Crystal structures and thermal expansion properties of Yb2-xFexMo3O12（x=0.0,0.6,1.0,1.1,1.4） solid solutions have been studied by X-ray powder diffraction（XRPD） at different temperatures.Rietveld analysis of the X...Crystal structures and thermal expansion properties of Yb2-xFexMo3O12（x=0.0,0.6,1.0,1.1,1.4） solid solutions have been studied by X-ray powder diffraction（XRPD） at different temperatures.Rietveld analysis of the XRPD data shows that Yb2-xFexMo3O12 solid solutions adopt orthorhombic structure and have variable thermal expansion coefficients controlled by the ratio of Yb^3＋ to Fe^3＋.Yb2Mo3O12 shows anisotropic negative thermal expansion property,induced by the reductions in average Yb-O-Mo angle and average apparent Mo2-O bond length with increasing temperatures.As more Yb^3＋ substituted by Fe^3＋,the linear thermal expansion coefficients of Yb2-xFexMo3O12 increase from negative to positive.A near-zero thermal expansion coefficient of 0.55×10^-6K^-1 for Yb0.6Fe1.4Mo3O12 is observed in the temperature range of 573-873 K.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21403129)the Project of Shandong Province Higher Educational Science and Technology Program (No.J13LD13 & J15LC09)"Hundred Talents Project" of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘Crystal structures and thermal expansion properties of Yb2-xFexMo3O12（x=0.0,0.6,1.0,1.1,1.4） solid solutions have been studied by X-ray powder diffraction（XRPD） at different temperatures.Rietveld analysis of the XRPD data shows that Yb2-xFexMo3O12 solid solutions adopt orthorhombic structure and have variable thermal expansion coefficients controlled by the ratio of Yb^3＋ to Fe^3＋.Yb2Mo3O12 shows anisotropic negative thermal expansion property,induced by the reductions in average Yb-O-Mo angle and average apparent Mo2-O bond length with increasing temperatures.As more Yb^3＋ substituted by Fe^3＋,the linear thermal expansion coefficients of Yb2-xFexMo3O12 increase from negative to positive.A near-zero thermal expansion coefficient of 0.55×10^-6K^-1 for Yb0.6Fe1.4Mo3O12 is observed in the temperature range of 573-873 K.
