Structure and temperature transformation of SnSe. Stabilization of a new cubic phase Sn4Bi2Se7
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
- Vol. 213 (6) , 343-349
- https://doi.org/10.1524/zkri.1998.213.6.343
Abstract
We have studied the evolution of the orthorhombic structure of SnSe (space group Pnma) as a function of the temperature. The structure slightly changes below 723 K. From 723 K to 803 K some modifications take place and at temperatures higher than 813 K the structure becomes close to the TlI-type structure. The new space group is Cmcm. The transformation to NaCl structure can not be observed because it melts before. Mössbauer spectra confirm the presence of Sn(II) in a distorted coordination polyhedron. The study of the Sn1−3x Bi2x Se series has let us to identify a new phase Sn4Bi2Se7, with a NaCl-type structure, close to the theoretical cubic SnSe. A 119Sn Mössbauer study shows that the octahedral coordination polyhedra are slightly distorted at low temperature. X-ray diffraction confirms that this distortion is a local effect.Keywords
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