C-type Yb2Te3O9

Abstract

The title compound, diytterbium enneaoxidotritellurate(IV), was obtained in its C-type crystal structure from the binary oxides at 1073 K using a CsCl flux. It crystallizes isotypically with C-type Tm2Te3O9 and Lu2Te3O9, closing this gap of knowledge.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• oxidotellurates(iv)
• lanthanoids
• ytterbium