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Synthesis and X-ray powder diffraction study of the elpasolite Cs2NaCeCl6

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

R. Acevedo
Affiliation:
Department of Basic Chemistry, Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile, Tupper 2069, P.O. Box 2777, Santiago-Chile
V. Poblete
Affiliation:
Nuclear Energy Chilean Commission, Amunategui 95, P.O. Box 188-D, Santiago-Chile

Abstract

The synthesis at 850 °C and the structural characterization of the elpasolite structure compound Cs2NaCeCl6 is reported space group Fm3m, a = 10.943(2) Å, V = 1310.4 (Å)3, Z = 4, M = 641.64, Dx = 3.252, and Dexp = 3.21. Powder diffraction data from a Rietveld structure refinement, are reported.

Type
Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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