Structure and Magnetic Properties of CePtZn

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 1581-1584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratikanta Mishra ◽  
Wilfried Hermes ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Intermetallic Compound ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Magnetic Ordering ◽  
Induction Melting ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Dimensional Network

The intermetallic compound CePtZn was synthesized from the elements in a sealed tantalum tube by induction melting and structurally characterized by powder and single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: TiNiSi-type, space group Pnma, a = 706.89(19), b = 435.08(15), c = 809.71(16) pm, wR2 = 0.0385, 404 F2 values and 20 variables. The platinum and zinc atoms build up a three-dimensional network of condensed distorted PtZn4/4 tetrahedra with Pt-Zn distances in the range 268 - 273 pm. The cerium atoms fill channels within the [PtZn] network. CePtZn shows Curie-Weiss behavior in the temperature range from 75 to 300 K with μeff = 2.47 μB/Ce atom and θP = −18.7 K, indicating trivalent cerium. No magnetic ordering was detected down to 2 K.

CaPtIn4 – an intergrowth variant of CaPtIn2 and indium slabs

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (9) ◽  
pp. 693-698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Heying ◽  
Jutta Kösters ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Intermetallic Compound ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Peritectic Reaction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Type Structure ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Structure Space ◽  
Indium Metal

AbstractThe indium-rich intermetallic compound CaPtIn4 is formed in a peritectic reaction of CaPtIn2 and indium metal at T = 670 K (14 days annealing). CaPtIn4 crystallizes with the YNiAl4-type structure, space group Cmcm, which was refined from single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: a = 446.3(5), b = 1659.50(18), c = 756.8(8) pm, wR2 = 0.0646, 640 F2 values and 24 variables. Geometrically one can describe the CaPtIn4 structure as an intergrowth variant of CaPtIn2 (MgCuAl2 type) and indium slabs. The three-dimensional [PtIn4] polyanionic network shows short Pt–In distances of 269–280 pm and a broader range of In–In distances (304–378 pm) within substantially distorted In@In8 cubes.

Structure Refinement and Magnetic Properties of Ce2RuAl3 and a Group-Subgroup Scheme for Ce5Ru3Al2

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 771-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trinath Mishra ◽  
Rolf-Dieter Hoffmann ◽  
Christian Schwickert ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Structure Refinement ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Structural Distortions ◽  
Dimensional Network ◽  
Subgroup Scheme

The hexagonal Laves phase Ce2RuAl3 (≡ CeRu0.5Al1.5) was synthesized by high-frequencemelting of the elements in a sealed tantalum tube and subsequent annealing. The structure was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data: MgZn2 type, P63/mmc, Z = 2, a = 565.38(9), c = 888.3(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0231, 193 F2 values and 13 parameters. The 2a (0.824 Ru + 0.176 Al) and 6h (0.956 Al + 0.044 Ru) Wyckoff positions show mixed occupancies leading to the composition CeRu0.48Al1.52 for the investigated crystal. The aluminum atoms build up Kagomé networks at z = 1/4 and z = 3/4 which are connected to a three-dimensional network by the ruthenium atoms. The cerium atoms fill cavities of coordination number 16 (3 Ru + 9 Al + 4 Ce) within the [RuAl3] network. The Ce2RuAl3 sample orders ferromagnetically at TC = 8.0(1) K. The cerium-rich aluminide Ce5Ru3Al2 shows unusually short Ce-Ru distances of 253 and 260 pm for the Ce1 position as a result of intermediate cerium valence. The structural distortions are discussed on the basis of a group-subgroup scheme for Pr5Ru3Al2 (space group I213) and the superstructure variant Ce5Ru3Al2 (space group R3).

Cd4 Tetrahedra and Condensed RE6Rh Trigonal Prisms as Building Units in the Rare Earth-rich Compounds RE15Rh5Cd2 (RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd)

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 559-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Tappe ◽  
Ute Ch. Rodewald ◽  
Rolf-Dieter Hoffmann ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Powder Diffraction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Induction Melting ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dimensional Network ◽  
New Type ◽  
The Rare Earth ◽  
Trigonal Prisms

The rare earth-rich compounds RE15Rh5Cd2 (RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd) were synthesized by induction melting of the elements in sealed tantalum tubes and characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. The structure of La15Rh5Cd2 was refined from single-crystal diffractometer data: new type, R3m, a = 1016.4(2), c = 4418.7(9) pm, wR2 = 0.0417, 2258 F2, 95 variables. Striking structural motifs in the RE15Rh5Cd2 intermetallics are rhodium-centered trigonal prisms RE6Rh which are condensed via common corners and edges to a complex three-dimensional network which leaves cavities for Cd4 tetrahedra and RE6 octahedra. The structural relationship with the recently discovered structure types Gd4RhIn and Pr23Ir7Mg4 is discussed.

