Holland, Michael Donakowski, Martin D. Pozzi, Eric A. Rasmussen, Andrew M. Tran, Thanh Thao Pease-Dodson, Shannon E. Halasyamani, P. Shiv Seideman, Tamar Duyne, Richard P. Van Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R. Polar Alignment of Λ‑Shaped Basic Building Units within Transition Metal Oxide Fluoride Materials A series of pseudosymmetrical structures of formula K<sub>10</sub>(M<sub>2</sub>O<sub><i>n</i></sub>F<sub>11–<i>n</i></sub>)<sub>3</sub>X (M = V and Nb, <i>n</i> = 2, X = (F<sub>2</sub>Cl)<sub>1/3</sub>, Br, Br<sub>4/2</sub>,I<sub>4/2</sub>; M = Mo, <i>n</i> = 4, X = Cl, Br<sub>4/2,</sub> I<sub>4/2</sub>) illustrates generation of polar structures with the use of Λ-shaped basic building units (BBUs). For a compound to belong to a polar space group, dipole moments of individual species must be partially aligned. Incorporation of d<sup>0</sup> early transition metal polyhedral BBUs into structures is a common method to create polar structures, owing to the second-order Jahn–Teller distortion these polyhedra contain. Less attention has been spent examining how to align the polar moments of BBUs. To address alignment, we present a study on previously reported bimetallic BBUs and synthesized compounds K<sub>10</sub>(M<sub>2</sub>O<sub><i>n</i></sub>F<sub>11–<i>n</i></sub>)<sub>3</sub>X. These materials differ in their (non)­centrosymmetry despite chemical and structural similarities. The vanadium compounds are centrosymmetric (space groups <i>P</i>3̅<i>m</i>1 or <i>C</i>2/<i>m</i>) while the niobium and molybdenum heterotypes are noncentrosymmetric (<i>Pmn</i>2<sub>1</sub>). The difference in symmetry occurs owing to the presence of linear, bimetallic BBUs or Λ-shaped bimetallic BBUs and related packing effects. These Λ-shaped BBUs form as a consequence of the coordination environment around the bridging anion of the metal oxide fluoride BBUs. bimetallic BBUs;compound;Transition Metal Oxide Fluoride MaterialsA series;Basic Building Units;transition metal polyhedral BBUs;metal oxide fluoride BBUs;F 2Cl Br 2014-01-06
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