Published June 1991 | Version v1
Journal article

Valence ordering in V5O9 below 120 K

  • 1. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada)
  • 2. AT and T Bell Lab., Murray Hill, NJ (United States)
  • 3. l'Univ. J. Fourier, Grenoble (France)

Description

The superstructure in V5O9 below 120 K is due to valence ordering and pair formation. Among the fairly large atomic displacements, one V-V distance across a shared edge between octahedra in a rutile-like chain changes from 2.860(1) angstrom at room temperature to 2.686(1) angstrom at 105 K, a distance comparable to that found in vanadium metal. The observed pairing explains the large known discontinuities in electric conductivity and magnetic susceptibility at the 120 K transition

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Journal Volume
92
Journal Issue
2
Series
J. Solid State Chem.
Journal Page Range
380-385
ISSN
0022-4596
CODEN
JSSCB