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Elsevier, Solid State Sciences, (41), p. 43-47

DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2015.02.004

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Structural study of polymorphism and thermal behavior of CaZr(PO4)2

Journal article published in 2015 by Damien Bregiroux ORCID, Gilles Wallez, Karin Popa ORCID
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Abstract

The crystal structure of CaZr(PO4)2 has been revised by ab initio Rietveld analysis of X-ray powder diffraction data. At room temperature, CaZr(PO4)2 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pna21 (Z = 4). Differential thermal analysis suggests a reversible second order transition at 1000 °C confirmed by high temperature XRD analysis that brings out the existence of a high temperature form, very similar to the room temperature one, but more symmetrical (Pnma, Z = 4). Analysis of the crystal parameters evolution during heating reveals that CaZr(PO4)2 exhibits a quite low thermal expansion coefficient of 6.11·10−6 K−1. This value stems from a combination of several mechanisms, including Coulombic repulsion and bridging oxygen rocking motion.