Daliranite, PbHgAs2S5: determination of the incommensurately modulated structure and revision of the chemical formula

Authors:

Lanza, Arianna E.; Gemmi, Mauro; Bindi, Luca; Mugnaioli, Enrico; Paar, Werner H.

Journal:

Acta Crystallographica, Section B 75 711-716 (2019)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052520619007340

B-IncStrDB ID: 15062EdDLkO Entry date: 2019-06-11 Last revision: 2021-12-12

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Chemical data


Common Name: daliranite [ Help ]

Formula moiety: As2 Hg Pb S5 [ Help ]

Structural Formula Sum: As2 Hg Pb S5 [ Help ]

Formula weight: 717.9 Da [ Help ]

Crystallographic data and experimental details


Crystal system: orthorhombic [ Help ]

Space group name (H-M): Pnma [ Help ]

Space group nb.: 62 [ Help ]

Symmetry operations of the space group: [ Help ]

Operation code Operation in algebraic form
1 x, y, z
2 -x, -y, -z
3 -x+1/2, -y, z+1/2
4 x+1/2, y, -z+1/2
5 x+1/2, -y+1/2, -z+1/2
6 -x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2
7 -x, y+1/2, -z
8 x, -y+1/2, z

a: 21.246(5) Å [ Help ]

b: 4.2897(9) Å [ Help ]

c: 9.5257(12) Å [ Help ]

α: 90 ° [ Help ]

β: 90 ° [ Help ]

γ: 90 ° [ Help ]

Volume: 868.2(3) Å3 [ Help ]

Z: 4 [ Help ]

Cell determination reflection Nb.: 2033 [ Help ]

θ(min) for cell determination: 0.05 ° [ Help ]

θ(max) for cell determination: 1.2 ° [ Help ]

Cell measurement temperature: 298 K [ Help ]

Absorption correction type: none [ Help ]

Experimental remarks: data have been collected by precession assisted 3D electron diffraction [ Help ]

Refinement details


Total nb. of reflections: 562 [ Help ]

Nb. of observed reflections: 401 [ Help ]

Intense reflections threshold: I>3σ(I) [ Help ]

Refinement based on: F [ Help ]

R(obs): 0.2435 [ Help ]

wR(obs): 0.2946 [ Help ]

R(all): 0.3222 [ Help ]

wR(all): 0.3025 [ Help ]

S(all): 13.93 [ Help ]

S(obs): 16.27 [ Help ]

Nb. of reflections: 562 [ Help ]

Nb. of parameters: 34 [ Help ]

Weighting scheme: sigma [ Help ]

Weighting scheme remarks: w=1/(σ2(F)+0.0001F2) [ Help ]

Δ/σ(max): 0.0002 [ Help ]

Δ/σ(mean): 0.0001 [ Help ]

Δρ(max): 0.45 e_Å-3 [ Help ]

Δρ(min): -0.40 e_Å-3 [ Help ]

Structural Information


Average Structure: [ Help ]

Atom site label Atom symbol x y z ADP type Uiso/equiv Symmetry multiplicity Occupancy Coords from (d)iffraction or (c)alculated Coords restraints or constraints Disordered cluster Disordered group
Pb1 Pb 0.2886(7) 0.25 1.3368(8) Uani 0.083(6) 4 1 d ? ? ?
Hg1 Hg 0.4150(6) 0.25 0.9831(7) Uani 0.065(5) 4 1 d ? ? ?
As1 As 0.1286(13) 0.356(3) 1.1428(18) Uiso 0.030(6) 8 0.5 d ? ? ?
As2 As 0.0526(12) 0.356(3) 0.8089(16) Uiso 0.019(6) 8 0.5 d ? ? ?
S1 S 0.2233(15) 0.25 1.060(2) Uiso 0.034(7) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S2 S 0.1437(15) 0.25 0.690(2) Uiso 0.036(7) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S3 S 0.3337(16) 0.25 0.805(2) Uiso 0.042(7) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S4 S 0.4132(13) 0.25 1.4762(19) Uiso 0.019(6) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S5 S 0.4954(15) 0.25 1.160(2) Uiso 0.040(7) 4 1 d ? ? ?

