Phase relations in the system Na-K-P-W-O have been studied for two values
m = 4and
m = 6 of the relevant parameter
m which characterizes the thickness of the perovskiteWO
3-type slabs within the series of the low dimensional tungsten phosphate
bronzes (K
xNa
y)(PO
2)
4(WO
3)
2m. New Na
yP
4W
12O
44 bronzes (0
ages/entities/le.gif">
y ages/entities/le.gif"> 1) belonging to the monophosphatetungsten
bronzes with pentagonal tunnels family have been isolated and studied by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and resistivity measurements. The crystal structure of Na
0.96P
4W
12O
44has been solved and refined to conventional
R = 0.0289 (w
R = 0.0414) with 2924 reflectionswith
I ages/entities/ge.gif"> 3
ages/gifchars/sigma.gif" BORDER=0 >(
I). Like that of P
4W
12O
44, the unit cell is orthorhombic (space group
P2
12
12
1)with
a = 5.3083(3) Å,
b = 6.5790(7) Å, and
c = 23.6360(10) Å. The location of Na
+ cationsin the O
18 c
ages with pentagonal windows is compared to that of Na
+ cations in the O
18c
ages with hexagonal windows of the monophosphate tungsten
bronzes with hexagonaltunnels Na
1.7P
4W
12O
44. Electron transport properties of single crystals of both monophosphatetungsten
bronzes with pentagonal and hexagonal tunnels are described and discussed interms of possible charge density wave (CDW) instabilities.