In chemistry, molybdenum bronze is a generic name for certain mixed oxides of molybdenum with the generic formula A
xMo
yO
z where A may be hydrogen, an alkali metal cation (such as Li+, Na+, K+), and Tl+. These compounds form deeply coloured plate-like crystals with a metallic sheen, hence their name. These bronzes derive their metallic character from partially occupied 4d bands.[1] The oxidation states in K0.28MoO3 are K+1, O2−, and Mo+5.72. MoO3 is an insulator, with an unfilled 4d band.
These compounds have been much studied since the 1980s due to their markedly anisotropic electrical properties, reflecting their layered structure. The electrical resistivity can vary considerably depending on the direction, in some cases by 200:1 or more. They are generally non-stoichiometric compounds. Some are metals and some are semiconductors.
Preparation
editThe first report of a "molybdenum bronze" was by Alfred Stavenhagen and E. Engels in 1895. They reported that electrolysis of molten Na
2MoO
4 and MoO
3 gave indigo-blue needles with metallic sheen, which they analysed by weight as Na
2Mo
5O
7.[2] The first unambiguous synthesis of alkali molybdenum bronzes was reported only in 1964, by Wold and others.[3] They obtained two potassium bronzes, "red" K
0.26MoO
3 and "blue" K
0.28MoO
3, by electrolysis of molten K
2MoO
4+MoO
3 at 550 °C and 560 °C, respectively. Sodium bronzes were also obtained by the same method. It was observed that at a slightly higher temperature (about 575 °C and above) only MoO
2 is obtained.[3][4]
Another preparation technique involves crystallization from the melt in a temperature gradient. This report also called attention to the marked anisotropic resistivity of the purple lithium bronze Li
0.9Mo
6O
17 and its metal-to-insulator transition at about 24 K.[5]
Hydrogen bronzes H
xMoO
3 were obtained in 1950 by Glemser and Lutz, by ambient-temperature reactions.[6][Note 1] The hydrogen in these compounds can be replaced by alkali metals by treatment with solutions of the corresponding halides. Reactions are conducted in an autoclave at about 160 °C.[7]
Crystals of K0.28MoO3, also called "potassium-molybdenum blue bronze".
Classification
editMolybdenum bronzes are classified in three major families:[4][7]
- Red bronzes with limiting composition A
0.33MoO
3, that is, AMo
3O
9:[7]- Lithium molybdenum red bronze Li
0.33MoO
3 Reau and others.[7][8] - Potassium molybdenum red bronze K
0.26Mo
1.02O
3[3] or K
0.3MoO
3[8][9] - Cesium molybdenum red bronze Cs
0.33MoO
3[8] - Potassium molybdenum red bronze K
0.23Mo
1.01O
3 a semi-conductor.[3]
- Lithium molybdenum red bronze Li
- Blue bronzes, with limiting composition A
0.30MoO
3, that is, A
3Mo
10O
30.[7] Their electronic properties generally do not depend on the metal A.[1]- Potassium molybdenum blue bronze K
0.28Mo
1.02O
3[3] or K
0.3MoO
3[8][9] - Rubidium molybdenum blue bronze Rb
0.3MoO
3[3][9] - Thallium molybdenum blue bronze Tl
0.3MoO
3[10]
- Potassium molybdenum blue bronze K
- Purple bronzes, generally with limiting formula A
0.9Mo
6O
17. Their electronic properties depend strongly on the metal A.[1]- Lithium molybdenum purple bronze Li
0.9Mo
6O
17 - Sodium molybdenum purple bronze Na
0.9Mo
6O
17 - Potassium molybdenum purple bronze K
0.9Mo
6O
17 - Rubidium molybdenum purple bronze Rb
0.9Mo
6O
17 - Thallium molybdenum purple bronze Cs
0.9Mo
6O
17[11]
- Lithium molybdenum purple bronze Li
The hydrogen molybdenum bronzes have similar appearances but different compositions:
- Hydrogen molybdenum orthorhombic blue bronze H
xMoO
3, 0.23 < x < 0.4 [12] - Hydrogen molybdenum monoclinic blue bronze H
xMoO
3, 0.85 < x < 1.4 [12] - Hydrogen molybdenum red bronze H
xMoO
3, 1.55 < x < 1.72 [12] - Hydrogen molybdenum green bronze H
2MoO
3 or MoO
2.H
2O [6][12]
Other molybdenum bronzes with anomalous electrical properties have been reported, which do not fit in these families. These include
- Tetragonal KMo
4O
6[13][14] - K
xMoO
2−δ.[15]
Electrical and thermal properties
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See also
edit- Sodium tungsten bronze – Chemical intercalation compound
Notes
edit- ^ The article by Glemser and Lutz mentions thermal decomposition ("thermische Zersetzung" in German), and that does not seem like an ambient temperature though.
References
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