Table 1.
Refinement of the average structures of stuffed Yb2(Ti2−xYbx)O7−x/2, oxygen-depleted Yb2Ti2O7−δ, as-grown and oxygen-annealed Yb2Ti2O7 from the single-crystal X-ray structure factors measured at T ~ 300 K
| Stuffed | Depleted | As-grown | Annealed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Yellow/Brown | Black | Brown | Transparent |
| Space group | Fd-3m | Fd-3m | Fd-3m | Fd-3m |
| Lattice parameter | 10.0838(14) | 10.0216(16) | 10.0271(2) | 10.0313(17) |
| Yb1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Yb2 | 0.26(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ti | 0.74(3) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O(1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O(2) | 0.96 | 0.96(3) | 1 | 1 |
| x | 0.3397(14) | 0.3300(6) | 0.3308(2) | 0.3309(10) |
| R | 4.01 | 1.92 | 4.23 | 2.60 |
| R W | 4.90 | 2.60 | 4.87 | 2.78 |
The fractional coordinates are given within the second origin choice of the Fd-3m space group: Yb1 (0.5,0.5,0.5), Yb2 (0,0,0), Ti (0,0,0), O(1) (0.375,0.375,0.375), O(2) (x,0.125,0.125). The goodness of fit is described by the crystallographic R-factor and the weighted R-factor, RW