New Intermetallic Zinc Compounds with Ordering Variants of the KHg2 and LT-SrZn5 Type

2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 674-680 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Schwickert ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Coordination Number ◽  
Induction Furnace ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Zinc Compounds ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dimensional Network

The intermetallic zinc compounds CaAuZn, SrPdZn, SrPtZn, SrAuZn, BaPd1.57 Zn3.43, and BaAu1.41Zn3.59 were synthesized from the elements in sealed niobium ampoules in an induction furnace. The equiatomic compounds crystallize with the orthorhombic TiNiSi-type structure, space group Pnma. Single-crystal X-ray data exhibited small degrees of Au=Zn mixing within the three-dimensional [AuZn] networks and resulted in the compositions CaAu1.02Zn0.98 and SrAu1.03Zn0.97 for two investigated single crystals. BaPd1.57 Zn3.43 and BaAu1.41 Zn3.59 adopt partially ordered versions of the LT-SrZn5 type, space group Pnma. Both structures were refined on the basis of X-ray single-crystal diffractometer data. a=1331.13(6), b=531.45(3), c=682.20(4) pm, wR=0.0245, 1138 F2 values, 39 variables for BaPd1.57Zn3.43 and a=1344.35(2), b=537.47(2), c=691.22(4) pm, wR=0.0441, 931 F2 values, 37 refined variables for BaAu1.41Zn3.59. The transition metal and zinc atoms form a complex three-dimensional network of (T, Zn)4 tetrahedra which are condensed via common corners and T/Zn-T/Zn bonds. Large cavities within these networks are filled by the barium atoms which have coordination number 19, i. e. Ba@(T, Zn)17Ba2.

The High-Pressure Modification of CePtSn – Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties

2005 ◽  
Vol 60 (8) ◽  
pp. 821-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan F. Riecken ◽  
Gunter Heymann ◽  
Theresa Soltner ◽  
Rolf-Dieter Hoffmann ◽  
Hubert Huppertz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Pressure ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Magnetic Moment ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Magnetic Ordering ◽  
Normal Pressure ◽  
Variable Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Experimental Magnetic Moment

The high-pressure (HP) modification of CePtSn was prepared under multianvil high-pressure (9.2 GPa) high-temperature (1325 K) conditions from the normal-pressure (NP) modification. Both modifications were investigated by powder and single crystal X-ray data: TiNiSi type, Pnma, a = 746.89(9), b = 462.88(4), c = 801.93(7) pm, wR2 = 0.0487, 452 F2 values, 20 variable parameters for NP-CePtSn, and ZrNiAl type, P6̅2m, a = 756.919(5), c = 415.166(4) pm, wR2 = 0.0546, 252 F2 values, 14 variable parameters for HP-CePtSn. Both modifications are built up from platinumcentered trigonal prisms. Together, the platinum and tin atoms form different three-dimensional [PtSn] networks in which the cerium atoms fill channels. The crystal chemistry and chemical bonding of NP- and HP-CePtSn is discussed. Susceptibility measurements of HP-CePtSn indicate Curie-Weiss behavior above 40 K with an experimental magnetic moment of 2.55(1) μB/Ce atom, indicating trivalent cerium. No magnetic ordering could be detected down to 2 K.

Rare Earth-rich Cadmium Compounds RE4TCd (T = Ni, Pd, Ir, Pt)

2008 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 1127-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Falko M. Schappacher ◽  
Ute Ch. Rodewald ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Type Structure ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Structure Space ◽  
Cadmium Compounds

New intermetallic compounds RE4TCd (RE = Y, La-Nd, Sm, Gd-Tm, Lu; T = Ni, Pd, Ir, Pt) were synthesized by melting of the elements in sealed tantalum tubes in a highfrequency furnace. They crystallize with the Gd4RhIn-type structure, space group F 4̄3m, Z = 16. The four gadolinium compounds were characterized by single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: a = 1361.7(1) pm, wR2 = 0.062, 456 F2 values, 19 variables for Gd4NiCd; a = 1382.1(2) pm, wR2 = 0.077, 451 F2 values, 19 variables for Gd4PdCd; a = 1363.6(2) pm, wR2 = 0.045, 494 F2 values, 19 variables for Gd4IrCd; a = 1379.0(1) pm, wR2 = 0.045, 448 F2 values, 19 variables for Gd4PtCd. The rare earth atoms build up transition metal-centered trigonal prisms which are condensed via common corners and edges, leading to three-dimensional adamantane-related networks. The cadmium atoms form Cd4 tetrahedra which fill voids left in the prisms’ network.

