Abstract
A previously unreported dicobalt hydroxo-selenite Co2SeO3(OH)2 was synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions. Its crystal structure, determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at ambient temperature, is monoclinic, space group P21/n, with unit cell parameters a = 7.716 Å, b = 5.823 Å, c = 9.556 Å, β = 97.38°, and Z = 4. Bond valence sums indicate that the cations have the oxidation states Co(II) and Se(IV), and allow us to locate the hydrogens in the structure. Chains of edge-sharing CoO6 octahedra extending along [010] are connected by pairs of edge sharing CoO6 octahedra, forming a two-dimensional Co-based magnetic plane. These magnetic planes are connected by two SeO3 2− pyramids. The magnetic properties of the Co2+ ions are dominated by antiferromagnetic interactions, evident by the negative Curie-Weiss temperature of −97.6 K. Long-range ordered antiferromagnetic ordering is observed below a transition temperature at 65 K.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 121250 |
Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
Volume | 285 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2020 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry
Keywords
- Crystal structure
- Hydrothermal synthesis
- Hydroxo-selenite
- Magnetic properties
- Single crystal X-ray diffraction
- Transition metal