ISSN 0036ꢀ0236, Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2012, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 492–498. © Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2012.
Original Russian Text © M.M. Godneva, D.L. Motov, V.Ya. Kuznetsov, T.E. Shchur, 2012, published in Zhurnal Neorganicheskoi Khimii, 2012, Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 554–559.
SYNTHESIS AND PROPERTIES
OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
3−
Phase Formation along the
= 1.5 Section
PO4 Zr
of the ZrO(NO3)2–H3PO4–CsF–H2O System
M. M. Godneva, D. L. Motov†, V. Ya. Kuznetsov, and T. E. Shchur
Tananaev Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Rare Elements and Mineral Raw Materials, Kola Research Center, Russian
Academy of Sciences, ul. Fersmana 26A, Apatity, Murmansk oblast, 184200 Russia
Received April 27, 2010
Abstract—The phase formation in the system ZrO(NO3)2–H3PO4–CsF–H2O was studied along the section
3−
at the molar ratios
= 1.5 and CsF/Zr = 2–5 at a ZrO2 concentration in the initial solution of 2–5 wt %.
PO4 Zr
New fluorophosphate zirconates, CsH2Zr2F2(PO4)3 ⋅ 1.5H2O and two modifications of CsZrF2PO4 ⋅ 0.5H2O,
were isolated, and the known phosphate zirconate CsZr2(PO4)3 was obtained for the first time by calcining
acidic fluorophosphate zirconate.
DOI: 10.1134/S0036023612040080
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We previously studied the phase formation in sulfuꢀ
The system ZrO(NO3)2–H3PO4–CsF–H2O was
studied along the section at the molar ratio F/Zr = 2–5
at 2–5 wt % ZrO2. The initial substances were
ric acid solutions of titanium subgroup element comꢀ
pounds in the presence of alkali metal fluorides [1].
Under “mild” synthesis conditions, we isolated about
a hundred of alkali metal fluorometallates and fluoroꢀ
sulfate metallates, most of which were obtained for the
first time. Investigation of a number of the compounds
showed that some of them are characterized by intense
Xꢀray luminescence. Xꢀray luminophores promising
for practical applications are hexafluorozirconates
ZrO(NO3)2
grade), and CsF (chemically pure). CsF was added
while continuously stirring to ZrO(NO3)2 2H2O soluꢀ
⋅ 2H2O and 85% H3PO4 (both of analytical
⋅
tions. After the mixtures became homogeneous,
H3PO4 was added to them. After keeping the obtained
mixtures for 7–45 days, precipitates were filtered off,
washed successively with water and alcohol, and dried
in air. The ZrO2 content in solution was calculated
with the consideration of H3PO4 before adding CsF.
Phases in the precipitates were identified by Xꢀray
powder diffraction, crystalꢀoptical, thermal, elemenꢀ
tal, and IR spectroscopic analyses. The Xꢀray powder
diffraction patterns were recorded with a DRFꢀ2
instrument (graphite monochromator, CuKα radiaꢀ
tion). The crystalꢀoptical measurements were perꢀ
formed using immersion liquids. The thermograms
were recorded in air using a Pt–Pt/Rh thermocouple.
The reference substance was calcined aluminum
oxide. The weight loss was determined with a VTꢀ1000
torsion balance at a heating rate of ~9 deg/min. The
IR spectra in the frequency range 400–3800 cm–1 were
recorded with a Specordꢀ80 spectrometer. Samples for
recording were prepared by compacting pellets with
KBr or CsI. The chemical analysis was carried out
according to standard procedures. The contents of
phosphorus, zirconium, and cesium were determined
by Xꢀray spectroscopy by the fundamental parameter
method with a Spectroscan MAKCꢀGV spectrometer;
fluorine after double distillation, by potentiometry;
NO3 group, by the Kjeldahl method; and water, by
thermogravimetry or from weight loss after keeping
M2Zr(Hf)F6 (M = K, Rb, Cs) and also Rb3Zr2F9SO4
⋅
2H2O [2, 3]. Two important results were obtained: on
the one hand, the synthesized materials exhibit relaꢀ
tively intense Xꢀray luminescence over a wide waveꢀ
length range, and on the other, it was found that the
efficiency of the Xꢀray luminescence efficiency can be
enhanced and its spectrum and temporal characterisꢀ
tics can be optimized by transforming some crystal latꢀ
tice defects to others, being Xꢀray luminescence cenꢀ
ters.
Phosphate zirconates CsZr2(PO4)3 [4, card 34ꢀ0196],
ꢀCs2Zr(PO4)2 [4, card 28ꢀ0356], and Cs3Zr1.5(PO4)3
α
[4, card 52ꢀ1181] are known. At low concentration of
the phosphorus component, we isolated crystalline
cesium fluorophosphate zirconate CsZrF2PO4
also amorphous oxofluorophosphate Cs2Zr3O2F4(PO4)2
3H2O and amorphous oxofluorophosphate nitrate
CsZr3O1.25F4(PO4)2(NO3)0.5 4.5H2O. The compound
Cs3Zr3O1.5F6(PO4)2 3H2O was obtained, which forms
in the crystalline or glassy state, depending on the conꢀ
ditions. The formation of the compounds
Cs2Zr3O1.5F5(PO4)2
and Zr3O4(PO4)1.33
⋅ H2O and
⋅
⋅
⋅
⋅
2H2O, Cs2Zr3F2(PO4)4
⋅ 4.5H2O,
⋅
6H2O was established, which crysꢀ
tallize only in mixtures with the known phases [5].
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Deceased.
samples at 250°С in undried air.
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