Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Brackebuschite-Type Transition Metal Vanadates: Ba2M(VO4)2(OH), M = V3+, Mn3+, and Fe3+, with Interesting Jahn-Teller and Spin-Liquid Behavior

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    A new series of transition metal vanadates, namely, Ba2M(VO4)2(OH) (M = V3+, Mn3+, and Fe3+), was synthesized as large single crystals hydrothermally in 5 M NaOH solution at 580 C and 1 kbar. This new series of compounds is structurally reminiscent of the brackebuschite mineral type. The structure of Ba2V(VO4)2(OH) is monoclinic in space group P21/m, a = 7.8783(2) Å, b = 6.1369(1) Å, c = 9.1836(2) Å, β = 113.07(3), V = 408.51(2) Å3. The other structures are similar and consist of one-dimensional trans edge-shared distorted octahedral chains running along the b-axis. The vanadate groups bridge across edges of their tetrahedra. Structural analysis of the Ba2Mn(VO4)2(OH) analogue yielded a new understanding of the Jahn-Teller effect in this structure type. Raman and infrared spectra were investigated to observe the fundamental vanadate and hydroxide vibrational modes. Single-crystal temperature-dependent magnetic studies on Ba2V(VO4)2(OH) reveal a broad feature over a wide temperature range with maximum at ∼100 K indicating that an energy gap could exist between the antiferromagnetic singlet ground state and excited triplet states, making it potentially of interest for quantum magnetism studies (Graph Presented).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)7014-7020
    Number of pages7
    JournalInorganic Chemistry
    Volume54
    Issue number14
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jul 20 2015

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