Synthesis and structure of cadmium chalcogenide beryllogermanate sodalites

S. . Dann, M. T. Weller

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Abstract

Sodalites of the composition Cd[BeGeO]X X = S, Se, Te have been synthesised by hydrothermal reaction of CdO, BeO, GeO and X at 750°C and 2kbar. The materials crystallise with the cubic sodalite unit cell with an ordered Be/Ge framework in the space group P43n. Their structures have been refined from powder x-ray diffraction data in order to delineate the dimensions of the CdX units in the sodalite cage and the intercage separation of these units. Infra-red, UV-VIS spectra of these materials are also reported. UV-VIS data demonstrate that the CdX units do not interact electronically.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2131-2138
JournalStudies in Surface Science and Catalysis
Volume1997
Issue number105
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997

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