Crystal structure and thermal properties of compound K2Zn3(P2O7)2

K(2)Zn(3)(P(2)O(7))(2) was synthesized by solid state reaction and its crystal structure was determined by ab initio method from powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) data. The title compound was determined to be orthorhombic with space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), Z=4, and lattice parameters a=12.901(8) angstrom, b=10.102(6) angstrom, and c=9.958(1) angstrom. Values of lattice parameters from 303 to 573 K were measured by temperature-dependent XRD. Thermal expansion coefficients alpha(0), lattice parameters, and cell volume at 0 K were determined to be alpha(0)(a)=1.62327X 10(-4)/K, a(0)=12.855(4) angstrom, alpha(0)(b) = 1.17921 X 10(-4)/K, b(0)=10.070(8) angstrom, alpha(0)(c)=2.62364X 10(-4)/K, c(0)=9.880(4) angstrom, and alpha(0)(V) = 6.599 X 10(-2) /K, V(0) = 1278.967(0) angstrom(3). The specific heat equation as a function of temperature was determined to be C(p)=0.77115 +0.00231 T-1241.60027T(-2)- 1.4133 X 10(-6)T(2) (J/K g), for temperatures from 198 to 710 K. The melting point estimated from the mu-DTA heating curve is 795 degrees C. (C) 2008 International Centre for Diffraction Data. [DOI: 10.1154/1.2992517]