Abstract
Cobalt phosphates have been synthesized and their thermal behavior examined. The formation of compounds and solid solutions among cobalt and copper phosphates is studied by X-ray diffraction. Unlimited solubility exists between the pyrophosphates Co2P2O7 and Cu2P2O7, the orthophosphates Co3(PO4)2 and Cu3(PO4)2, and Co3(PO4)2 and Cu2P2O7. X-ray diffraction indicates that the structures of cobalt and copper pyrophosphate solid solutions vary gradually from one end member to the other. The structures of orthophosphate solid solutions vary in a more complex manner: the change is gradual from Co3(PO4)2 to Co2Cu(PO4)2. At Co1.5Cu1.5(PO4)2, a new structure (L) occurs. At 950°C, CoCu2(PO4)2 also exhibits this structure, which is similar to that of graftonite, Fe3(PO4)2. CoCu2(PO4)2 is dimorphic, changing reversibly at 1000°C to a triclinic structure (H) related to that of Cu3(PO4)2. From CoCu2(PO4)2 (H) to Cu3(PO4)2, the structure appears to vary gradually. A new phosphate, Cu+Cu2+Co3(PO4)3, has also been synthesized.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2799-2804 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Ceramic Society |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1998 |
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