Cerium chloride-methanol adduct crystals, CeCl3(CH 3OH)4: Preparation, crystallography, and scintillation properties

B. C. Chakoumakos; R. Custelcean; J. O. Ramey; J. A. Kolopus; Rongying Jin; J. S. Neal; D. J. Wisniewski; L. A. Boatner

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Cerium chloride-methanol adduct crystals, CeCl₃(CH ₃OH)₄: Preparation, crystallography, and scintillation properties

B. C. Chakoumakos, R. Custelcean, J. O. Ramey, J. A. Kolopus, Rongying Jin, J. S. Neal, D. J. Wisniewski, L. A. Boatner

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A new methanol adduct of cerium trichloride of composition CeCl ₃(CH₃OH)₄ was crystallized from a solution growth in methanol. Large single crystals (more than several cubic centimeters) have been grown in controlled temperature baths. The molecular adduct of composition Ce₂Cl_s(CH₃OH)₈ is determined from X-ray crystal structure analysis, and this molecule undoubtedly persists in solution as well. Motivations for studying these compounds are their promising unique scintillation properties for radiation detection applications and the model structural systems they provide for the realization of new low-dimensional quantum magnets. This material apparently represents the first example of a metal-organic scintillator that is applicable to X-ray, y-ray, and neutron detection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2070-2072
Number of pages	3
Journal	Crystal Growth and Design
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cg800136p
State	Published - Jul 2008

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Cerium chloride-methanol adduct crystals, CeCl₃(CH ₃OH)₄: Preparation, crystallography, and scintillation properties

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