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Sukserm A, Ceppatelli M, Serrano-Ruiz M, Scelta D, Dziubek K, Morana M, Bini R, Peruzzini M, Bovornratanaraks T, Pinsook U, Scandolo S. Stability, Chemical Bonding, and Electron Lone Pair Localization in AsN at High Pressure by Density Functional Theory Calculations. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:8142-8154. [PMID: 38640445 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
Abstract
The covalent bonding framework of crystalline single-bonded cubic AsN, recently synthesized under high pressure and high temperature conditions in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell, is here studied by means of density functional theory calculations and compared to single crystal X-ray diffraction data. The precise localization of the nonbonding electron lone pairs and the determination of their distances and orientations are related to the presence of characteristic structural motifs and space regions of the unit cell dominated by repulsive electronic interactions, with the relative orientation of the electron lone pairs playing a key role in minimizing the energy of the structure. We find that the vibrational modes associated with the expression of the lone pairs are strongly localized, an observation that may have implications for the thermal conductivity of the compound. The results indicate the thermodynamic stability of the experimentally observed structure of AsN above ∼17 GPa, provide a detailed insight into the nature of the chemical bonding network underlying the formation of this compound, and open new perspectives to the design and high pressure synthesis of new pnictogen-based advanced materials for potential applications of energetic and technological relevance.
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- Akkarach Sukserm
- Extreme Conditions Physics Research Laboratory and Center of Excellence in Physics of Energy Materials(CE:PEM), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, 328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FirenzeItaly
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FirenzeItaly
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- Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, A-1090 Wien, Austria
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via La Pira 4, Firenze I-50121, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, FirenzeItaly
- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff", Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Extreme Conditions Physics Research Laboratory and Center of Excellence in Physics of Energy Materials(CE:PEM), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Thailand Center of Excellence in Physics, Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, 328 Si Ayutthaya Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, 254 Phyathai Road, 10330 Bangkok, Thailand
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- The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Strada Costiera 11, I-34151 Trieste, Italy
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Ceppatelli M, Serrano-Ruiz M, Morana M, Dziubek K, Scelta D, Garbarino G, Poręba T, Mezouar M, Bini R, Peruzzini M. High-pressure and high-temperature synthesis of crystalline Sb 3 N 5. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202319278. [PMID: 38156778 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202319278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
A chemical reaction between Sb and N2 was induced under high-pressure (32-35 GPa) and high-temperature (1600-2200 K) conditions, generated by a laser heated diamond anvil cell. The reaction product was identified by single crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction at 35 GPa and room temperature as crystalline antimony nitride with Sb3 N5 stoichiometry and structure belonging to orthorhombic space group Cmc21 . Only Sb-N bonds are present in the covalent bonding framework, with two types of Sb atoms respectively forming SbN6 distorted octahedra and trigonal prisms and three types of N atoms forming NSb4 distorted tetrahedra and NSb3 trigonal pyramids. Taking into account two longer Sb-N distances, the SbN6 trigonal prisms can be depicted as SbN8 square antiprisms and the NSb3 trigonal pyramids as NSb4 distorted tetrahedra. The Sb3 N5 structure can be described as an ordered stacking in the bc plane of bi- layers of SbN6 octahedra alternated to monolayers of SbN6 trigonal prisms (SbN8 square antiprisms). The discovery of Sb3 N5 finally represents the long sought-after experimental evidence for Sb to form a crystalline nitride, providing new insights about fundamental aspects of pnictogens chemistry and opening new perspectives for the high-pressure chemistry of pnictogen nitrides and the synthesis of an entire class of new materials.
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- Matteo Ceppatelli
- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via G. La Pira 4, I-50121, Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Institut für Mineralogie und Kristallographie, Universität Wien, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, A-1090, Wien, Austria
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- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- ESRF, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- ESRF, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- ESRF, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043, Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff ", Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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Glazyrin K, Aslandukov A, Aslandukova A, Fedotenko T, Khandarkhaeva S, Laniel D, Bykov M, Dubrovinsky L. High-pressure reactions between the pnictogens: the rediscovery of BiN. Front Chem 2023; 11:1257942. [PMID: 37901158 PMCID: PMC10602720 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1257942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
Abstract
We explore chemical reactions within pnictogens with an example of bismuth and nitrogen under extreme conditions. Understanding chemical reactions between Bi and N, elements representing the first and the last stable elements of the nitrogen group, and the physical properties of their compounds under ambient and high pressure is far from being complete. Here, we report the high-pressure high-temperature synthesis of orthorhombic Pbcn BiN (S.G. #60) from Bi and N2 precursors at pressures above 40 GPa. Using synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction on the polycrystalline sample, we solved and refined the compound's structure and studied its behavior and compressibility on decompression to ambient pressure. We confirm the stability of Pbcn BiN to pressures as low as 12.5(4) GPa. Below that pressure value, a group-subgroup phase transformation occurs, resulting in the formation of a non-centrosymmetric BiN solid with a space group Pca21 (S.G. #29). We use ab initio calculations to characterize the polymorphs of BiN. They also provide support and explanation for our experimental observations, in particular those corresponding to peculiar Bi-N bond evolution under pressure, resulting in a change in the coordination numbers of Bi and N as a function of pressure within the explored stability field of Pbcn BiN.
