Powder X-ray Diffraction (PXRD).

Main Results:

  • Synthesis of single crystals for A3MF6 (A = Rb, Cs; M = Al, Ga).
  • Observation of multiple room-temperature polymorphs for Cs3AlF6 and Cs3GaF6 (m-Cs3MF6, o-Cs3MF6).
  • Identification of specific room-temperature polymorphs for rubidium compounds (o-Rb3AlF6, t-Rb3GaF6).
  • All studied A3MF6 compounds exhibit structural transitions to a common cubic structure type (c-A3MF6) upon heating.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully synthesized and characterized four A3MF6 compounds, revealing complex room-temperature polymorphism.
  • A unified high-temperature cubic phase (c-A3MF6) was identified across all compositions, indicating a common structural motif at elevated temperatures.
  • These findings provide fundamental insights into the structural versatility and thermal behavior of alkali metal hexafluoroaluminates and hexafluorogallates.