Novel correlation of Schottky constants with lattice energies for II–VI and I–VII compounds

Autor: Heribert Wiedemeier
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 183:2317-2323
ISSN: 0022-4596
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2010.07.039
Popis: Correlations of computed Schottky constants ( K S = [ V ″ Zn ] [ V S · · ] ) with structural and thermodynamic properties showed linear dependences of log KS on the lattice energies for the Zn-, Cd-, Hg-, Mg-, and Sr-chalcogenides and for the Na- and K-halides. These findings suggest a basic relation between the Schottky constants and the lattice energies for these families of compounds from different parts of the Periodic Table, namely, Δ H T , L o =−(2.303nRT log KS)+2.303nRmb+2.303nRTib. Δ H T , L o is the experimental (Born–Haber) lattice energy (enthalpy), n is a constant approximately equal to the formal valence (charge) of the material, mb and ib are the slope and intercept, respectively, of the intercept b (of the log KS versus Δ H L o linear relation) versus the reciprocal temperature. The results of this work also provide an empirical correlation between the Gibbs free energy of vacancy formation and the lattice energy.
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