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Single crystals of two novel shchurovskyite-related compounds, K2Cu[Cu3O]2 (PO4 )4 (1) and K2.35Cu0.825 [Cu3O]2 (PO4 )4 (2), were synthesized by crystallization from gaseous phase and structurally characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structures of both compounds are based upon similar Cu-based layers, formed by rods of the [O2Cu6 ] dimers of oxocentered (OCu4 ) tetrahedra. The topologies of the layers show both similarities and differences from the shchurovskyite-type layers. The layers are connected in different fashions via additional Cu atoms located in the interlayer, in contrast to shchurovskyite, where the layers are linked by Ca2+ cations. The structures of the shchurovskyite family are characterized using information-based structural complexity measures, which demonstrate that the crystal structure of 1 is the simplest one, whereas that of 2 is the most complex in the family.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 807 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Crystals |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 Jul 2021 |
ID: 88647477