Rare-earth transition-metal chalcogenides Ln{sub 3}MGaS{sub 7} (Ln=Nd, Sm, Dy, Er; M=Co, Ni) and Ln{sub 3}MGaSe{sub 7} (Ln=Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, M=Co; Ln=Nd, Gd, Dy, M=Ni)
- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 919-306 Mianyang 621900 (China)
- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)
- Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190 (China)
Fifteen new rare-earth transition-metal chalcogenides, Ln{sub 3}MGaS{sub 7} (Ln=Nd, Sm, Dy, Er; M=Co, Ni) and Ln{sub 3}MGaSe{sub 7} (Ln=Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, M=Co; Ln=Nd, Gd, Dy, M=Ni), have been synthesized by solid state reactions. They are isostructural, adopt Ce{sub 3}Al{sub 1.67}S{sub 7}—related structure type, and crystallize in the non-centrosymmetric hexagonal space group P6{sub 3}. They adopt a three-dimensional framework composed of LnQ{sub 7} monocapped trigonal prisms with the interesting [MQ{sub 3}]{sup 4−} chains and isolated GaQ{sub 4} tetrahedra lying in two sets of channels in the framework. The magnetic susceptibility measurements on Ln{sub 3}CoGaQ{sub 7} (Ln=Dy, Er, Q=S; Ln=Dy, Q=Se) indicate that they are paramagnetic and obey the Curie–Weiss law over the entire experimental temperature, while the magnetic susceptibility of Sm{sub 3}CoGaSe{sub 7} deviates from the Curie–Weiss law as a result of the crystal field splitting. - Graphical abstract: Ln{sub 3}MGaS{sub 7} (Ln=Nd, Sm, Dy, Er; M=Co, Ni) and Ln{sub 3}MGaSe{sub 7} (Ln=Nd, Sm, Gd, Dy, M=Co; Ln=Nd, Gd, Dy, M=Ni) adopt a three-dimensional framework composed of LnQ{sub 7} monocapped trigonal prisms with interesting [MQ{sub 3}]{sup 4−} chains and isolated GaQ{sub 4} tetrahedra lying in two sets of channels in the framework. - Highlights: • New compounds, Ln{sub 3}MGaQ{sub 7} (Ln=rare-earth; M=Co, Ni; Q=S, Se), were synthesized. • They are isostructural and crystallize in the noncentrosymmetric space group P6{sub 3}. • They adopt a three-dimensional framework built by LnQ{sub 7} monocapped trigonal prisms. • Ln{sub 3}CoGaQ{sub 7} (Ln=Dy, Er; Q=S, Se) are paramagnetic and obey the Curie–Weiss law. • The magnetic susceptibility of Sm{sub 3}CoGaSe{sub 7} deviates from the Curie–Weiss law.
- OSTI ID:
- 22334204
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 213; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 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
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