Synthesis, structure, and magnetic characterization of Cr{sub 4}US{sub 8}
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3113 (United States)
- Department of Physics and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32310-3706 (United States)
The compound Cr{sub 4}US{sub 8} has been synthesized at 1073 K and its crystal structure has been determined at 100 K. The structure is modulated with a two-fold commensurate supercell. The subcell may be indexed in an orthorhombic cell but weak supercell reflections lead to the monoclinic superspace group P2{sub 1}/c(α0γ)0s with two Cr sites, one U site, and four S sites. The structure comprises a three-dimensional framework of CrS{sub 6} octahedra with channels that are partially occupied by U atoms. Each U atom in these channels is coordinated by eight S atoms in a bicapped trigonal-prismatic arrangement. The magnetic behavior of Cr{sub 4}US{sub 8} is complex. At temperatures above ~120 K at all measured fields, there is little difference between field-cooled and zero field-cooled data and χ(T) decreases monotonously with temperature, which is reminiscent of the Curie–Weiss law. At lower temperatures, the temperature dependence of χ(T) is complex and strongly dependent on the magnetic field strength. - Graphical abstract: Structure of Cr{sub 4}US{sub 8} viewed down the a axis. - Highlights: • At 1073 K Cr{sub 4}US{sub 8} was synthesized and at 100 K its crystal structure was determined. • The 3D structure comprises CrS{sub 6} octahedra with channels partially occupied by U. • The magnetic behavior of Cr{sub 4}US{sub 8} is complex.
- OSTI ID:
- 22573994
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 233; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 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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