Point defect disorder in high-temperature solution grown Sr6Tb0.94Fe1.06(BO3)6 single crystals
VEBER, Philippe
Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne] [ILM]
Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux [ICMCB]
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Institut Lumière Matière [Villeurbanne] [ILM]
Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux [ICMCB]
Langue
en
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Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 2018, vol. 264, p. 91-97
Elsevier
Résumé en anglais
New Sr6Tb0.94Fe1.06(BO3)6 single crystals were obtained from lithium borate high-temperature solution growth under controlled atmosphere. Their average crystal structure was found to adopt the trigonal R-3 space group with ...Lire la suite >
New Sr6Tb0.94Fe1.06(BO3)6 single crystals were obtained from lithium borate high-temperature solution growth under controlled atmosphere. Their average crystal structure was found to adopt the trigonal R-3 space group with lattice parameters a = 12.2164 Å and c = 9.1934 Å. A combined multiscale characterization approach, involving diffuse reflectance, X-ray photoelectron (XPS) and Mössbauer spectroscopies, was undertaken to establish the exact nature of the point defect disorder in this crystal structure. The FeTb× antisite disorder in the Sr6Tb0.94Fe1.06(BO3)6 single crystals is different from the kind of point defect disorder known to exist in the powder phase material counterpart. The absence of Tb4+ cations in the crystal lattice was established by XPS, and that of any phase transition down to 4 K was checked by specific heat measurements. The magnetic susceptibility curve was found to follow a Curie-Weiss behaviour in the 4–354 K temperature range.< Réduire
Mots clés en anglais
High-temperature solution growth
Tb compounds
Mössbauer spectroscopy
Borate
Single crystal
X-ray diffraction
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