SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, AND PROPERTIES
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decrease in the frequency of the fully symmetrical fied. This explains the previously observed [3, 6] difꢀ
stretching mode ν1(А1) and an increase in the ν2(Е)
freꢀ ference in the parameters of the 51V NMR spectra of
quency to 400–386 cm–1 in the selenate ion (Table 3).
The vibrations of the bridging oxygen atoms of the
these compounds. The presence of VO6 octahedra
containing a short V–O bond in the V2O3(XO4)2 strucꢀ
ture is in line with the axial symmetry of the chemical
shift tensor, while the difference in the tensor parameꢀ
ters is apparently caused by the type of distortion of
VO6 octahedra. The IR and Raman spectra reflect the
structural features of the compounds; the spectra of both
compounds contain a vibrational mode at 1010 cm–1
corresponding to the short V–O bond in the VO6 octaꢀ
hedron.
corner V–O–Se bonds having V–O distances of ~2
Å
probably give rise to 522–498 cm–1 modes. The asymꢀ
metric bending mode (ν4) of the selenate ion occurs at
458 (IR) and 436 cm–1 (Raman). Below 340 cm–1, the
bending and translation modes of the crystal modes
are manifested. In the spectral region containing
vibrations of the highly distorted VO6 octahedra and
the V–O–V bridge, no significant differences were
found between the sulfate and the selenate. This is in
good agreement with the 51V NMR data indicating
similarity of the local environments of vanadium in
both structures [6].
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors are grateful to V. A. Volkovich for techꢀ
nical assistance in recording the Raman spectra at the
Chair of Rare Metals and Nanomaterials of the Physiꢀ
coꢀTechnical Department of the Ural State Technical
University USTUꢀUPI.
This work was supported by a Presidential Grant
for Support of Leading Scientific Schools (Nshꢀ
1170.2008.3).
Thermal decomposition of V2O3(SO4)2 with SO3
evolution becomes noticeable at ~400
two stages, which are manifested by anomalous points
in the DTA curve at 578°C and 635 and a break in
°С and includes
°С
the TG curve observed after elimination of approxiꢀ
mately one mole of sulfur trioxide. The anomalous
point in the DTA curve at 578°С corresponds apparꢀ
ently to the formation of an intermediate compound
with a lower content of bound SO3. However, we could
not isolate and identify this compound as the samples
obtained by annealing of V2O3(SO4)2 in the temperaꢀ
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