The incommensurate misfit layer structure of (PbS)1.14NbS2, 'PbNbS3' and (LaS)1.14NbS2, 'LaNbS3': an x-ray diffraction study

Authors:

Wiegers, G.A.; Meetsma, A.; Haange, R.J.; van Smaalen, S.; de Boer, J.L.; Meerschaut, A.; Rabu, P.; Rouxel, J.

Journal:

Acta Crystallographica Section B 46 324-332 (1990)

B-IncStrDB ID: 1842Exx1nN Entry date: 2021-12-20 Last revision: 2021-12-20

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Chemical data


Structural Formula Sum: Pb1.14 S3.14 Nb1 [ Help ]

Crystallographic data and experimental details


a: 3.313(1) Å [ Help ]

b: 5.801(1) Å [ Help ]

c: 23.807(1) Å [ Help ]

γ: 90 ° [ Help ]

β: 90 ° [ Help ]

α: 90 ° [ Help ]

Volume: 457.7(1) Å3 [ Help ]

Z: 4 [ Help ]

Modulation dimension: 1 [ Help ]

Measured independent wave vectors: [ Help ]

Wave vector id q_x q_y q_z
1 0.5679 0 0

Number of subsystems: 2 [ Help ]

Subsystem code: 1 [ Help ]

Subsystem description: subsystem 1: NbS2 [ Help ]

W matrix:

1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Subsystem code: 2 [ Help ]

Subsystem description: subsystem 2: PbS [ Help ]

W matrix:

0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0
1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Crystal system: orthorhombic [ Help ]

Superspace group name: Xm2m(α00)00s [ Help ]

Symmetry operations of the superspace group: [ Help ]

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

Refinement details


Intense reflections threshold: I>2.5σ(I) [ Help ]

Refinement based on: F [ Help ]

Weighting scheme: unit [ Help ]

Structural Information


Average Structure: [ Help ]

Atom site label Atom symbol Subsystem Occupancy x y z Uiso/equiv ADP type
Nb(1) Nb 1 1 0.0 -0.0738 0.0 0.0500(5) Uiso
S(3) S 1 1 0.0 0.260(1) 0.0642(4) 0.002(1) Uiso
Nb(2) Nb 1 0.691(2) 0.0 0.423(3) 0.5 0.017(1) Uiso
Nb(3) Nb 1 0.309(2) 0.0 0.085(2) 0.5 0.010(3) Uiso
S(4) S 1 1 0.0 0.758(1) 0.5673(6) 0.002(1) Uiso
Pb(1) Pb 2 1 0.25 0.0 0.6395(1) 0.0302(3) Uani
S(1) S 2 1 0.25 -0.479 0.5957(7) 0.026(3) Uani

ADP components: [ Help ]

Atom site label U11 U22 U33 U12 U13 U23
Pb(1) 0.0475(7) 0.0226(6) 0.026(5) 0.0 0.0082(0) 0.000(4)
S(1) 0.039(4) 0.011(9) 0.027(3) 0.0 0.0058(0) -0.005(6)