Magnetism and Raman spectroscopy of the dimeric lanthanide iodates Ln(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} (Ln=Gd, Er) and magnetism of Yb(IO{sub 3}){sub 3}

Journal Article · Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 EDT 2008 · Journal of Solid State Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2008.04.019· OSTI ID:21128386

Khalifah, Peter ^[1]; Assefa, Zerihun ^[2]; Albrecht-Schmitt, Thomas E ^[3]; Haire, Richard G ^[4]

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1. Chemistry Department, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794 (United States)
2. Department of Chemistry, North Carolina A and T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411 (United States)
3. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 (United States)
4. Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 (United States)

Colorless single crystals of Gd(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} or pale pink single crystals of Er(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} have been formed from the reaction of Gd metal with H{sub 5}IO{sub 6} or Er metal with H{sub 5}IO{sub 6} under hydrothermal reaction conditions at 180 deg. C. The structures of both materials adopt the Bi(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} structure type. Crystallographic data are (MoK{alpha}, {lambda}=0.71073 A): Gd(IO{sub 3}){sub 3}, monoclinic, space group P2{sub 1}/n, a=8.7615(3) A, b=5.9081(2) A, c=15.1232(6) A, {beta}=96.980(1){sup o}, V=777.03(5) Z=4, R(F)=1.68% for 119 parameters with 1930 reflections with I>2{sigma}(I); Er(IO{sub 3}){sub 3}, monoclinic, space group P2{sub 1}/n, a=8.6885(7) A, b=5.9538(5) A, c=14.9664(12) A, {beta}=97.054(1){sup o}, V=768.4(1) Z=4, R(F)=2.26% for 119 parameters with 1894 reflections with I>2{sigma}(I). In addition to structural studies, Gd(IO{sub 3}){sub 3}, Er(IO{sub 3}){sub 3}, and the isostructural Yb(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} were also characterized by Raman spectroscopy and magnetic property measurements. The results of the Raman studies indicated that the vibrational profiles are adequately sensitive to distinguish between the structures of the iodates reported here and other lanthanide iodate systems. The magnetic measurements indicate that only in Gd(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} did the 3+ lanthanide ion exhibit its full 7.9 {mu}{sub B} Hund's rule moment; Er{sup 3+} and Yb{sup 3+} exhibited ground state moments and gap energy scales of 8.3 {mu}{sub B}/70 K and 3.8 {mu}{sub B}/160 K, respectively. Er(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} exhibited extremely weak ferromagnetic correlations (+0.4 K), while the magnetic ions in Gd(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} and Yb(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} were fully non-interacting within the resolution of our measurements ({approx}0.2 K). - Graphical abstract: Three f-element iodates Ln(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} (Ln=Gd, Er, Yb), all containing the Bi(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} structure type, were characterized by Raman spectroscopy and magnetic property measurements. The results of the Raman studies indicated that the vibrational profiles are adequately sensitive to distinguish between the structures of the iodates reported here and other lanthanide iodate systems. The magnetic measurements indicate that only in Gd(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} did the 3+ lanthanide ion exhibit its full 7.9 {mu}{sub B} Hund's rule moment; Er{sup 3+} and Yb{sup 3+} exhibited ground state moments and gap energy scales of 8.3 {mu}{sub B}/70 K and 3.8 {mu}{sub B}/160 K, respectively. Er(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} exhibited extremely weak ferromagnetic correlations (+0.4 K), while the magnetic ions in Gd(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} and Yb(IO{sub 3}){sub 3} were fully non-interacting within the resolution of our measurements ({approx}0.2 K)

• OSTI ID: 21128386
• Journal Information: Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 181, Issue 8; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.04.019; PII: S0022-4596(08)00208-9; Copyright (c) 2008 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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