文摘
A new small-pore compound K4Fe4P5O20 was obtained by conventional solid-state reaction in a closed crucible. The crystal structure is constructed by Fe4P5O20 units forming chains along the c axis and elliptical eight-ring channels on the a鈥?i>b plane in which K cations locate inside. Such structural characteristics seem to be quite similar to those seen in the natrolite family. However, Fe ions in K4Fe4P5O20 have trigonal鈥揵ipyramidal instead of common tetrahedral coordination. Furthermore, our experimental results combined from magnetic susceptibility and 57Fe M枚ssbauer spectrum measurements show mixed valence Fe3+/Fe2+ in the titled material. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first example that contains mixed valence iron ions in a so-called natrolite framework.