Rare-earth chromium gallides RE{sub 4}CrGa{sub 12} (RE=Tb-Tm)

Journal Article · Sat Dec 15 04:00:00 EST 2012 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JSSC.2012.07.009· OSTI ID:22149963

Slater, Brianna R.; Bie, Haiying; Stoyko, Stanislav S. ^[1]; Bauer, Eric D.; Thompson, Joe D. ^[2]; Mar, Arthur ^[1]

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1. Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2 (Canada)
2. Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)

The ternary rare-earth-metal chromium gallides RE{sub 4}CrGa{sub 12} (RE=Tb-Tm) have been prepared by reactions of the elements at 1000 Degree-Sign C in the presence of excess gallium used as a self-flux. Their structures are derived by inserting Cr atoms into a quarter of the empty Ga{sub 6} octahedral clusters found in the parent binary gallides REGa{sub 3} (AuCu{sub 3}-type), although single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies suggest that complex superstructures may be adopted. An ideal ordered Y{sub 4}PdGa{sub 12}-type structure was successfully refined for a crystal of Dy{sub 4}CrGa{sub 12} (Pearson symbol cI34, space group Im3{sup Macron }m, Z=2, a=8.572(1) A). Magnetic measurements on single-crystal samples reveal ferromagnetic or possibly ferrimagnetic ordering for the Tb, Dy, and Er members (T{sub C}=22, 15, and 2.8 K, respectively) and antiferromagnetic ordering for the Ho member (T{sub N}=7.5 K). Band structure calculations on a hypothetical 'Y{sub 4}CrGa{sub 12}' model suggest that the Cr atoms carry no local magnetic moment. - Graphical abstract: RE{sub 4}CrGa{sub 12} is derived by inserting Cr atoms into empty Ga{sub 6} octahedral clusters present in the parent binary gallides REGa{sub 3}. Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer RE{sub 4}MGa{sub 12} (previously known for M=Fe, Ni, Pd, Pt, Ag) has been extended to M=Cr. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer RE{sub 4}CrGa{sub 12} compounds show predominantly ferromagnetic ordering. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer Band structure calculations suggest that Cr atoms carry no local magnetic moment.

• OSTI ID: 22149963
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Vol. 196; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
ANTIFERROMAGNETISM
CHROMIUM
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
GALLIUM
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
MONOCRYSTALS
RARE EARTHS
SPACE GROUPS
X-RAY DIFFRACTION