Phase equilibria in the MnO-Mn2O3-FeO-Fe2O3-Sb2O3-Sb2O5 System in Air at 1200?
Author(s) : BG Golovkin 1
1 Department of Chemistry , Public Institute of Natural and Human Sciences , Russia
Glob J Chem Sci
Article Type : Research Article
Using the methods of X-ray phase and X-ray Densitometric analysis, the phase equilibria between oxides of manganese, iron and antimony have been investigated in an air atmosphere at temperatures up to 1250? in an air mosphere at normal pressure. The phase diagram of the system at 1200? was built MnO-Mn2O3-FeO-Fe2O
Antimonates of iron and manganese; X-ray Densitometric method; Molecule temperature; Temperature distribution of molecules
dcalc, Å |
hkl |
Mn6Sb3O13 new phase are the compounds |
FeMn5Sb3O13 |
||
I/I0,% |
dobs,Å |
I/I0,% |
dobs,Å |
||
8.5003 |
100 |
0 |
8.5 |
16 |
8.5 |
6.8519 |
101 |
– |
– |
19 |
6.9 |
5.7895 |
002 |
– |
– |
20 |
5.8 |
4.2503 |
200 |
23 |
4.25 |
38 |
4.25 |
4.0032 |
020 |
16 |
4.003 |
– |
– |
3.5709 |
211 |
53 |
3.573 |
40 |
3.573 |
3.1497 |
212 |
100 |
3.151 |
100 |
3.151 |
2.914 |
220 |
50 |
2.918 |
51 |
2.926 |
2.8334 |
300 |
60 |
2.829 |
29 |
2.829 |
2.8244 |
221 |
60 |
2.829 |
29 |
2.829 |
2.6688 |
030 |
37 |
2.672 |
10 |
2.67 |
2.6711 |
310 |
37 |
2.672 |
10 |
2.672 |
2.5462 |
130 |
46 |
2.555 |
47 |
2.548 |
2.5449 |
302 |
46 |
2.554 |
47 |
2.548 |
2.434 |
132 |
23 |
2.436 |
20 |
2.436 |
2.2182 |
231 |
16 |
2.22 |
– |
– |
2.1251 |
400 |
16 |
2.13 |
16 |
2.13 |
2.0016 |
040 |
36 |
2.009 |
42 |
2.009 |
2.0115 |
125 |
36 |
2.0086 |
42 |
2.0086 |
1.9949 |
402 |
30 |
1.996 |
29 |
1.996 |
1.8817 |
106 |
26 |
1.8864 |
27 |
1.8791 |
1.8815 |
142 |
26 |
1.8864 |
27 |
1.8791 |
1.7854 |
414 |
20 |
1.786 |
20 |
1.7827 |
1.713 |
404 |
33 |
1.7143 |
– |
– |
1.7131 |
135 |
33 |
1.7143 |
– |
– |
1.7162 |
216 |
33 |
1.7143 |
– |
– |
1.7024 |
500 |
– |
– |
30 |
1.7006 |
1.6463 |
044 |
35 |
1.6434 |
– |
– |
1.6348 |
340 |
33 |
1.6327 |
– |
– |
1.6013 |
050 |
23 |
1.5989 |
23 |
1.599 |
1.5861 |
051 |
23 |
1.5824 |
22 |
1.5838 |
1.5286 |
027 |
16 |
1.5296 |
16 |
1.5292 |
1.4242 |
018 |
16 |
1.4233 |
16 |
1.4236 |
Table 1: X-ray characteristics Mn12-2x2+Fe2x2+Sb3+Sb55+O26 (0 ≤ x ≥ 1)
Since it was not possible to obtain a new phase in its pure form, the X-ray Densitometric method was used to determine the oxygen content and the number of formula units in a unit cell [32–34]. The composition Mn6Sb3O13,5-α was taken as a model phase. The true composition of the desired phase turns out to be dependent on the value of α to be found. rexp was determined from the dependence of the density of MnO, Sb2O5 and manganese antimonates [18,24–27] on the composition [Figure 2]. The ordinate shows the ratio of the manganese to antimony content in the form of the corresponding antimonates formulas. Therefore, the phase Mn6Sb3O13 corresponds to the composition Mn4Sb2O9.
Figure2: Dependence of densityon the composition of manganese antimonites.
As can be seen from this figure, this dependence is close to straight-line. From which it follows that the density of the model phase? should be approximately equal to the experimental value of the sought phase ρ≈ρexp. ≈5.7 g/cm3, obtained from this dependence for the composition, the relative content of manganese in which corresponds to that in the model phase Mn:Sb = 2. Then the number of formula units Z of the model phase can be found from the expression [32-34]:
r =ZM/NV (1)
According to the formula:
Z = [NVr/M] (2)
Where M is the molecular weight of the formula unit of the model phase, V is the unit cell volume, N is Avogadro's number, and square brackets mean that the number in parentheses is taken, rounded to the nearest integer value. The correctness of the choice of the composition of the model phase is confirmed by the fact that the fractional number enclosed in square brackets only slightly differs from the whole number. In our case, the number of formula units? Mn6Sb3O13.5-α, found by formula (2) is Z=[2.9966] ≈ 3, provided that α = 0.5. For other values of α, the number in square brackets turns out to be very different from an integer. After we have been able to estimate the values of α and Z, we can use formula (1) to find the X-ray values of the density of the desired phase. In particular, for the phase Mn6Sb3O13 ρrent. = 5.6991 g/cm3, and for the FeMn5Sb3O13 ρrent. = 5.6925 g/cm3, phase, which are close to the experimental density of 5.7 g/cm3. Considering that manganese in antimonites is always in a bivalent state, the composition of the resulting new phase can be represented as Mn12-2x2+Fe2x2Sb3+Sb55+O26(0 ≤ x ≥ 1). At a temperature of ~ 1250oC, this phase no longer exists. Instead, in products of various compositions, only Mn2Sb2O7, reflections are recorded, while in compositions richer in manganese, spinel reflections based on Mn3O4 are already manifested. Below 1180oC, the same mixture of Mn22+Sb2O7 with spinel is again recorded. Apparently, at temperatures above 1230oC under atmospheric conditions Mn32+Sb2O6 is already formed [29]. The strongest Mn2Sb2O7 reflection coincides with one of the peaks of the new phase, and the positions of the strongest Mn2+3Sb2O6 reflections coincide with the positions of the strongest Mn22+Sb2O7. Reflections this allows us to make assumptions about the existence of regions of homogeneity based on Mn22+Sb2O7.
*Corresponding Author: BG Golovkin, Public Institute of Natural and Human Sciences, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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