Terbium oxychloride, TbOCl, was synthesized via a simple heat-treatment of TbCl3ยท6H2O. The structure was determined using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) data. The TbOCl compound crystallizes within the tetragonal P4/nmm space group, and its crystal structure is composed of alternating layers of (TbO)n and n Cl- anions. The unit cell parameters, volume, and density were compared to the literature data of other isostructural rare-earth oxychlorides in the P4/nmm space group and showed a good agreement when fitted to the calculated trendlines.
Revised: July 10, 2020 |
Published: May 1, 2020
Citation
Chong S., B.J. Riley, and Z.J. Nelson. 2020.Dehydration synthesis and crystal structure of terbium oxychloride, TbOCl.Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications E76, no. 5:621-624.PNNL-SA-151493.doi:10.1107/S2056989020004387