Abstract
The cell dimensions of the fluoroperovskite KMgF3 synthesized by solid state methods have been determined by powder neutron diffraction and Rietveld refinement over the temperature range 293–3.6 K using Pt metal as an internal standard for calibration of the neutron wavelength. These data demonstrate conclusively that cubic \( Pm\overline{3} m \) KMgF3 does not undergo any phase transitions to structures of lower symmetry with decreasing temperature. Cell dimensions range from 3.9924(2) A at 293 K to 3.9800(2) A at 3.6 K, and are essentially constant within experimental error from 50 to 3.6 K. The thermal expansion data are described using a fourth order polynomial function.
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