Growth of big single crystals of Sr2YRu1‐xCuxO6 from high temperature solutions

Single crystals of Sr₂YRu_1‐xCu_xO₆ (x = 0 ‐ 0.4) have been grown from PbO‐PbF₂ based solutions in the temperature range 1150 – 1350°C. A silicon carbide heating element furnace (with a recrystallized alumina tube lining) in a vertical configuration was used to grow the crystals in platinum crucibles. Conditions for the stable growth of big crystals have been investigated. The morphology of the crystals containing Cu was found to change from octahedral to cube octahedral as the growth temperature is increased from 1150 to 1350°C. Crystals measuring up to 4.5 mm across and 2.5 mm thick have been grown from 1250°C. The incorporation of Cu into the crystals was ascertained by EDS and x‐ray diffraction analysis. A diamagnetic transition which increased in magnitude and temperature with x was observed. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Charge Ordering Due to Antiferromagnetic Correlation in Quarter-Filled Manganites

In the present paper, we study the zero-temperature phase diagram of the doped perovskite manganites at filling $x=0.5$ by the real-space Hartree-Fock approximation method. Our purpose is to resolve a controversial issue arising recently on the origin of the charge ordered phases in these systems. We find that the antiferromagnetic superexchange interaction between the localized spins plays the central role in producing the concerned phases. Our results confirm some speculations on this issue.     

Theory of Coexistence of Charge-Ordering and Antiferromagnetic Phases in R0.5A0.5Mn03

Based on a model Hamiltonian with the nearest-neighbor Coulomb interaction of the itinerant e_g electrons, we investigated the possibility of the coexistence of the charge-ordering phase and the antiferromagnetic phase for the manganites R_i-xA_xMn0₃ with the doping of x = 0.5. Three different types of the magnetic configurations (CEtype antiferromagnetism, simple antiferromagnetism, and ferromagnetism) have been compared by numerical calculation under the mean-field approximation. We found that the charge-ordering phase may coexist with the CEtype antiferromagnetic phase if the nearest-neighbor Coulomb interaction exceeding a certain critical value.     

A Series of High‐nuclear 3d‐4f (FeIII8LnIII2) Complexes: Syntheses,Structures, and Magnetic Properties

Six novel decanuclear clusters with formula of {[Fe₈Ln₂(O)₄(OH)₄(EtO)₂(dhbp)₄(dhbpH)₂(piv)₆]·4EtOH} (Ln = Y ( 1 ), Gd ( 2 ), Tb ( 3 ), Dy ( 4 ), Ho ( 5 ), Er ( 6 ), dhbpH₂ = 6,6′‐dihydroxyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine, Hpiv = pivalic acid, EtOH = ethanol) have been synthesized and characterized. Single‐crystal and powder X‐ray diffraction analyses reveal that complexes 1 – 6 are isostructural and show a sandwich‐like Fe^III₈Ln^III₂ structure, in which the [Ln₂] unit is sandwiched by two planar [Fe₄] units. Magnetic properties of complexes 1 – 6 have been investigated and display dominant antiferromagnetic interactions, thereinto, complexes 4 and 6 display weak ferromagnetic behaviors associated with Ln^III ions, while others are antiferromagnetic‐like features. Furthermore, complex 4 (Fe^III₈Dy^III₂) shows temperature/frequency‐dependent ac signals with an energy barrier of 4.1 K, indicating that complex 4 should be a single‐molecule magnet (SMM)     

Interpretation of the optical absorption spectrum of Co3O4 with normal spinel structure from first principles calculations

First principles calculations based on density functional theory have been employed to study the electronic, magnetic and optical properties of Co₃O₄ in a cubic normal spinel structure. Exchange and correlation effects between electrons were treated by a B3PW91 hybrid functional, which produced better results than others scheme, such as GGA+U or PBE0 hybrid functionals or mBJ semilocal potential. The work focuses on clarifying the nature of the optical absorption bands, which have motivated various theoretical and experimental works in the literature. The calculated optical absorption spectrum was compared with available experimental data. On the basis of this calculated electronic and magnetic structure, the optical absorption peaks (theoretical and experimental) could be satisfactorily explained in terms of d3d   charge transfer transitions between both CO²⁺${\mathrm{CO}}^{2^{+}}$→CO²⁺${\mathrm{CO}}^{2^{+}}$ and CO³⁺${\mathrm{CO}}^{3^{+}}$→CO³⁺${\mathrm{CO}}^{3^{+}}$ ions. The calculations also predicted that the crystal field splittings at both octahedral and tetrahedral sites in the Co₃O₄ compound are of the same magnitude.     

