Table 1 Comparison between α- and β-phase fits from neutron powder diffraction data

From: Order–disorder and ionic conductivity in calcium nitride-hydride

NPD Data @ 600 °C

α-Ca2ND (Fm-3m) [Ca2N0.8D0.8(ND)0.4]

a (Å)

5.15005 (6)

Ca (0,0,0)

D1 (½,½,½)

D2 (x,y,z) -imide proton

Volume (Å3)

136.5945 (28)

Fraction

1f

Fraction

0.4f

x

0

  

Uiso x100 (Å2)

3.317 (30)

Uiso x100 (Å2)

2.258 (20)

y

0

wRp

0.0288

  

N1 (½,½,½)

z

0.35f

Rp

0.0412

  

Fraction

0.6f

Fraction

0.0333f

χ2

7.262

  

Uiso x100 (Å2)

2.921 (20)

Uiso x100 (Å2)

3.00f

 

β-Ca2ND (Fd-3m) [Ca2ND0.997]

a (Å)

10.23062 (24)

Ca (x,x,x)

D1 (0,0,0)

D2 (x,y,z) -hydride

Volume (Å3)

1070.79 (4)

x

0.26171 (11)

Fraction

0.808 (10)

x

0.125f

  

Fraction

1f

Uiso x100 (Å2)

5.73 (16)

y

0.125f

wRp

0.0177

Uiso x100 (Å2)

1.73 (4)

N1 (½,½,½)

z

−0.0904 (30)

Rp

0.0308

  

Fraction

1f

Fraction

0.063 (11)

χ2

4.889

  

Uiso x100 (Å2)

2.030 (29)

Uiso x100 (Å2)

5.39 (53)

  1. The α-phase is associated with loss of symmetry in the anionic sublattice. Furthermore, the two phases have distinctly different secondary D sites; the α- being characteristic of a imide proton, while the β- is a tetrahedral coordinated hydride site. The imide concentration of the α- phase is 20%, while the tetrahedral site of the β-phase has a 18.9% concentration. The actual stoichiometry of the phases are given in brackets. Parameters fixed for the refinement are denoted with a superscript f. Standard errors are reported in parentheses. Additional fitting statistics available in Supplementary Table 3.