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Ternary Rare-Earth Iron Arsenides RE12Fe57.5As41 (RE = La, Ce).
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Inorganic Chemistry . 3/1/2010, Vol. 49 Issue 5, p2325-2333. 9p. 3 Charts, 7 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The rare-earth iron arsenides RE12Fe57.5As41 (RE = La, Ce) have been prepared by direct reactions of the elements in the presence of a Sn flux. Analysis of single-crystal X-ray diffraction data reveals that they adopt a new orthorhombic structure type (Pearson symbol oP236, space group Pmmn, Z = 2; a = 10.8881(9) Å, b = 25.753(2) Å, c = 12.5436(10) Å for RE = La; a = 10.8376(8) Å, b = 25.639(2) Å, c = 12.4701(9) Å for RE = Ce). In this metal-rich arsenide, the complex three-dimensional network (derived from 4 RE, 24 Fe, and 17 As sites) can be described as being built from unusual wavelike layers of connected As-centered trigonal prisms. Five of the Fe sites are partially occupied. The electronic structure of these compounds was probed through core-line X-ray photoelectron spectra. Magnetic susceptibility measurements indicated ferromagnetic ordering at TC = 125 and 95 K for the La and Ce compounds, respectively. Electrical resistivity measurements on single crystals of Ce12Fe57.5As41 showed metallic behavior with a prominent transition that coincides closely with the ferromagnetic ordering temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00201669
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 49172675
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ic902231b