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- K. Glazyrin
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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Laniel D, Trybel F, Néri A, Yin Y, Aslandukov A, Fedotenko T, Khandarkhaeva S, Tasnádi F, Chariton S, Giacobbe C, Bright EL, Hanfland M, Prakapenka V, Schnick W, Abrikosov IA, Dubrovinsky L, Dubrovinskaia N. Revealing Phosphorus Nitrides up to the Megabar Regime: Synthesis of α'-P 3 N 5, δ-P 3 N 5 and PN 2. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202201998. [PMID: 35997073 PMCID: PMC9827839 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202201998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Non-metal nitrides are an exciting field of chemistry, featuring a significant number of compounds that can possess outstanding material properties. These properties mainly rely on maximizing the number of strong covalent bonds, with crosslinked XN6 octahedra frameworks being particularly attractive. In this study, the phosphorus-nitrogen system was studied up to 137 GPa in laser-heated diamond anvil cells, and three previously unobserved phases were synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy measurements and density functional theory calculations. δ-P3 N5 and PN2 were found to form at 72 and 134 GPa, respectively, and both feature dense 3D networks of the so far elusive PN6 units. The two compounds are ultra-incompressible, having a bulk modulus of K0 =322 GPa for δ-P3 N5 and 339 GPa for PN2 . Upon decompression below 7 GPa, δ-P3 N5 undergoes a transformation into a novel α'-P3 N5 solid, stable at ambient conditions, that has a unique structure type based on PN4 tetrahedra. The formation of α'-P3 N5 underlines that a phase space otherwise inaccessible can be explored through materials formed under high pressure.
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- Dominique Laniel
- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme ConditionsLaboratory of CrystallographyUniversity of Bayreuth95440BayreuthGermany,Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and School of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of EdinburghEH9 3FDEdinburghUK
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- Department of PhysicsChemistry and Biology (IFM)Linköping University58183LinköpingSweden
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- Bayerisches GeoinstitutUniversity of Bayreuth95440BayreuthGermany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme ConditionsLaboratory of CrystallographyUniversity of Bayreuth95440BayreuthGermany,State Key Laboratory of Crystal MaterialsShandong UniversityJinan250100P. R. China
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme ConditionsLaboratory of CrystallographyUniversity of Bayreuth95440BayreuthGermany,Bayerisches GeoinstitutUniversity of Bayreuth95440BayreuthGermany
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- Department of PhysicsChemistry and Biology (IFM)Linköping University58183LinköpingSweden
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- Center for Advanced Radiation SourcesUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL 60637USA
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- European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityB.P. 22038043Grenoble CedexFrance
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- European Synchrotron Radiation FacilityB.P. 22038043Grenoble CedexFrance
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- Center for Advanced Radiation SourcesUniversity of ChicagoChicagoIL 60637USA
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Munich (LMU)Butenandtstrasse 5–1381377MunichGermany
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- Department of PhysicsChemistry and Biology (IFM)Linköping University58183LinköpingSweden
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme ConditionsLaboratory of CrystallographyUniversity of Bayreuth95440BayreuthGermany,Department of PhysicsChemistry and Biology (IFM)Linköping University58183LinköpingSweden
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Ceppatelli M, Scelta D, Serrano-Ruiz M, Dziubek K, Izquierdo-Ruiz F, Recio JM, Garbarino G, Svitlyk V, Mezouar M, Peruzzini M, Bini R. High-Pressure and High-Temperature Chemistry of Phosphorus and Nitrogen: Synthesis and Characterization of α- and γ-P 3N 5. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:12165-12180. [PMID: 35881069 PMCID: PMC9374155 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
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The direct chemical reactivity between phosphorus and
nitrogen
was induced under high-pressure and high-temperature conditions (9.1
GPa and 2000–2500 K), generated by a laser-heated diamond anvil
cell and studied by synchrotron X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy,
and DFT calculations. α-P3N5 and γ-P3N5 were identified as reaction products. The structural
parameters and vibrational frequencies of γ-P3N5 were characterized as a function of pressure during room-temperature
compression and decompression to ambient conditions, determining the
equation of state of the material up to 32.6 GPa and providing insight
about the lattice dynamics of the unit cell during compression, which
essentially proceeds through the rotation of the PN5 square
pyramids and the distortion of the PN4 tetrahedra. Although
the identification of α-P3N5 demonstrates
for the first time the direct synthesis of this compound from the
elements, its detection in the outer regions of the laser-heated area
suggests α-P3N5 as an intermediate step
in the progressive nitridation of phosphorus toward the formation
of γ-P3N5 with increasing coordination
number of P by N from 4 to 5. No evidence of a higher-pressure phase
transition was observed, excluding the existence of predicted structures
containing octahedrally hexacoordinated P atoms in the investigated
pressure range. The α-
and γ-P3N5 phosphorus
nitride polymorphs have been obtained by direct chemical reactivity
between phosphorus and molecular nitrogen under high pressure (9.1
GPa) and high-temperature (2000−2500 K) conditions, generated
using a laser heated diamond anvil cell. Insights on the reaction
mechanism, involving the preliminary formation of α-P3N5, and on the structural properties of γ-P3N5 have been evinced by synchrotron X-ray diffraction,
Raman spectroscopy and DFT calculations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Matteo Ceppatelli
- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.,ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.,ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- Malta-Consolider Team and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, Avda. Julián Clavería, 8, 33006 Oviedo, España.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg 412 96, Sweden
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- Malta-Consolider Team and Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, Avda. Julián Clavería, 8, 33006 Oviedo, España
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- ESRF, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- ESRF, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- ESRF, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS40220, 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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- LENS, European Laboratory for Non-linear Spectroscopy, Via N. Carrara 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.,ICCOM-CNR, Institute of Chemistry of OrganoMetallic Compounds, National Research Council of Italy, Via Madonna del Piano 10, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.,Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" dell'Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy
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