gamma-Sodium gallate: a Rietveld refinement using X-ray powder diffraction

Acta Crystallogr C. 2002 May;58(Pt 5):i69-70. doi: 10.1107/s0108270102003049. Epub 2002 Apr 30.

Abstract

Tetrahedrally coordinated oxides usually present polymorphism, but for NaGaO(2), only the beta polymorph has been reported. In this work, the synthesis and structural characterization of gamma-sodium gallate, gamma-NaGaO(2), are presented. The crystal structure belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca (No. 61), and has been characterized by a Rietveld refinement of the X-ray powder diffraction pattern. The structure is similar to those exhibited by the gamma phases of many tetrahedral oxides.