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X‐ray diffraction study of oxygen‐conducting compounds Ln 2 Mo 2 O 9 ( Ln = La, Pr)
Author(s) -
Antipin Alexander M.,
Alekseeva Olga A.,
Sorokitalia I.,
Kuskova Alexandra N.,
Presniakov Michail Yu.,
Kharitonova Elena P.,
Voronkova Valentina I.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
acta crystallographica section b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.604
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2052-5206
DOI - 10.1107/s2052520614006623
Subject(s) - crystallography , ion , diffraction , oxygen atom , crystal structure , oxygen , x ray crystallography , conductivity , materials science , single crystal , x ray , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , physics , molecule , optics , organic chemistry , chromatography
The La 2 Mo 2 O 9 (LM) and Pr 2 Mo 2 O 9 (PM) single crystals are studied using precision X‐ray diffraction and high‐resolution transmission microscopy at room temperature. The crystal structures are determined in the space group P 2 1 3. La and Pr atoms, as well as Mo1 and O1 atoms, are located in the vicinity of the threefold axes rather than on the axes as in the high‐temperature cubic phase. In both structures studied, the O2 and O3 positions are partially occupied. The coexistence of different configurations of the Mo coordination environment facilitates the oxygen‐ion migration in the structure. Based on the X‐ray data, the activation energies of O atoms are calculated and the migration paths of oxygen ions in the structures are analysed. The conductivity of PM crystals is close to that of LM crystals. The O2 and O3 atoms are the main contributors to the ion conductivity of LM and PM.