Promethium(III) oxide is a

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with the formula Pm₂O₃. It is the most common form of

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Crystal structure

Promethium oxide exists in three major crystalline forms: *a, b and c are lattice parameters, Z is the number of formula units per unit cell, density is calculated from X-ray data. The low-temperature cubic form converts to the monoclinic structure upon heating to 750–800 °C, and this transition can only be reversed by melting the oxide. The transition from the monoclinic to hexagonal form occurs at 1740 °C.

References

Promethium compounds Sesquioxides {{inorganic-compound-stub