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Structural phase transitions and their influence on Cu+ mobility in superionic ferroelastic Cu6PS5I single crystals
The structural origin of Cu+ ions conductivity in Cu6PS5I single crystals is
described in terms of structural phase transitions studied by X-ray
diffraction, polarizing microscope and calorimetric measurements. Below the
phase transition at Tc=(144-169) K Cu6PS5I belongs to monoclinic, ferroelastic
phase, space group Cc. Above Tc crystal changes the symmetry to cubic
superstructure, space group F-43c (a=19.528); finally at 274K disordering of
the Cu+ ions increases the symmetry to F-43m, (a=9.794). The phase transition
at 274K coincides well with a strong anomaly in electrical conductivity
observed in the Arrhenius plot. Diffusion paths for Cu+ ions are evidenced by
means of the atomic displacement factors and split model. Influence of the
copper stechiometry on the Tc is also discussed.Comment: conference pape
Chalcogen Stabilized bis-Hydridoborate Complexes of Cobalt Analogues of Tetracyclo[4.3.0.02,4.03,5]nonane
International audienceTreatment of Li[BH ER] (E=Se or Te, R=Ph; E=S, R=CH Ph) with [Cp*CoCl] led to the formation of hydridoborate complexes, [{CoCp*Ph}{Cp*Co}{ÎŒ-EPh}{ÎŒ-Îș -E,H-EBH }], 1a and 1âb (1âa: E=Se; 1âb: E=Te) and a bis-hydridoborate species [Cp*Co{ÎŒ-Îș -Se,H-SeBH }] , 2. All the complexes, 1âa, 1âb and 2 are stabilized by ÎČ-agostic type interaction in which 1âb represents a novel bimetallic borate complex with a rare B-Te bond. QTAIM analysis furnished direct proof for the existence of a shared and dative B-chalcogen and Co-chalcogen interactions, respectively. In parallel to the formation of the hydridoborate complexes, the reactions also yielded tetracyclic species, [Cp*Co{Îș -E,H,H-E(BH ) -C Me H }], 3âa and 3âb (3âa: E=Se and 3âb: E=S), wherein the bridgehead boron atoms are surrounded by one chalcogen, one cobalt and two carbon atoms of a cyclopentane ring. Molecules 3âa and 3âb are best described as the structural mimic of tetracyclo[4.3.0.0 .0 ]nonane having identical structure and similar valence electron counts