Acta Cryst. (2009). B65, 587-592 [ doi:10.1107/S0108768109026974 ]
Abstract: The crystal structure of Sr10Ga6O19 was investigated by in situ single-crystal X-ray diffraction in the temperature range 298-673 K. At ambient conditions the compound shows a (3 + 1)-dimensional modulated structure in the superspace group C2/c(0![[beta]](/logos/entities/beta_rmgif.gif)
0)s0 [a = 34.9145 (13), b = 7.9369 (2), c = 15.9150 (7) Å and = 103.551 (3)°] with a modulation wavevector of q = 0.4288 (2)b*. Whereas the presented structural model uses first-order harmonic modulation functions only, some features of the modulations are discussed utilizing an electron density derived by the maximum entropy method. Furthermore, two phase transitions were identified: between 453 and 503 K the incommensurate superstructure is replaced by a doubling of the a and b lattice constants, and between 503 and 673 K a phase with the basic cell is formed, identical to ![[alpha]](/logos/entities/alpha_rmgif.gif)
-Sr10Ga6O19. Under some cooling conditions crystals showing a combined diffraction pattern of both superstructures can be obtained. The relation of these results to -Sr10Ga6O19 [Kahlenberg (2001). J. Solid State Chem. 160, 421-429] is discussed.
Keywords: modulated structures; phase transitions; incommensurate superstructure.
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