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Scaffolding, Ladders, Chains, and Rare Ferrimagnetism in Intermetallic Borides: Electronic Structure Calculations and Magnetic Ordering
Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Jakoah Brgoch, Iowa State University
  • Christian Goerens, RWTH-Aachen University
  • Boniface P.T. Fokwa, RWTH-Aachen University
  • Gordon J. Miller, Iowa State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2011
DOI
10.1021/ja200909r
Abstract

The electronic structures of “Ti9-nFe2+nRu18B8” (n = 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3), in connection to the recently synthesized Ti9-nFe2+nRu18B8 (n = 1, 2), have been investigated and analyzed using LSDA tight-binding calculations to elucidate the distribution of Fe and Ti, to determine the maximum Fe content, and to explore possible magnetic structures to interpret experimental magnetization results. Through a combination of calculations on specific models and using the rigid band approximation, which is validated by the DOS curves for “Ti9-nFe2+nRu18B8” (n = 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3), mixing of Fe and Ti is anticipated at both the 2b- and 4h-chain sites. The model “Ti8.5Fe2.5Ru18B8” (n = 0.5) revealed that both Brewer-type Ti−Ru interactions as well as ligand field splitting of the Fe 3d orbitals regulated the observed valence electron counts between 220 and 228 electrons/formula unit. Finally, models of magnetic structures were created using “Ti6Fe5Ru18B8” (n = 3). A rigid band analysis of the LSDA DOS curves concluded preferred ferromagnetic ordering at low Fe content (n ≤ 0.75) and ferrimagnetic ordering at higher Fe content (n > 0.75). Ferrimagnetism arises from antiferromagnetic exchange coupling in the scaffold of Fe1-ladder and 4h-chain sites.

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Reprinted (adapted) with permission from J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011, 133 (17), pp 6832–6840. Copyright 2011 American Chemical Society.

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American Chemical Society
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Citation Information
Jakoah Brgoch, Christian Goerens, Boniface P.T. Fokwa and Gordon J. Miller. "Scaffolding, Ladders, Chains, and Rare Ferrimagnetism in Intermetallic Borides: Electronic Structure Calculations and Magnetic Ordering" Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133 Iss. 17 (2011) p. 6832 - 6840
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