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The structures of the layered intergrowth phases SbIIISbVxAl-xTiO6 (x 0, A = Ta, Nb) have been refined by the Rietveld method, using X-ray diffraction data obtained using a synchrotron source. The starting models for these structures were derived from those of SbIII3SbVxA3-xTiO14 (x = 1.26, A = Ta and x = 0.89, A = Nb), previously solved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. There were no significant differences between the derived models and the final structures, validating the approach used to obtain the models and confirming that the n = 1 and n = 3 members of the family, SbIIInSbVxAn-xTiO4n+2 are part of a structurally homologous series.