the crystal structure and magnetic properties of a new ferrimagnetic semiconductor: ca21mn4sb18
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2003 Magnetic properties
Magnetic propertiesD 9000 The Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a New Ferrimagnetic Semicon-
ductor: Ca21Mn4Sb18. — Single crystals of the title compound are prepared from theelements by high temperature melt synthesis using Sn as a flux (800 °C, 7 d). Asrevealed by single crystal XRD, the new Zintl phase Ca21Mn4Sb18 crystallizes in themonoclinic space group C2/c with Z = 2. The structure contains one [Mn4Sb10]
22- unitcomposed of four edge sharing MnSb4 tetrahedra, two dumbbells, four individualSb3- anions, and 21 Ca2+ cations per formula unit. Magnetization measurements indicatea ferromagnetic-like transition temperature at approximately 52 K which is suppressedwith increasing magnetic field. The paramagnetic regime is best fit to a ferrimagneticmodel, providing a total effective moment of 4.04 µB, significantly less than expectedfor 4 Mn2+ ions (11.8 µB). Temperature-dependent resistivity measurements show thatthe title compound is a semiconductor. — (HOLM, A. P.; OLMSTEAD, M. M.;KAUZLARICH*, S. M.; Inorg. Chem. 42 (2003) 6, 1973-1981; Dep. Chem., Univ.Calif., Davis, CA 95616, USA; Eng.) — W. Pewestorf
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