A new iodate-phosphate Pb2(IO3)(PO4) achieving great improvement in birefringence activated by (IO3)− groups

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 635 - 638
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiao-Han, Yang, Bing-Ping, Chen, Jin, Hu, Chun-Li, Fang, Zhi, Wang, Zujian, Mao, Jiang-Gao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2020
• Subjects: Birefringence; chemical reactions; Crystallography; divalent metals; iodates; lead; phosphates; Physical properties

The first divalent-metal iodate-phosphate, Pb2(IO3)(PO4), has been prepared via the strategy of introducing (IO3)− into phosphate. The structure features a unique 3D network where [Pb(IO3)]∞+ and [Pb(PO4)]∞− layers are alternatively interconnected. The birefringence of Pb2(IO3)(PO4) is greatly incre...