Refinement of hydrogen positions in (NH4)2SeO4

Autor: K. Wozniak, N. Zink, A. Pawlukojc, G. Melnyk, L. S. Smirnov, A. Loose, P. Dominiak, L. A. Shuvalov
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Journal of Surface Investigation. X-ray, Synchrotron and Neutron Techniques. 1:113-119
ISSN: 1819-7094
1027-4510
DOI: 10.1134/s1027451007010235
Popis: The crystal structure of ammonium selenate has been studied by means of single crystal x-ray and neutron diffraction with the purpose of the refinement of hydrogen positions. The refined hydrogen positions obtained by single crystal neutron diffraction show that N-H bond lengths form a regular tetrahedron in an ammonium ion. The single crystal x-ray diffraction data show that N-H bond lengths are shorter than those obtained by neutron diffraction and are not equal between themselves. Thus, the comparison of the results of x-ray and neutron diffraction allows one to suggest that the shorter N-H bond lengths obtained by x-ray diffraction reflect the distribution of the electron charge density of ammonium ions within the (NH4)2SeO4 crystal lattice.
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