Influence of growth conditions on structural parameters of scheelite PbTO4 (T=Mo, W) crystals

Lead molybdates and tungstates with general chemical formula PbTO4 (PTO), where T is Mo (PMO) or W (PWO), were grown by the Czochralski method in an oxygen (PTO-A) or inert (PTO-N2) atmosphere from a stoichiometric mixture of corresponding oxides or mixture containing an excess of PbO (PMO-N2(Pb))....

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Published in:Materials & design 2016-05, Vol.97, p.56-63
Main Authors: Kaurova, I.A., Kuz'micheva, G.M., Brykovskiy, A.A., Rybakov, V.B., Gorobets, Yu.N., Shekhovtsov, A.N., Cousson, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Color
Crystal defects
Crystal structure
Crystals
Defects
Neutron diffraction
Optical materials
Order disorder
Oxygen
Single crystals
Structure
Vacancies
X-ray diffraction
X-rays
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Summary:Lead molybdates and tungstates with general chemical formula PbTO4 (PTO), where T is Mo (PMO) or W (PWO), were grown by the Czochralski method in an oxygen (PTO-A) or inert (PTO-N2) atmosphere from a stoichiometric mixture of corresponding oxides or mixture containing an excess of PbO (PMO-N2(Pb)). The crystals were investigated by X-ray and neutron single crystal and X-ray powder (Rietveld method) diffraction methods. For PWO-A and PWO-N2 crystals, the presence of additional reflections (50%) was revealed, indicating the symmetry reduction from space group I41/a to I4_ caused by kinetic (growth) order–disorder phase transition associated with an ordering/disordering of oxygen vacancies. In the structures of PMO samples, the vacancies are absent in the Mo and O sites (PMO-A and PMO-N2) and they are present in the Pb sites (except for PMO-N2(Pb)); the defect content being higher in the PMO-N2 crystal grown in an inert atmosphere. It is shown that the light yellow color of PTO crystals is due to the O and Pb vacancies, that may be accompanied by the transition Pb2+→Pb3+, and the gray-purple color of PMO-N2(Pb) is due to the transition Mo6+→Mo5+. [Display omitted] •PbTO4 (T=Mo, W) crystal structures were refined by neutron and X-ray diffraction.•Symmetry reduction from space group I41/a to I4_ was first found for PbWO4 crystals.•The type and concentration of point defects were determined.•Coloration is caused by the Pb and O vacancy formation and Mo6+→Mo5+ transition.
ISSN:0264-1275
1873-4197
DOI:10.1016/j.matdes.2016.02.062