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An inverse Ruddlesden-Popper nitride Ca7(Li1−xFex)Te2N2 grown from Ca flux
Ames Laboratory Accepted Manuscripts
  • Gang Wang, Ames Laboratory and Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • Soham Manni, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Qisheng Lin, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Patrick McVey, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Robert S. Houk, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Liming Wu, Beijing Normal University
  • Sergey L. Bud’ko, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
  • Paul C. Canfield, Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory
Publication Date
7-25-2018
Department
Ames Laboratory; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy
OSTI ID+
1478234
Report Number
IS-J 9777
DOI
10.1080/09500839.2018.1497309
Journal Title
Philosophical Magazine Letters
Abstract

Nitridoferrates containing monovalent iron ions are a class of materials of recent interest as potentially novel magnetic materials. Aiming at the exploration of nitridoferrates of calcium, we report the single crystal growth from Ca flux and crystal structure of the first member (n = 2) of a series of inverse Ruddlesden-Popper nitrides with a general formula of An−1A'2BnX3n+1, where A = Li/Fe, A' = Te, B = N, and X = Ca. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses indicate the crystal with a composition of Ca7(Li0.32(1)Fe0.68(1))Te2N2 and the tetragonal space group I4/mmm (a = 4.7884(1) Å, c = 25.3723(4) Å, Z = 2). The structure features alternately stacking NaCl-type A'X slabs and the perovskite-type ABX3 slabs along the c axis. The Li/Fe atoms are located in cuboctahedral cavities surrounded by eight Ca6N octahedra in the ABX3 slab. This work demonstrates the viability of the Ca-rich flux as a suitable solvent for the exploration of new complex nitrides with interesting crystal structure and properties.

DOE Contract Number(s)
AC02-07CH11358
Language
en
Publisher
Iowa State University Digital Repository, Ames IA (United States)
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Citation Information
Gang Wang, Soham Manni, Qisheng Lin, Patrick McVey, et al.. "An inverse Ruddlesden-Popper nitride Ca7(Li1−xFex)Te2N2 grown from Ca flux" Vol. 98 Iss. 3 (2018) p. 118 - 125
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/qisheng-lin/47/