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A Rutile Chevron Modulation in Delafossite-Like Ga 3– x In 3 Ti x O 9+ x /2

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The structure solution of the modulated, delafossite-related, orthorhombic Ga3–xIn3TixO9+x/2 for x = 1.5 is reported here in conjunction with a model describing the modulation as a function of x for the entire system. Previously reported structures in the related A3–xIn3TixO9+x/2 (A = Al, Cr, or Fe) systems use X-ray diffraction to determine that the anion lattice is the source of modulation. Neutron diffraction, with its enhanced sensitivity to light atoms, offers a route to solving the modulation and is used here, in combination with precession electron diffraction tomography (PEDT), to solve the structure of Ga1.5In3Ti1.5O9.75. We construct a model that describes the anion modulation through the formation of rutile chevrons as a function of x. This model accommodates the orthorhombic phase (1.5 ≤ x ≤ 2.1) in the Ga3–xIn3TixO9+x/2 system, which transitions to a biphasic mixture (2.2 ≤ x ≤ 2.3) with a monoclinic, delafossite-related phase (2.4 ≤ x ≤ 2.5). The optical band gaps of this system are determined, and are stable at ∼3.4 eV before a ∼0.4 eV decrease between x = 1.9 and 2.0. After this decrease, stability resumes at ∼3.0 eV. Resistance to oxidation and reduction is also presented.
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hal-02112179 , version 1 (26-04-2019)

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Karl Rickert, Philippe Boullay, Sylvie Malo, Vincent Caignaert, Kenneth Poeppelmeier. A Rutile Chevron Modulation in Delafossite-Like Ga 3– x In 3 Ti x O 9+ x /2. Inorganic Chemistry, 2016, 55 (9), pp.4403-4409. ⟨10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00147⟩. ⟨hal-02112179⟩
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