Crystal structure and magnetic properties of K2CoV2O7

Hamdi Ben Yahia, Rachid Essehli, Ilias Belharouak, Etienne Gaudin

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Abstract

The new compound K2CoV2O7 has been synthesized by a solid state reaction route. Its crystal structure has been determined using powder X-ray diffraction data (PXRD). The compound K2CoV2O7 crystallizes with the melilite-type structure with the tetragonal unit cell parameters a = 8.4574(1), c = 5.5729(1) Å and the space group P4-21m. The structure consists of [CoV2O7]2- layers perpendicular to the c axis separated by K+ layers. The [CoV2O7]2- layers consist of corner-sharing CoO4 tetrahedra and V2O7 pyrovanadate units, the linkage of these tetrahedra forming five-membered rings. The K+ cations occupy distorted square antiprisms of oxygen atoms. The magnetic susceptibility of K2CoV2O7 follows the Curie law χT = C with an effective magnetic moment μeff = 4.71 μB.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7-10
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume71
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 9 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Crystal structure
  • Inorganic compounds
  • Layered compounds
  • Magnetic properties
  • X-ray diffraction

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