New polymorph γ-CuWO4 inspired by γ-CuMoO4: experimental identification and theoretical verification

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Autores principales: Houska, Jiri, Haviar, Stanislav, Capek, Jiri, Cerstvy, Radomir, Shaji, Kalyani, Kumar, Nirmal, Zeman, Petr
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Publicado: 2025
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author Houska, Jiri
Haviar, Stanislav
Capek, Jiri
Cerstvy, Radomir
Shaji, Kalyani
Kumar, Nirmal
Zeman, Petr
author_facet Houska, Jiri
Haviar, Stanislav
Capek, Jiri
Cerstvy, Radomir
Shaji, Kalyani
Kumar, Nirmal
Zeman, Petr
contents In the context of our efforts to develop hydrogen gas sensors, two samples of ternary CuWO4 with the same crystalline structure have been prepared by two different non-equilibrium techniques. We show that the materials' structure is significantly different from the known stable one, and we identify that it is very similar to that of previously reported γ-CuMoO4. We use ab initio calculations to confirm that the newly identified phase, γ-CuWO4, represents a local energy minimum. We present very similar calculated and measured lattice constants and X-ray diffractograms. We make a case that the low-temperature formation of the metastable γ-CuWO4 phase is facilitated by easier kinetics and/or by Cu-rich composition of our samples, and we show that it converts to the stable phase after annealing to 600 °C.
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spellingShingle New polymorph γ-CuWO4 inspired by γ-CuMoO4: experimental identification and theoretical verification
Houska, Jiri
Haviar, Stanislav
Capek, Jiri
Cerstvy, Radomir
Shaji, Kalyani
Kumar, Nirmal
Zeman, Petr
Materials Science
In the context of our efforts to develop hydrogen gas sensors, two samples of ternary CuWO4 with the same crystalline structure have been prepared by two different non-equilibrium techniques. We show that the materials' structure is significantly different from the known stable one, and we identify that it is very similar to that of previously reported γ-CuMoO4. We use ab initio calculations to confirm that the newly identified phase, γ-CuWO4, represents a local energy minimum. We present very similar calculated and measured lattice constants and X-ray diffractograms. We make a case that the low-temperature formation of the metastable γ-CuWO4 phase is facilitated by easier kinetics and/or by Cu-rich composition of our samples, and we show that it converts to the stable phase after annealing to 600 °C.
title New polymorph γ-CuWO4 inspired by γ-CuMoO4: experimental identification and theoretical verification
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.03036