| Abstract: | K3ReH6 – Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Properties K3ReH6 and K3ReD6 were synthesized by the reaction of potassium hydride (deuteride) with rhenium powder under a hydrogen pressure between 3000–3500 bar at 850 K. X-ray investigations on powdered samples and elastic neutron diffraction experiments on the deuterated compound at the triple axis spectrometer TAS 1 in the temperature range 5–600 K led to the atomic arrangement, which corresponds to that of the cryolite with ReH6]3–-octahedra as characteristic units. Magnetic susceptibility measurements in the temperature range from 3.5 K and room temperature revealed a weak temperature independent paramagnetism. Quantum mechanical calculations confirm these facts and show in detail that the large value of the spin-orbit coupling parameter is essential for the magnetic behaviour. |
