The influence of stereochemically active lone-pair electrons on crystal symmetry and twist angles in lead apatite-2H type structures

• Main Authors: Baikie, Tom, Schreyer, Martin, Wei, Fengxia, Herrin, Jason Scott, Ferraris, Cristiano, Brink, Frank, Topolska, Justyna, Piltz, R. O., Price, Jason, White, Timothy John
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Crystal symmetry; Lone-pair Electrons; PB Apatite Structures; Twist Angles
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82237; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39820
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lead-containing (Pb-B-X)-2H apatites encompass a number of [AF ]4[AT ]6[(BO4)6]X 2 compounds used for waste stabilization, environmental catalysis and ion conduction, but the influence of the stereochemically active lone-pair electrons of Pb2+ on crystal chemistry and functionality is poorly underst...