1. SiO$_2$-mediated facile hydrothermal synthesis of spiroffite-type Co$_2$Te$_3$O$_8$
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Ferrenti, Austin M., Drichko, Natalia, and McQueen, Tyrel M.
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Condensed Matter - Materials Science ,Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons - Abstract
The hydrothermal synthesis of novel materials typically relies on both knowledge of the redox activities of all cations present in the reaction solution and a small toolset of so-called mineralizers to tune the solution's overall chemical potential. Upon the use of a less conventional mineralizer species, SiO$_2$, we show the stabilization of spiroffite-type Co$_2$Te$_3$O$_8$ under less forceful hydrothermal conditions than in previous reports. When synthesized in the presence of both SiO$_2$ and each respective alkali carbonate as a secondary mineralizer, silicon substitution in place of tellurium in the host structure becomes apparent, and the corresponding introduced disorder gives rise to enhanced low-temperature ferromagnetism. Our results highlight the complexities of underutilized and combined mineralizer species in the stabilization and tuning of complex magnetic ground states via hydrothermal synthesis techniques., Comment: Main text - 26 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. SI - 39 pages, 30 figures, 8 tables
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- 2024