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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10-17 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 185 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
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.
Keywords
- (CuCl)Ca NaNb O
- Crystal structure
- Ion-exchange reaction
- Magnetism
- Quadruple-layered perovskite
- Two-dimensional magnet