Diffraction patterns of synthetic Co-åkermanite, Ca
2CoSi
2O
7, reveal distinct satellite reflections at room temperature. An incommensurate modulation in this material has been determined by five-dimensional refinement of the structure. The basic structure is tetragonal
P42
1m, unit-cell dimensions a=7.8417(6), c=5.0249(3)Å,
V=308.99Å
3,
Z=2,
M=307.26,
Dx=3.302g•cm
-3, Mo
Kα with graphite monochromator, μ=47.7cm
-1,
F(000)=302,
R=0.049 for 734 unique reflections. The modulated structure is also tetragonal
Pp421mp4mg, k
1=0.2913×(a*+b*), k
2=0.2913×(-a*+b*), where k
1, k
2 wave vectors and a*, b* reciprocal lattice vectors of the basic structure,
R=0.098 for 3915 unique reflections. The modulation is caused by the shifts of the constituent atoms.
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