Published August 1988 | Version v1
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Investigation of ammonium sites in NH4NbWo6/ND4NbWO6-ceramics by neutron powder diffraction

  • 1. Erlangen-Nuernberg Univ., Erlangen (Germany, F.R.). Lehrstuhl fuer Werkstoffwissenschaften 3

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High resolution neutron powder diffraction data of NH/sub 4/NbWO/sub 6/ - space group Fd3m, collected in the temperature range between 300 K and 523 K, were analysed by Rietveld refinement. The results of these refinements showed that the ammonium ions occupy 8b positions (site symmetry 43m). The hydrogens are aligned towards the nearest oxygens, indicating the possibility of weak hydrogen bonding between the ammonium group and the framework. The data are likely to suggest a Grotthus-type of proton conduction mechanism, similar to NH/sub 4/TaWO/sub 6/, which we reported previously

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Journal Title
Solid State Ionics
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
4
Series
Solid State Ionics.
Journal Page Range
211-220
ISSN
0167-2738
CODEN
SSIOD

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Notes
10 refs.; 6 figs.; 4 tabs.