ADP components: [ Help ]

Atom site label Atom site symbol U11 U22 U33 U12 U13 U23
Pb1 Pb 0.137(16) 0.101(8) 0.011(5) 0 -0.002332 0
Hg1 Hg 0.118(14) 0.069(6) 0.009(5) 0 0.001652 0

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Chemical data


Formula moiety: As2 Hg Pb S5 [ Help ]

Structural Formula Sum: As2 Hg Pb S5 [ Help ]

Formula weight: 717.9 Da [ Help ]

Crystallographic data and experimental details


Crystal system: orthorhombic [ Help ]

Space group name (H-M): Pnma [ Help ]

Superspace group name: Pnma(00γ)0s0 [ Help ]

Symmetry operations of the superspace group: [ Help ]

Operation code Operation in algebraic form
1 x1,x2,x3,x4
2 -x1+1/2,-x2,x3+1/2,x4+1/2
3 -x1,x2+1/2,-x3,-x4+1/2
4 x1+1/2,-x2+1/2,-x3+1/2,-x4
5 -x1,-x2,-x3,-x4
6 x1+1/2,x2,-x3+1/2,-x4+1/2
7 x1,-x2+1/2,x3,x4+1/2
8 -x1+1/2,x2+1/2,x3+1/2,x4

a: 21.246(5) Å [ Help ]

b: 4.2897(9) Å [ Help ]

c: 9.5257(12) Å [ Help ]

α: 90 ° [ Help ]

β: 90 ° [ Help ]

γ: 90 ° [ Help ]

Volume: 868.2(3) Å3 [ Help ]

Modulation dimension: 1 [ Help ]

Measured independent wave vectors: [ Help ]

Wave vector id q_x q_y q_z
1 0.000000 0.000000 0.262(2)

Z: 4 [ Help ]

Cell determination reflection Nb.: 10451 [ Help ]

θ(min) for cell determination: 0.05 ° [ Help ]

θ(max) for cell determination: 1.2 ° [ Help ]

Cell measurement temperature: 298 K [ Help ]

Absorption correction type: none [ Help ]

Experimental remarks: data have been collected by precession assisted 3D electron diffraction [ Help ]

Refinement details


Total nb. of reflections: 1503 [ Help ]

Nb. of observed reflections: 981 [ Help ]

Intense reflections threshold: I>3σ(I) [ Help ]

Refinement based on: F [ Help ]

R(obs): 0.2715 [ Help ]

wR(obs): 0.2989 [ Help ]

R(all): 0.3818 [ Help ]

wR(all): 0.3097 [ Help ]

S(all): 10.70 [ Help ]

S(obs): 12.87 [ Help ]

Nb. of reflections: 1503 [ Help ]

Nb. of parameters: 38 [ Help ]

Weighting scheme: sigma [ Help ]

Weighting scheme remarks: w=1/(σ2(F)+0.0001F2) [ Help ]

Δ/σ(max): 0.0009 [ Help ]

Δ/σ(mean): 0.0003 [ Help ]

Δρ(max): 0.45 e_Å-3 [ Help ]

Δρ(min): -0.40 e_Å-3 [ Help ]

Extinction method: none [ Help ]

Structural Information


Average Structure: [ Help ]

