Structural Disorder, Octahedral Coordination, and 2-Dimensional Ferromagnetism in Anhydrous Alums

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dc.creatorWest, D. V.
dc.creatorHuang, Q.
dc.creatorZandbergen, H. W.
dc.creatorMcQueen, T. M.
dc.creatorCava, R. J.
dc.date2008-07-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:45:19Z
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dc.descriptionThe crystal structures of the triangular lattice, layered anhydrous alums KCr(SO4)2, RbCr(SO4)2 and KAl(SO4)2 are characterized by X-ray and neutron powder diffraction at temperatures between 1.4 and 773 K. The compounds all crystallize in the space group P-3, with octahedral coordination of the trivalent cations. In all cases, small amounts of disorder in the stacking of the triangular layers of corner sharing MO6 octahedra and SO4 tetrahedra is seen, with the MO6-SO4 network rotated in opposite directions between layers. The electron diffraction study of KCr(SO4)2 supports this model, which on average can be taken to imply trigonal prismatic coordination for the M3+ ions; as was previously reported for the prototype anhydrous alum KAl(SO4)2. The temperature dependent magnetic susceptibilities for ACr(SO4)2 (A = K,Rb,Cs) indicate the presence of predominantly ferromagnetic interactions. Low temperature powder neutron diffraction reveals that the magnetic ordering is ferromagnetic in-plane, with antiferromagnetic ordering between planes below 3 K.
dc.descriptionAccepted to the Journal of Solid State Chemistry
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0807.1895
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0807.1895
dc.identifierJournal of Solid State Chemistry Volume 181, Issue 10, October 2008, Pages 2768-2775
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.jssc.2008.07.006
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/221050
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleStructural Disorder, Octahedral Coordination, and 2-Dimensional Ferromagnetism in Anhydrous Alums
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