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Title: Synthesis, chemical bonding and physical properties of RERhB{sub 4} (RE=Y, Dy-Lu)

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Noethnitzer Str. 40, 01187 Dresden (Germany)

The compounds of rare-earth metals with rhodium and boron RERhB{sub 4} (RE=Y, Dy-Lu) crystallize with the orthorhombic structure type YCrB{sub 4} (space group Pbam, Pearson symbol oP24). The crystal structures of the compounds with RE=Y, Er, Tm and Yb were refined by using single-crystal diffraction data. Analysis of chemical bonding for YRhB{sub 4} and YbRhB{sub 4} was performed by electron localizability indicator and by calculation of quantum chemical charges (quantum theory of atoms in molecules). Boron and rhodium form the 3-D polyanion containing planar nets of three-bonded boron atoms interconnected by rhodium along [001]. The interaction of the RE species with the rhodium-boron polyanion is predominantly ionic. Magnetic susceptibility data of TmRhB{sub 4} and YbRhB{sub 4} showed that the RE species are in 4f{sup 12} (Tm) and 4f{sup 13} (Yb) electronic states, respectively. In the low-temperature region, the specific heat revealed a Schottky anomaly for TmRhB{sub 4} while an antiferromagnetic transition is observed at 3.5 K for YbRhB{sub 4}. X-ray absorption measurement at the Yb L{sub III} edge for YbRhB{sub 4} reveals the 4f{sup 13} state of ytterbium. - Graphical abstract: The compounds of rare-earth metals with rhodium and boron RERhB{sub 4} (RE=Y, Dy-Lu) crystallize with the orthorhombic structure type YCrB{sub 4}. Analysis of chemical bonding for YRhB{sub 4} and YbRhB{sub 4} was performed by electron localizability indicator and by calculation of quantum chemical charges (quantum theory of atoms in molecules). Boron and rhodium form the 3-D polyanion containing planar nets of three-bonded boron atoms interconnected by rhodium along [001]. The interaction of the RE species with the rhodium-boron polyanion is predominantly ionic.

OSTI ID:
21128401
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 181, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.04.028; PII: S0022-4596(08)00206-5; Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English