Struktur und Eigenschaften von Gd3I3C

Structure and Properties of Gd₃I₃C . The compound Gd₃I₃C is prepared by reaction of Gd, GdI₃ and C (2:1:1 mole) at 1 250 K in sealed Ta tubes. It is obtained as bronze-coloured needles which are air and moisture sensitive. The structure of Gd₃I₃C contains twin chains of C centered Gd₆ octahedra surrounded by I atoms capping all free edges like in the M₆X₁₂ cluster. The one-dimensional units are oriented along 010] and linked according to (GdGd_1/3Gd_2/2Gd_2/3C)₂IIII. Gd₃I₃C is metallic in the temperature range 300 K ≥ T ≥ 120 K, between 120 and 15 K the electrical resistance increases by 6 orders of magnitude. At high temperatures the susceptibility follows the Curie-Weiß law with a paramagnetic Curie temperature θ ≈ - 340 K. Two local maxima in the susceptibility at 100 K and 25 K indicate successive formation of antiferromagnetically ordered structures.