Figure 8
The crystal structure of Pnma Fe3O4 formed after laser heating at 3000–3500 K. The structure is composed of layers of distorted octahedra (Fe1 and Fe3 sites) which are interconnected through the capped trigonal prisms (Fe2 sites). The structure solution converged to R(F2) = 0.071, wR(F2) = 0.075 using reflections with an intensity I > 2σ(I). The individual building blocks and the corresponding Fe—O bonds are shown. On the right-hand side is a projection of the structure along the b axis, providing a clear indication of edge sharing of the corresponding building blocks and an overview of the Fe–O framework. |