Abstract
We present the synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of the novel borate LaNiB 3 O 7 – the first magnetically ordered compound reported in the CaAlB 3 O 7 structure type. This material is made of alternating sheets of corner-sharing borate tetrahedra and planes of La and Ni ions, with distorted nickel oxide [NiO 6 ] octahedra and lanthanum oxide [LaO 10 ] polyhedra. Temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility data reveal dominantly antiferromagnetic interactions and an antiferromagnetic transition with a Néel temperature of 19 K, confirmed by specific heat data. The magnetic moment per nickel ion is 3.06 μ B . This compound uncovers a new family of rare-earth transition-metal borates to probe for magnetic interactions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 113-117 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
| Volume | 272 |
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| State | Published - Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- Antiferromagnetic
- Borate
- Magnetism
- Nickel
- Single-crystal X-ray diffraction