Quadruple-layered perovskite (CuCl)Ca 2NaNb 4O 13

A. Kitada, Y. Tsujimoto, T. Yamamoto, Y. Kobayashi, Y. Narumi, K. Kindo, A. A. Aczel, G. M. Luke, Y. J. Uemura, Y. Kiuchi, Y. Ueda, K. Yoshimura, Y. Ajiro, H. Kageyama

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Abstract

We will present the synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of a new quadruple-layered perovskite (CuCl)Ca 2NaNb 4O 13. Through a topotactic ion-exchange reaction with CuCl 2, the precursor RbCa 2NaNb 4O 13 presumably having an incoherent octahederal tliting changes into (CuCl)Ca 2NaNb 4O 13 with a 2a p×2a p×2c p superstructure (tetragonal; a=7.73232(5) Å, c=39.2156(4) Å). The well-defined superstructure for the ion-exchanged product should be stabilized by the inserted CuCl 4O 2 octahedral layers that firmly connect with neighboring perovskite layers. Magnetic studies show the absence of long-range magnetic ordering down to 2 K despite strong in-plane interactions. Aleksandrov′s group theory and Rietveld refinement of synchrotron X-ray diffraction data suggest the structure to be of I4/mmm space group with in-phase tilting along the a and b axes, a two-tilt system (0).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10-17
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume185
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

Funding

The synchrotron radiation experiments were performed at SPring-8 with the approval of the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute. This work was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Science Research (Nos. 19052004 and 22245009 ) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, by CREST. This work was also supported by the Global COE Program “Integrated Material Science ” (No. B-024 ) from MEXT of Japan, by Murata Science Foundation, and by the Japan-U.S. Cooperative Science Program (No. 14508500001 ) from JSPS and NSF. The work at Columbia was supported by US National Science Foundation grant for Materials World Network , DMR-05–02706 and DMR-08–06846 . One of the authors (A.K.) was supported by JSPS for Young Scientists.

FundersFunder number
Grants-in-Aid for Science Research19052004, 22245009
Materials World NetworkDMR-05–02706, DMR-08–06846
National Science Foundation
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science10J00584, 10J00374, 19052007
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Core Research for Evolutional Science and TechnologyB-024
Murata Science Foundation14508500001

    Keywords

    • (CuCl)Ca NaNb O
    • Crystal structure
    • Ion-exchange reaction
    • Magnetism
    • Quadruple-layered perovskite
    • Two-dimensional magnet

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