Inorganic Solid Phases

Mg(Al0.931Fe0.069)2O4 (MgFeAlO4, T = 923 K) Crystal Structure

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General Information

  • Phase Label(s): MgFeAlO4
  • Structure Class(es): spinel family
  • Classification by Properties: ferrimagnet FiM, semiconductor
  • Mineral Name(s): hercynite/spinel
  • Pearson Symbol: cF56
  • Space Group: 227
  • Phase Prototype: MgAl2O4
  • Measurement Detail(s): automatic diffractometer; 24 (determination of cell parameters), automatic diffractometer; Siemens AED2 (determination of structural parameters), X-rays, Mo Kα (determination of cell and structural parameters), T = 923 K (determination of cell and structural parameters)
  • Phase Class(es): –
  • Compound Class(es): oxide
  • Interpretation Detail(s): complete structure determined; temperature dependence studied, full-matrix least-squares refinement, R = 0.0248; wR = 0.0410
  • Sample Detail(s): spinel group sample from synthetic, electron microprobe analysis; Mg1.016(10)Fe0.138(10)Al1.846(10)O4, single crystal (determination of cell and structural parameters)

Substance Summary

  • Standard Formula: MgFe0.138Al1.862O4
  • Alphabetic Formula: Al1.862Fe0.138MgO4
  • Published Formula: Mg(Al0.931Fe0.069)2O4
  • Refined Formula: Al1.84Fe0.14Mg1.01O4
  • Wyckoff Sequence: 227,ecb
  • Z Formula Units: 8
  • Density: ρ = 3.59 Mg·m−3
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Crystallographic Data

Cell Parameters

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Atom Coordinates

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Atomic Env.

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Displacement Parameters

Isotropic

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Experimental Details

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  • Database name

    PAULING FILE Multinaries Edition – 2012

  • Dataset ID

    sd_1123698

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    ©Springer & Material Phases Data System (MPDS), Switzerland & National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, 2016

  • Chief Editor

    Pierre Villars, Material Phases Data System (MPDS), CH-6354 Vitznau, Switzerland

    villars.mpds@bluewin.ch

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    SpringerMaterials Release 2016.

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    All Rights Reserved. Version 2016.10.

    Project Coordinator: Shuichi Iwata

    Section-Editor: Karin Cenzual (Crystal Structures)

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