Publication - Journal Article Synthesis and crystal structure of a neodymium borosilicate, Nd3BSi2O10

https://doi.org/10.1107/s2056989019005024
Journal Article
Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications, vol. 75, iss. 5, pp. 700-702, 2019
Authors
Saehwa Chong, Jared O. Kroll, Jarrod V. Crum, Brian J. Riley
Abstract
A lanthanide borosilicate, trineodymium borosilicate or Nd3BSi2O10, was synthesized using a flux method with LiCl, and its structure was determined from X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). The structure is composed of layers with [SiO4]4− and [BSiO6]5− anions alternating along the c axis linked by Nd3+ cations between them.
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