ZnTe6O13, a new ZnO-TeO2 phase.
Our investigations into the ZnO-TeO(2) system have produced a new phase, zinc(II) hexatellurium(IV) tridecaoxide, ZnTe(6)O(13), with trigonal (R3) symmetry, synthesized by repeated heating and cooling to a maximum temperature of 1053 K. The asymmetric unit consists of a Zn atom coordinated in a distorted octahedral fashion by two unique tellurium(IV) oxide units that form trigonal-bipyramidal TeO(4) and TeO(3+1) corner- and edge-shared polyhedra. Except for the Zn and an O atom, which occupy 6c positions, all atoms occupy 18f general positions.
Nawash
Jalal M
JM
Center for Materials Research, Materials Science Program, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA.
Twamley
Brendan
B
Lynn
Kelvin G
KG