Materials Research Bulletin, Vol.38, No.5, 865-874, 2003
New palladium phosphate complexes: K2PdP2O7 and K3.5Pd2.25(P2O7)(2) synthesis, single crystal structure and conductivity
Two new diphosphate complexes containing potassium and palladium, K2PdP2O7 and K3.5Pd2.25(P2O7)(2), have been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. K2PdP2O7 exists with layers formed of linked PdP2O7 polyhedra, between which are found the potassium ions. K3.5Pd2.25(P2O7)(2) with a Pd/P2O7 ratio of 1.125:1 crystallizes with tunnels of various sizes in which are found the potassium ions. Conductivity measurements reveal the material to be conducting. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.