Equilibrium relations in the system TiO2/V2O5/P2O5 and crystal structure of a NASICON-related vanadyl(V) titanium(IV) phosphate

Vanadyl(V)–titanium–orthophosphate (VVO)TiIV6(PO4)9 is formed by solid state reactions in the temperature range 525≤ϑ≤780 °C. At higher temperature decomposition into V2O5 and the hitherto unknown solid solution Ti(P1−xVx)2O7 (0≤x≤0.23; 0.30≤x≤0.43) is observed. The process of phase formation has been monitored by MAS-NMR (31P, 51V) spectroscopy. Equilibrium phase relations in the quaternary system TiO2/VO2.5/PO2.5 have been determined. A structure analysis from X-ray single-crystal data (P63/mP63/m (No. 176), Z=2; a=8.4438(3) Å, c=22.215(1) Å, 14 independent atoms, 87 variables, 2066 unique reflections, R1=0.032, wR2=0.084) shows the relationship of (VVO)TiIV6(PO4)9 to the NASICON structure family. In marked contrast to the other members of this family [TiIV2O9] double-octahedra and strongly distorted tetrahedral [(VV=O)O3] groups are observed besides isolated [TiIVO6] octahedra and phosphate tetrahedra. The structure model is in agreement with the results from MAS-NMR (31P, 51V) spectroscopy.