Research Article

Substitutions in Nd5−xTbxMo3O16+δ Series: Phase Formation, Atomistic Modeling, and Crystal Structure of Nd5Mo3O16+δ-Based Solid Solutions

Table 7

Experimental and calculated parameters of monoclinic terbium molybdate crystal structure.

Tb5Mo3O16.5 expTb5Mo3O16.5 calcTb2MoO6 [26]Tb2MoO6 calc

Unit cell parameters
a (Å)16.493 (3)16.557516.4554 (3)16.4748
b (Å)11.150 (2)11.092911.1143 (2)11.0421
c (Å)5.4060 (12)5.44365.3936 (1)5.3847
β (°)108.442 (7)109.79108.428 (1)109.68
ρ (g/cm3)6.366.347.247.34

Interatomic distances (Å)
Tb1–O4 × 22.77 (3)2.9682.770 (5)2.863
Tb1–O5 × 22.30 (3)2.3102.319 (5)2.330
Tb1–O6 × 22.22 (2)2.2422.223 (5)2.248
Tb1–O6 × 22.39 (3)2.4122.387 (5)2.335
Tb2–O2 × 22.42 (4)2.3362.377 (6)2.352
Tb2–O2 × 22.491 (19)2.5232.488 (4)2.484
Tb2–O4 × 22.516 (17)2.3902.478 (5)2.398
Tb2–O5 × 22.25 (3)2.3612.238 (5)2.297
Tb3–O1 × 12.57 (4)2.5202.499 (5)2.461
Tb3–O1 × 12.63 (3)2.5452.570 (5)2.477
Tb3–O3 × 12.31 (3)2.4512.426 (6)2.373
Tb3–O3 × 12.41 (4)2.4582.435 (5)2.445
Tb3–O4 × 12.62 (4)2.8502.655 (5)2.783
Tb3–O5 × 12.34 (3)2.2452.265 (6)2.270
Tb3–O6 × 12.21 (4)2.1832.213 (6)2.198
Tb3–O6 × 12.38 (3)2.4232.273 (5)2.359
Mo–O1 × 11.74 (4)1.7681.796 (5)1.765
Mo–O2 × 11.74 (4)1.7791.799 (6)1.775
Mo–O3 × 11.79 (3)1.8021.812 (6)1.801
Mo–O4 × 11.84 (4)1.7971.805 (6)1.796
Mo–O5 × 12.15 (4)1.9692.214 (6)2.085
Mo–O1 × 13.02 (4)3.1353.113 (5)3.088
Mo–O2 × 13.17 (4)3.0813.072 (5)3.027
Mo–O3 × 13.01 (4)2.9712.983 (6)2.970