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On the first incommensurate ordering of NH4Cu7-xS4

Norén, L. LU ; Berger, R. ; Lidin, S. LU ; Eriksson, L. LU ; Huster, J. and Petříček, V. (1999) In Journal of Alloys and Compounds 288(1-2). p.102-109
Abstract

The first incommensurate ordering of NH4Cu7-xS4 (x = 0.16) has been investigated using X-ray single crystal diffraction at 174 K. The modulated structure is described with monoclinic symmetry with the cell parameters a = 10.272 (angstrom), b = 10.272 (angstrom), c = 7.694 (angstrom) and β=90.0°. It belongs to the four-dimensional space group P:P2/n:-11 {conventional setting P:P2/b:-11 (no. 13.1)}. The incommensurate modulation to the lattice (q approx. 0.39, 0, 0) appears to be caused by the sub-stoichiometry of copper. A DSC-study of the isostructural TlCu7-xS4 relates the thermal behaviour of the two thiocuprates to changes in the copper content. A tentative 'phase stability... (More)

The first incommensurate ordering of NH4Cu7-xS4 (x = 0.16) has been investigated using X-ray single crystal diffraction at 174 K. The modulated structure is described with monoclinic symmetry with the cell parameters a = 10.272 (angstrom), b = 10.272 (angstrom), c = 7.694 (angstrom) and β=90.0°. It belongs to the four-dimensional space group P:P2/n:-11 {conventional setting P:P2/b:-11 (no. 13.1)}. The incommensurate modulation to the lattice (q approx. 0.39, 0, 0) appears to be caused by the sub-stoichiometry of copper. A DSC-study of the isostructural TlCu7-xS4 relates the thermal behaviour of the two thiocuprates to changes in the copper content. A tentative 'phase stability diagram' for such compounds is presented.

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  author       = {{Norén, L. and Berger, R. and Lidin, S. and Eriksson, L. and Huster, J. and Petříček, V.}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Alloys and Compounds}},
  title        = {{On the first incommensurate ordering of NH<sub>4</sub>Cu<sub>7-x</sub>S<sub>4</sub>}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0925-8388(99)00009-2}},
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