Polar and non-polar structures of NH4TiOF3

Abstract

Ammonium oxo­fluoro­titanate, NH4TiOF3, is probably the best known precursor for the synthesis of anatase mesocrystals. Transformation of NH4TiOF3 into TiO2 through thermal decomposition, accompanied by hydrolysis, preserves some structural features of the precursor. Currently, any discussion of the mechanism of this transformation is difficult, as the exact crystal structure of the starting compound is not available and no intermediate structures are known. This article describes the outcome of single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction studies, revealing the existence of two polymorphs of the parent NH4TiOF3 at different temperatures. A second-order phase transition from the polar Pca21 α phase (1), stable at room temperature, to the Pma2 β phase (2) above ∼433 K has been demonstrated. The direction of the pseudo-fourfold axis in NH4TiOF3 coincides with the orientation of the fourfold axis of anatase mesocrystals, consistent with a topotactical transformation.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600576718016606
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Polymer Research Group
Additional Information: ©2019 International Union of Crystallography. Boytsova, O., Dovgaliuk, I., Chernyshov, D., Eliseev, A., O'Brien, P., Sutherland, A. J. & Bosak, A. (2019). J. Appl. Cryst. 52.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Crystal and powder X-ray diffraction,NH TiOF,Second-order phase transition,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Publication ISSN: 1600-5767
Last Modified: 27 Feb 2024 08:13
Date Deposited: 07 Jan 2019 14:40
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2019-01-01
Accepted Date: 2018-11-21
Authors: Boytsova, O.
Dovgaliuk, I.
Chernyshov, D.
Eliseev, A.
O'brien, P.
Sutherland, A. J. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-3651-1809)
Bosak, A.

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