Synthesis of a Ferrolite: A Zeolitic All‐Iron Framework |
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| Authors: | Dr. Allison M. Latshaw Dr. W. Michael Chance Dr. Gregory Morrison Karl D. zur Loye Branford O. Wilkins Mark D. Smith Dr. Pamela S. Whitfield Dr. Melanie J. Kirkham Dr. Sebastian A. Stoian Prof. Dr. Hans‐Conrad zur Loye |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA;2. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA;3. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Crystals of the first sodalite‐type zeolite containing an all‐iron framework, a ferrolite, Ba8(Fe12O24)Nay(OH)6?x H2O, were synthesized using the hydroflux method in nearly quantitative yield. Ba8(Fe12O24)Nay(OH)6?x H2O crystallizes in the cubic space group  with a=10.0476(1) Å. Slightly distorted FeO4 tetrahedra are linked to form Fe4O4 and Fe6O6 rings, which in turn yield channels and internal cavities that are characteristic of the sodalite structure. Barium, sodium, and hydroxide ions and water molecules are found in the channels and provide charge balance. Magnetic measurements indicate that the ferrolite exhibits magnetic order up to at least 700 K, with the field‐cooled and zero‐field‐cooled curves diverging. Analysis of the 57Fe Mössbauer spectra revealed two spectral components that have equal spectral areas, indicating the presence of two subsets of iron centers in the structure. Dehydrated versions of the ferrolite were also prepared by heating the sample. |
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| Keywords: | crystal growth Mö ssbauer spectroscopy neutron diffraction sodalite structure zeolites |
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