1. (Cu)(tet)(Cr2-xSnx)(oct)S4-ySey Spinels: Crystal Structure, Density Functional Theory Calculations, and Magnetic Behavior
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Silvana Moris, José Mejía-López, Octavio Peña, Antonio Galdámez, Paulina Valencia-Gálvez, P. Barahona, Universidad Catolica Del Maule, Universidad de la frontera [Chile], Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes (ISCR), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), FONDECYTComision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT)CONICYT FONDECYT [1161020], Chilean-French International Associated Laboratory for 'Multifunctional Molecules and Materials' (LIAM3-CNRS) [1027], Financiamiento Basal para Centros Cientificos y Tecnologicos de ExcelenciaComision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica (CONICYT)CONICYT PIA/BASAL [FB 0807], FONDEQUIP Grant [EQM140142], Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Rennes (INSA Rennes), and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes (ENSCR)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
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Inorganic Chemistry ,Diffraction ,Crystallography ,Series (mathematics) ,Chemistry ,Spinel ,engineering ,[CHIM]Chemical Sciences ,Density functional theory ,Crystal structure ,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry ,engineering.material - Abstract
International audience; A new series of (Cu)[CrSn]SSe compounds was prepared by solid-state reaction at high temperature. Determination of the crystal structures by single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that CuCrSnSSe, CuCrSnSSe, CuCrSnSSe, and CuCrSnSSe crystallize in a normal spinel-type structure (cubic 3 space group). The powder X-ray diffraction patterns and Rietveld refinements of nominal CuCrSnSSe ( = 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0) were consistent with single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. Raman scattering analysis revealed that the , , and three vibrational modes were observed in the spectra. The signal at ∼382 cm, corresponding to the mode, is attributed to symmetrical stretching of the chalcogen bond with respect to the tetrahedral metal. The samples with = 0.2 and 0.4 exhibited ferromagnetic behavior, characterized by large positive θ values of +261 and +189 K, respectively. In contrast, antiferromagnetic (AF) behavior was observed for CuCrSnSSe with a Néel temperature () of 18.8 K and a θ value of -36.0 K. Density functional theory (DFT) and effective magnetic moments (μ/μ) experimentally measured showed that the Sn ion is in oxidation state of 4+, i.e., diamagnetic behavior. DFT calculations revealed that the most stable magnetic state of CuCrSnSSe was AF with exchange constants for first- and second-neighbor interactions of = 56.22 cm and = -33.88 cm. Thus, the AF interactions between ferromagnetic chains in CuCrSnSSe originate from the presence of diamagnetic Sn cations.
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- 2019
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