C. Rabbow et al., ON A BARIUM RARE-EARTH OXOZINCATE-PLATINA TE(IV) - BA17YB16ZN8PT4O57, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. B, A journal of chemical sciences, 51(2), 1996, pp. 220-224
Reactions of BaCO3, ZnO and Yb2O3 mixtures at temperatures up to 1300
degrees C using platinum crucibles led to yellow needles of Ba17Yb16Zn
8Pt4O57. The compound crystallizes with a hitherto unknown tetragonal
crystal structure, space group C-4h(5)-I4/m, a = 22.731(1), c = 5.682(
1) Angstrom, Z = 2. The crystal structure is characterized by PtO6 oct
ahedra and tetragonal ZnO5 pyramids. Yb3+ shows a mono-capped trigonal
prismatic coordination and Ba2+ several different coordination enviro
nments (C.N. = 9 to 10, by O2-). The relationship to the Ba(5)Ln(8)M(4
)O(21) type is discussed.