Os4+ Instability in the Pyrochlore Structure: Tl2–xBixOs2O7–y
- Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- 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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