Structure and Magnetic Properties of GdPt2In and GdPt2Sn

2009 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Heying ◽  
Ute Ch. Rodewald ◽  
Wilfried Hermes ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Magnetic Susceptibility ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
Coordination Number ◽  
Magnetic Moment ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Arc Melting ◽  
Experimental Magnetic Moment

The platinum-rich intermetallic compounds GdPt2In and GdPt2Sn were synthesized by arc-melting of the elements and subsequent annealing. The structures were refined from single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: ZrPt2Al type, space group P63/mmc, a = 455.1(1), c = 899.3(3) pm, wR2 = 0.0361, 166 F2 values, 9 variables for GdPt2In, and a = 453.2(1), c = 906.5(2) pm, wR2 = 0.0915, 166 F2 values, 9 variables for GdPt2Sn. The platinum and indium (tin) atoms build up threedimensional [Pt2In] and [Pt2Sn] networks with short Pt-In (Pt-Sn) distances and Pt2 dumb-bells (290 and 297 pm in GdPt2In and GdPt2Sn). The gadolinium atoms have coordination number 14 with 8 Pt and 6 In (Sn) neighbors. Magnetic susceptibility measurements on GdPt2In show Curie-Weiss behavior with an experimental magnetic moment of 8.06(2) μB/Gd atom. GdPt2In orders ferromagnetically at 27.7(2) K

Alkaline earth-gold-aluminides: synthesis and structure of SrAu3Al2, SrAu2.83Al2.17, BaAu2.89Al2.11 and BaAu7.09Al5.91

2015 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 903-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Gerke ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Alkaline Earth ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Crystal Chemical ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Type Space ◽  
Annealing Temperatures

AbstractNew alkaline earth-gold-aluminides were synthesized from the elements in sealed tantalum or quartz ampoules in muffle furnaces at maximum annealing temperatures of 1325 K. The structures were refined from single crystal X-ray diffractometer data. SrAu3Al2 crystallizes in an ordered version of the LT-SrZn5 structure: Pnma, a = 1315.9(3), b = 549.0(1), c = 684.5(3) pm, wR2 = 0.0232, 930 F2 values, 35 variables. SrAu2.83Al2.17 (a = 1065.0(2), b = 845.0(2), c = 548.1(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0416, 452 F2 values, 22 variables) and BaAu2.89Al2.11 (a = 1096.1(3), b = 835.7(3), c = 554.0(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0280, 501 F2 values, 22 variables) both adopt the BaZn5 type, space group Cmcm with Au/Al mixing on the 4c site. The gold and aluminum atoms in both types form three-dimensional networks of condensed tetrahedra with the strontium and barium atoms in large cavities. BaAu7.09Al5.91 is a new member of the NaZn13 type: Fm3̅c, a = 1257.6(2) pm, wR2 = 0.0267, 168 F2 values, 12 variables. Both the 96i and 8b sites show Au/Al mixing. The crystal chemical details are discussed.

Chains of Condensed RuSm6/2 Octahedra in Sm3RuMg7 – A Ternary Ordered Version of the Ti6Sn5 Type

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 565-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Linsinger ◽  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Intermetallic Compound ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Polycrystalline Sample ◽  
Induction Melting ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Slow Cooling ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Distorted Octahedral ◽  
Trigonal Prisms

The magnesium-rich intermetallic compound Sm3RuMg7 was synthesized by induction melting of the elements. Single crystals were grown by slow cooling of the polycrystalline sample. The structure was characterized by powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction: ordered Ti6Sn5 type, P63/mmc, Z = 2, a = 1034.1(2), c = 611.3(1) pm, wR2 = 0.0216, 399 F2 values and 19 parameters. The ruthenium atoms have slightly distorted octahedral samarium coordination. These RuSm6/2 octahedra (Ru-Sm 279 pm) are condensed via common faces leading to chains in the c direction which are arranged in the form of a hexagonal rod packing. Between these rods the Mg2 atoms build chains of face-sharing trigonal prisms. Alternately these prisms are centered by Mg3 or capped by Mg1 atoms on the rectangular faces. Within the magnesium substructure the Mg-Mg distances range from 303 to 335 pm. The Mg3 site shows slight mixing with samarium, leading to the composition Sm3.16RuMg6.84 for the investigated crystal. The compounds RE3RuMg7 (RE = Gd, Tb) are isotypic.

The Stannides EuPdSn and EuPtSn

1996 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 806-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rainer Pöttgen
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Crystal Chemistry ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Type Structure ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray

Abstract EuPdSn and EuPtSn were prepared from the elements in tantalum tubes at 1070 K and investigated by X-ray diffraction on both powder as well as single crystals. They crystallize with the TiNiSi type structure of space group Pnma and with Z = 4 formula units per cell. Both structures were refined from single-crystal diffractometer data: a = 751.24(9), b = 469.15(6), c = 804.31(9) pm, V = 0.2835(1) nm3 for EuPdSn, and a = 753.38(7), b = 467.72(4), c = 793.08(7) pm, V = 0.2795(1) nnr for EuPtSn. The structures consist of three-dimensional [PdSn] and [PtSn] polyanionic networks in which the europium atoms are embedded. The crystal chemistry of these stannides is briefly discussed

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