Atom site label Atom symbol x y z ADP type Uiso/equiv Symmetry multiplicity Occupancy Coords from (d)iffraction or (c)alculated Coords restraints or constraints Disordered cluster Disordered group
Pb1 Pb 0.2885(5) 0.25 1.3367(5) Uani 0.061(4) 4 1 d ? ? ?
Hg1 Hg 0.4149(5) 0.25 0.9835(5) Uani 0.063(4) 4 1 d ? ? ?
As1 As 0.1285(8) 0.371(2) 1.1430(11) Uiso 0.031(3) 8 0.5 d ? ? ?
As2 As 0.0517(7) 0.365(2) 0.8082(10) Uiso 0.027(3) 8 0.5 d ? ? ?
S1 S 0.2236(10) 0.25 1.0596(15) Uiso 0.027(4) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S2 S 0.1430(9) 0.25 0.6898(14) Uiso 0.019(4) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S3 S 0.3344(11) 0.25 0.8066(15) Uiso 0.026(4) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S4 S 0.4134(8) 0.25 1.4756(12) Uiso 0.007(4) 4 1 d ? ? ?
S5 S 0.4962(10) 0.25 1.1610(15) Uiso 0.030(5) 4 1 d ? ? ?

ADP components: [ Help ]

Atom site label Atom site symbol U11 U22 U33 U12 U13 U23
Pb1 Pb 0.132(11) 0.033(4) 0.018(3) 0 -0.003(4) 0
Hg1 Hg 0.122(10) 0.060(4) 0.006(3) 0 0.002(3) 0

Fourier Wave Vectors (explicit: q_x,q_y,q_z or coefficients: q_1,q_2,...): [ Help ]

Wave vector code q_1
1 1

Occupation crenel coefficients: [ Help ]

Atom site label Center (x0) Width
As1 0.390(5) 0.5
As2 0.314(5) 0.5

Definition of the displacive (translational) Fourier series: [ Help ]

Modulation code Atom site label Displacement axis Wave vector code
Pb1x1 Pb1 x 1
Pb1y1 Pb1 y 1
Pb1z1 Pb1 z 1
Hg1x1 Hg1 x 1
Hg1y1 Hg1 y 1
Hg1z1 Hg1 z 1
S1x1 S1 x 1
S1y1 S1 y 1
S1z1 S1 z 1
S2x1 S2 x 1
S2y1 S2 y 1
S2z1 S2 z 1
S3x1 S3 x 1
S3y1 S3 y 1
S3z1 S3 z 1
S4x1 S4 x 1
S4y1 S4 y 1
S4z1 S4 z 1
S5x1 S5 x 1
S5y1 S5 y 1
S5z1 S5 z 1

Displacive (translational) Fourier coefficients: [ Help ]

Modulation code Cosine coefficient Sine coefficient
Pb1x1 0 0
Pb1y1 -0.0284 0.0865
Pb1z1 0 0
Hg1x1 0 0
Hg1y1 0.0393 0.0529
Hg1z1 0 0
S1x1 0 0
S1y1 -0.0211 0.0555
S1z1 0 0
S2x1 0 0
S2y1 0.0111 0.0498
S2z1 0 0
S3x1 0 0
S3y1 0.0547 0.0185
S3z1 0 0
S4x1 0 0
S4y1 0.0147 0.0209
S4z1 0 0
S5x1 0 0
S5y1 0.0279 -0.0315
S5z1 0 0

Definition of the ADP Fourier series: [ Help ]

Modulation code Atom site label Tensor element Wave vector code
Pb1U111 Pb1 U11 1
Pb1U221 Pb1 U22 1
Pb1U331 Pb1 U33 1
Pb1U121 Pb1 U12 1
Pb1U131 Pb1 U13 1
Pb1U231 Pb1 U23 1
Hg1U111 Hg1 U11 1
Hg1U221 Hg1 U22 1
Hg1U331 Hg1 U33 1
Hg1U121 Hg1 U12 1
Hg1U131 Hg1 U13 1
Hg1U231 Hg1 U23 1

ADP Fourier coefficients: [ Help ]

Modulation code Cosine coefficient Sine coefficient
Pb1U111 0 0
Pb1U221 0 0
Pb1U331 0 0
Pb1U121 0.015246 0.011714
Pb1U131 0 0
Pb1U231 0 0
Hg1U111 0 0
Hg1U221 0 0
Hg1U331 0 0
Hg1U121 0 -0.008135
Hg1U131 0 0
Hg1U231 0 0