Publication Date:
2019
Description:
Abstract
In a sequence of temperature‐dependent solid‐state reactions in the system CaO–Al2O3–MgO the formation of the ternary phase Ca3Al4MgO10 or C3A2M has been studied. Whereas the compound could not be prepared at 1200°C, a yield of 85 wt.‐% of Ca3Al4MgO10 was obtained at 1320°C (incongruent melting point: 1330°C). Powder diffraction data compare well with results of previous investigations from the 1960s. Single crystals of Ca3Al4MgO10 could be retrieved from the sinter‐pellets. Basic crystallographic data are as follows: orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pbcm, a = 5.14073(8), b = 16.7576(2), c = 10.70977(16) Å, V = 922.61(2) Å3, Z = 4. Using synchrotron diffraction data it was possible to solve the crystal structure. Least‐squares refinements resulted in a residual of R(|F|) = 0.021 for 1000 independent observed reflections with I 〉 2σ(I) and 97 parameters. The structure contains [TO4]‐tetrahedra (T=Al,Mg) forming a three‐dimensional (3‐D) framework whose topological characteristics have been determined. Al‐Mg distributions on the different T‐sites have been studied. The calcium cations are located in voids of the network. More than 50 years after its first observation our investigation clarifies the crystal structure of a compound belonging to a system that is of relevance for several fields of materials science.
Print ISSN:
0002-7820
Electronic ISSN:
1551-2916
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
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