La$lt;sub$gt;0.4$lt;/sub$gt;Ca$lt;sub$gt;0.6$lt;/sub$gt;MnO$lt;sub$gt;3$lt;/sub$gt;中Mn-位Fe和Cr掺杂对磁性质的影响

研究了Fe和Cr掺杂对La_0.4Ca_0.6MnO₃ 中电荷有序反铁磁基态的调控作用. 磁性质的测量结果表明, 两种离子掺杂均能有效抑制原型样品中的长程电荷有序相, 但是Fe离子掺杂样品均具有反铁磁的基态, 而Cr掺杂样品中则出现了显著的铁磁性. 结合电输运测量结果显示, Cr掺杂引起的铁磁态同时具有金属性, 表明其中是电子双交换作用占主导. 对比两种掺杂离子的电子结构发现, Cr离子空的e_g电子轨道促进了电子双交换作用, 而Fe掺杂则只是引入了不同的自旋交换作用, 导致自旋无序. 关键词： 磁性氧化物 反铁磁     

Synthesis,structure and magnetism of a new ionic pentanuclear iron cluster

A new ionic pentanuclear Fe^III cluster, namely, triethylazanium tetrakis(μ₂‐5‐amino‐1,2,3,4‐tetrazolido)tetrakis(μ₃‐4‐chloro‐2‐{[(1H‐tetrazol‐1‐id‐5‐yl)imino]methyl}phenolato)di‐μ₃‐oxido‐pentairon(III) acetonitrile monosolvate monohydrate, (C₆H₁₆N)[Fe₅(C₈H₄ClN₅O)₄(CH₂N₅)₄O₂]·CH₃CN·H₂O, was synthesized using microvial synthesis methods and characterized by elemental analysis, FT–IR spectroscopy, single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. Magnetic studies reveal that the complex displays dominant antiferromagnetic intracluster interactions between the Fe^III ions through the μ₃‐oxide bridges.     

磁性物质交换Hamiltonian中两项的竞争

对于一个N电子体系, 正确的交换Hamilton应该由两项组成，为H_ex=-2A1ii·s_j-2A₂ii·sj，而不是以往的铁磁学理论使用的H_ex=-2Aii ·s_j （其中A为A₁与A₂的代数和， A₁>0, A₂<0）, 以往的理论使用了一个不合理的交换Hamiltonian量.-2A₁ii·s_j与-2A₂ii< /sub>·s_j在数学上是同类项，但是在物理上不是 同类项，它们有不同的本征态和本征值.根据量子力学中的态叠加原理，这个电子系统的本 征态矢为X〉=1A²₁+A²₂(A₁ 1〉+A₂‖2〉),其中Dirac符号1〉表示系统所有电子 的自旋平行排列时的态（简称平行自旋态）矢量，2〉表示系统所有电子或最近邻电子的自 旋反平行排列时的态（简称反平行自旋态）矢量，H_ex的本征值（即系统的 交换能） 为E=-Nz（A₁-A₂）-2NzA₂²A₁ +A₂=-Nz（A₂-A₁）-2NzA²₁A< sub>1+A₂,其中z为最近邻电子数.当A₂=0时，X〉=1〉，E =-A₁, 系统具有Wei ss 铁磁性；当A₁ =0 时，X〉=2〉，E =-A₂，系统具有Neel 反铁磁性；当A₁ =A₂（即A=0）时，X〉=12 (1〉+2〉)，E=-A₁，系统处于自旋玻璃（spin glass）态；当A₁>A ₂时，X〉=1A²₁+A²₂［(A₁-A₂)1〉+A₂(1〉+2〉)］,平行自旋态与自旋 玻璃态共存；当A₁2时，X〉=1A²₁+A2₂［(A₂-A₁)2〉+A₁( 1〉+2〉)］，反平行自旋态与自旋玻 璃态共存.与原来理论中的Weiss铁磁态或Neel反铁磁态相比，平行自旋态与自旋玻璃态共存 或反平行自旋态与自旋玻璃态共存使系统的交换能降低.自旋玻璃态中电子自旋之间取向的 随机性或无序性是由交换Hamiltonian中-2A₁iis_j与-2A₂ii·s_j之间的竞争引起的，不是热运 动引起的. 关键词： 交换哈密顿量 铁磁态 反铁磁态 自旋玻璃态     

Off-Specular Synchrotron Mössbauer Reflectometry: A Novel Tool for Studying the Domain Structure in Antiferromagnetic Multilayers

The off-specular (diffuse) nuclear resonant reflectivity of synchrotron radiation is a sensitive measure of the lateral autocorrelation of the magnetisation in thin films and multilayers. The width of the diffuse scattering peak measured at an electronically forbidden reflection is inversely proportional to the in-plane correlation length of the magnetisation direction. The average size of the in-plane antiferromagnetic domains is determined in different states of the same Fe/Cr superlattice. The hyperfine magnetic fields in coexisting small and large domains are measured independently. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

邻苯二甲酸单乙酯铜配合物的晶体结构与强反铁磁性

A hydrated tetra-carboxylato-bridged dinuclear copper(Ⅱ) complex [Cu₂(mEP)₂(H₂O)₂]₂ (1) (mEp is mono -ethyl phthalate or 1,2-benzenedicarboxylate monoethyl ester) has been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction single crystal structure analysis and magnetic measurements. This dinuclear complex adopts dimeric paddle-wheel cage structure and the coordination model around each copper(Ⅱ) atom is square-pyramidal with four oxygen atoms of the carboxylate groups from four different mono-ethyl phthalate ligands and one oxygen atom of water as apical position. The magnetic data for 1 exhibited strong intramolecular antiferromagnetic interaction between the two paramagnetic metal ions with 2J=-315.18 cm^-1. Comparing with other related complexes in structure and magnetic propertity, the main factor which determines the strong antiferromagnetic interaction in the dimeric copper(Ⅱ) carboxylates is the electronic structure of the bridging O-C-O moiety. CCDC: 624561.