J. Feldmann et H. Mullerbuschbaum, CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE INVESTIGATION OF THE BA RIUM VANADYL-VANADATE - BA-2(VO)V2O8, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. B, A journal of chemical sciences, 51(4), 1996, pp. 489-492
Single crystals of Ba-2(VO)V2O8 have been prepared by solid state reac
tions of Ba2V2O7, V2O3 and V2O5 in sealed silica tubes. This compound
crystallizes with monoclinic symmetry, space group C 2/2-P2(1), a = 8.
1174(9), b = 5.9699(9), c = 9.2903(9) Angstrom, beta = 113.94(1)degree
s, Z = 2. V5+ shows tetrahedral coordination. V4+ inside infinity 1[V(
3)O-4] chains is characterized by a square pyramidal coordination with
a short apical V-O distance of 1.6 Angstrom typically for vanadyl gro
ups. Ba2(VO)V2O8 represents a new structure type and is not isotypic t
o Sr-2(VO)V2O8.