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2011
ACL
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M.Allix, M.D.Alba, P.Florian, A.J.Fernandez-Carrion, M.R.Suchomel, A.Escudero, E.Suarde, A.I.Becerroc, 'Structural elucidation of b-(Y,Sc)2Si2O7: combined use of 89Y MAS NMR and powder diffraction', J. Appl. Crystallogr. 44 846-852 (2011) doi:10.1107/s0021889811021303
Although the structures of pure Sc2Si2O7 and b-Y2Si2O7 have been described in the literature using the C2/m space group, 29Si magic angle spinning (MAS) NMR measurements of the intermediate members of the Sc2Si2O7–b-Y2Si2O7 system indicate a lowering of the symmetry to the C2 space group. Indeed, these compositions exhibit a unique Si crystallographic site and an Si—O—Si angle lower than 180°, incompatible with the C2/m space group. C2 is the only possible alternative. Space group Cm can be discarded with regard to its two different Si sites per unit cell. Moreover, 89YMAS NMR data have revealed the existence of two different Y sites in the structure of the intermediate members of the Sc2Si2O7–b-Y2Si2O7 system, confirming the lowering of the symmetry to the C2 space group. The viability of the C2 model has therefore been tested and confirmed by refinement of synchrotron and neutron powder diffraction data for the different members of the system. The structural evolutions across the Sc2Si2O7–b-Y2Si2O7 system are discussed.
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