Magnetism and Raman spectroscopy of the dimeric lanthanide iodates Ln(IO3)3 (Ln Gd, Er) and magnetism of Yb(IO3)3.

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 2008 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2008.04.019· OSTI ID:1055152

Sykora, Richard E. ^[1]; Khalifah, Peter ^[2]; Assefa, Zerihun ^[3]; Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E. ^[4]; Haire, Richard G. ^[5]

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1. University of South Alabama, Mobile
2. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)
3. North Carolina A&T State University
4. Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
5. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

Colorless single crystals of Gd(IO3)3 or pale pink single crystals of Er(IO3)3 have been formed from the reaction of Gd metal with H5IO6 or Er metal with H5IO6 under hydrothermal reaction conditions at 180 1C. The structures of both materials adopt the Bi(IO3)3 structure type. Crystallographic data are (MoKa, l 0.71073 A ): Gd(IO3)3, monoclinic, space group P21/n, a 8.7615(3) A , b 5.9081(2) A , c 15.1232(6) A , b 96.980(1)1, V 777.03(5) Z 4, R(F) 1.68% for 119 parameters with 1930 re ections with I42s(I); Er(IO3)3, monoclinic, space group P21/n, a 8.6885(7) A , b 5.9538(5) A , c 14.9664(12) A , b 97.054(1)1, V 768.4(1) Z 4, R(F) 2.26% for 119 parameters with 1894 re ections with I42s(I). In addition to structural studies, Gd(IO3)3, Er(IO3)3, and the isostructural Yb(IO3)3 were also characterized by Raman spectroscopy and magnetic property measurements. The results of the Raman studies indicated that the vibrational pro les are adequately sensitive to distinguish between the structures of the iodates reported here and other lanthanide iodate systems. The magnetic measurements indicate that only in Gd(IO3)3 did the 3+ lanthanide ion exhibit its full 7.9 mB Hund s rule moment; Er3+ and Yb3+ exhibited ground state moments and gap energy scales of 8.3 mB/70 K and 3.8 mB/160 K, respectively. Er(IO3)3 exhibited extremely weak ferromagnetic correlations (+0.4 K), while the magnetic ions in Gd(IO3)3 and Yb(IO3)3 were fully non-interacting within the resolution of our measurements ("'0.2 K).

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
• Sponsoring Organization: SC USDOE - Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1055152
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 181; ISSN 0022-4596
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English