Journal
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
Volume 194, Issue -, Pages 188-193Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2012.05.011
Keywords
Boron; Aluminum; Crystal structure; X-ray diffraction; High-pressure synthesis
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A crystal structure of aluminum doped beta-rhombohedral boron was studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 80 K. The crystals were synthesized using high-pressure high temperature technique at 3 GPa and 2100 K. The structure is based on three-dimensional framework made of B-12 icosahedra with voids occupied by the B-28-B-B-28 units, it has the R-3m space group with a = 10.9014(3), c = 23.7225(7) A lattice dimensions in hexagonal setting. Aluminum atoms are located in A1 and D special positions of the beta-B structure with occupancies of 82.7(6)% and 11.3(4)%, respectively. Additional boron atoms are located near the D-site. Their possible distribution is discussed. Finally we have found two appropriate structural models whose refinement suggests two possible chemical compositions, AlB44.8(5) and AlB37.8(5), which are in a good agreement with the chemical analysis data obtained from EDX. The crystal structure of AlB44.8(5) is described in detail. (c) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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