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Title: Os4+ Instability in the Pyrochlore Structure: Tl2–xBixOs2O7–y

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
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  1. Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
  3. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States)

Osmium-containing oxides are rare due to the difficulty in stabilizing complex structures with a fixed stoichiometry and metastability of the phases. Bismuth-substituted thallium osmate pyrochlore samples, Tl2–xBixOs2O7–y, were synthesized using solid-state reactions where the solubility limit was found to be approximately x = 1.4. Members of this solid solution were characterized by their structural, electronic, magnetic, and thermal properties to understand the influence of Bi3+ substitution on the ground state. The Os-containing pyrochlores crystallize in the ideal cubic pyrochlore structure (Fd (3) over barm), and the lattice parameter a was found to slightly increase as a function of Bi content. A possible interplay between structure and cation valence states was explored using both neutron powder diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, suggesting that a combination of Os4+/Os5+ and Tl1+/Tl3+ mixed valency throughout the solid solution allows for the stabilization of the pyrochlore structure. The system is metallic for the entire solid solution and predominantly exhibits temperature-independent paramagnetism. Specific heat measurements show an enhanced Sommerfeld coefficient, a possible flat-band signature. This system gave insight into the bonding preferences of Os, indicating a dependence on high oxidation states and mixed valence for the stability of complex structures.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1606534
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 59; ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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