Abstract
Optically transparent single-crystal blocks are prepared by the fusion of a barium fluoride charge with yttrium and erbium fluorides using sodium fluoride as a flux. The crystal structures were solved and composition of the following phases were determined: Na0.75Ba1.26Er1.99F9.24 (cubic crystal system, \(Fm\bar{3}m\) space group, a = 11.4192(4) Å), Na0.25BaY2.75F10.5 (cubic crystal system, \(Fm\bar{3}m\) space group, a = 11.4350(19) Å), Na0.05Ba0.9Y1.05F5 (orthorhombic crystal system, Cmmm space group, a = 5.7205(5) Å, b = 17.2348(11) Å, c = 5.7648 (4) Å).
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Fedorov, P.P., Volkov, S.V., Vaitieva, Y.A. et al. Fluorite-Like Phases Based on Barium and Rare-Earth Fluorides. J Struct Chem 65, 967–978 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1134/S002247662405010X
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