Abstract
The compounds Cu6O8·InCl and Li1.23Cu6O8·InCl were prepared. The powder X-ray diffraction pattern shows that both phases have the same cubic structure with a=9.144(5) Å. The introduction of Li+ lowers the average valence of copper. Neither phase superconducts above 5 K. Measurements of magnetic susceptibility show ferrimagnetic behavior for both phases, with an onset temperature of 125 K for the copper phase and 75 K for the lithiated phase. The copper phase shows a constant magnetization over the range 125-50 K that may be due to a two-sublattice antiferromagnetic interaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 243-246 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
The support of the R. A. Welch Foundation of Houston, Texas is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Dr. Bogdan Wnetrzewski for helping with the lithium insertion and analysis procedures, and Drs. J. B. Goodenough, J. T. Markert, and A. Manthiram, University of Texas, for helpful discussions.