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Lithium sodium tetragermanate, LiNaGe4O9, has been prepared by solid-state reaction, by sequentially firing stoichiometric mixtures of Li2CO3, Na2CO3, and GeO2 starting materials in air in the temperature range 773–1073 K. Its unit-cell parameters have been determined by X-ray diffraction: a = 4.68007(3) Å, b = 9.3220(8) Å , c = 15.900(2) Å, and V = 694.113 Å (Z = 4, sp. gr. Pcca). The high-temperature heat capacity of the germanate has been determined using differential scanning calorimetry in the temperature range 320–1050 K. The experimental temperature-dependent heat capacity data, Cp(T), have been used to calculate the principal thermodynamic functions of LiNaGe4O9. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The CaSm2Ge3O10 germanate has been prepared by firing stoichiometric mixtures of CaCO3, Sm2O3, and GeO2 in air in the temperature range 1423–1473 K. X-ray powder diffraction characterization with the use of the derivative difference minimization method has shown that CaSm2Ge3O10 has a monoclinic structure (sp. gr. P21/c, 293 К) with unit-cell parameters a = 6.9779(8) Å, b = 6.92859(7) Å, c = 18.8907(2) Å, and β = 108.3280(8)°. The high-temperature heat capacity of calcium samarium germanate samples has been determined in the temperature range 320–1000 K by differential scanning calorimetry and the experimental Cp(T) data have been used to evaluate thermodynamic properties of CaSm2Ge3O10. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pb10 –xSmx(GeO4)2 +x(VO4)4 –x (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.7, 1.0) compounds with the apatite structure have been synthesized by firing appropriate mixtures of the PbO, Sm2O3, GeO2, and V2O5 oxides in air at temperatures from 773 to 1073 K. Their crystal structure has been studied using X-ray diffraction, and their high-temperature heat capacity (350–1000 K) has been determined by differential scanning calorimetry. The data have been used to evaluate their thermodynamic properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pb10 –xEux(GeO4)2 +x(VO4)4 –x (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) Eu-substituted lead germanatovanadates with the apatite structure have been prepared by solid-state reactions, via firing in air in the temperature range 773–1073 K, using oxides (PbO, Eu2O3, GeO2, and V2O5) as starting materials. Using X-ray diffraction, we have determined the hexagonal cell parameters (sp. gr. P63/m) of the synthesized phases and refined their crystal structure (the atomic position coordinates, isotropic thermal parameters, and principal bond lengths in their structure are presented). We have measured the luminescence spectra of the Pb10 –xEux(GeO4)2 +x(VO4)4 –x (x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) apatites and shown that europium concentration has little effect on the shape of the luminescence spectra. Using experimental heat capacity data obtained for polycrystalline samples by differential scanning calorimetry in the temperature range 350–1050 K, we calculated the main thermodynamic functions of the Eu-substituted lead germanatovanadates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]