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Title: Neutron powder diffraction, and solid-state deuterium NMR analyses of Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6} and spectroscopic vibrational analysis of Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6} and Yb{sub 2}RuH{sub 6}

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
 [1];  [2]
  1. Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A2K6 (Canada)
  2. Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 06439-4856 (United States)

The crystal structure of Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6} has been determined by neutron powder diffraction and the results were consistent with the Fm3m (no. 225) space group, a=7.2352(18) A, with the atoms arranged according to the well-known K{sub 2}PtCl{sub 6} structure. No structural phase transition was observed in going from room temperature to 4 K. Raman spectra were not available due to fluorescence, but all fundamental bands and combination bands were assigned from FTIR and PAIR spectra only following previous studies for other alkaline earth and europium ruthenium ternary metal hydrides and deuterides. The deuterium nuclear quadrupole coupling constant, 40.9 kHz, leads to an ionic character of the Ru-D bond of 82%. - Graphical Abstract: Using PAIR (see figure above) and FTIR data spectroscopic vibrational assignments are reported for (a) Yb{sub 2}RuH{sub 6} and (b) Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6}. In addition, neutron powder diffraction structural elucidation data and deuterium NMR data are reported for Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6}. Highlights: > Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6} was prepared by a high temperature gas/solid phase reaction among YbD{sub 2}, Ru and D{sub 2}. > The crystal structure of Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6} was elucidated by powder neutron diffraction. > Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6} and Yb{sub 2}RuH{sub 6} were analyzed by infrared spectroscopy. > In addition, Yb{sub 2}RuD{sub 6} was analyzed with D NMR spectroscopy.

OSTI ID:
21580159
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 184, Issue 7; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2011.04.012; PII: S0022-4596(11)00180-0; Copyright (c) 2011 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English