A new non-centrosymmetric compound, tris-odium tetra-niobium triarsenic nona-deca-oxide, Na(3)Nb(4)As(3)O(19), has been synthesized by a solid-state reaction at 1123 K. The structure consists of AsO(4) tetra-hedra and NbO(6) octa-hedra sharing corners to form a three-dimensional framework containing two types of tunnels running along the c axis, in which the sodium ions are located. Na(+) catio...

The title compound, tetra-sodium cobalt(II) tris-[molyb-date(IV)], was prepared by solid-state reactions. The structure is isotypic with Na3In2(AsO4)3 and Na3In2(PO4)3. The main structural feature is the presence of infinite chains of edge-sharing X 2O10 (X = Co/Na) dimers, which are linked by MoO4 tetra-hedra, forming a three-dimensional framework enclosing two types of hexa-gonal tunnels in w...

Seeding polymer substrates for the attachment and growth of metallic contacts is an important problem in modern microcircuit fabrication. A new method to effect such polymer metallization is described in which the polymer is first treated with vapor of zirconium or titanium tetra-tert-butoxide and then thermalyzed to give several monolayers of zirconium or titanium oxides that are attached to t...

This paper reports the crystal structure of tetra-sodium diiron tris(phosphate), Na(4)Fe(2+)Fe(3+)(PO(4))(3), which has been synthesized hydro-thermally at 773 K and 0.1 GPa. The crystal structure has been refined in the space group Rc and is identical to that of γ-NASICON. The heteropolyhedral framework is based on a regular alternation, in three dimensions, of corner-sharing PO(4) tetra-hedra...

The crystal structure of the title compound, sodium strontium orthoarsenate(V) nona-hydrate, is isotypic with NaSr(PO(4))(H(2)O)(9) and the minerals nabaphite [NaBa(PO(4))(H(2)O)(9)] and nastrophite [Na(Sr,Ba)(PO(4))(H(2)O)(9)]. The Na and Sr atoms are located on threefold rotation axes and are in the centres of slightly distorted Na(H(2)O)(6) octa-hedra and Sr(H(2)O)(9) tricapped trigonal pris...

In the hydro/solvothermally synthesized title compound, Na(4)[Cu(2)(H(2)Ge(2)O(7))(H(2)GeO(4))(2)]·H(2)O, the framework building units include CuO(4), GeO(2)(OH)(2) and GeO(3)(OH) tetra-hedra, the latter being condensed into H(2)Ge(2)O(7) (4-) dimers. All the tetra-hedra are connected by corner-sharing into four-membered-ring (4MR) secondary building units containing two CuO(4), one GeO(2)(OH)(...

The crystal structure of Li(2)Na(2)NiP(6)O(18)·12H(2)O is characterized by the presence of six-membered P(6)O(18) (6-) phosphate ring anions (inter-nal symmetry -1) having a chair conformation and three different cations, viz. Li(+), Na(+) and Ni(2+), to counterbalance the anionic charge. All atoms are in general positions except for nickel, which lies on a special position with site symmetry 2...

The iridophores of the Neon tetra Paracheirodon innesi consist of alternating layers of guanine and cytoplasm. In the dark-adapted state the reflected light from constructive interference is in the ultraviolet or blue. When exposed to light the cytoplasm layers increase in thickness and as a result the reflections shift to longer wavelengths and the iridophores appear green. The iridophores are...

The title compound, potassium sodium dioxidomolybden-um(VI) arsenate, K0.78Na0.22MoO2AsO4, was synthesized by a solid-state reaction route. The structure is built up from corner-sharing MoO6 octa-hedra and AsO4 tetra-hedra, creating infinite [MoAsO8]∞ chains running along the b-axis direction. As, Mo and all but one O atom are on special positions (4c) with m symmetry and K (occupancy 0.78) is ...