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Structure and properties of the 5.5 K antiferromagnet EuAu2Ge2

Schellenberg, Inga ; Hermes, Wilfried LU ; Lidin, Sven LU and Poettgen, Rainer (2011) In Zeitschrift für Kristallographie 226(3). p.214-218
Abstract
A well crystallized sample of EuAti(2)Ge(2) was synthesized by arc-melting of the elements. The structure was refined on the basis of single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: ThCr2Si2 type, 14/mmm, a = 447.3(1), c = 1034.0(4) pm, wR2 = 0.0575, 148 F-2 values and 9 variables. The gold atoms have tetrahedral germanium coordination (261 pm Au-Ge). These AuGe4/4 tetrahedra share four common edges, leading to layers which are connected via Ge-Ge bonds (247 pm). The europium atoms fill cages of coordination number 16 within the [Au2Ge2](delta-) polyanion. Temperature dependent susceptibility measurements show a magnetic moment of 7.79(1)mu(B)/formula unit. Together with the Eu-151 Mossbauer spectroscopic data (isomer shift of -11.43 mm/s at... (More)
A well crystallized sample of EuAti(2)Ge(2) was synthesized by arc-melting of the elements. The structure was refined on the basis of single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: ThCr2Si2 type, 14/mmm, a = 447.3(1), c = 1034.0(4) pm, wR2 = 0.0575, 148 F-2 values and 9 variables. The gold atoms have tetrahedral germanium coordination (261 pm Au-Ge). These AuGe4/4 tetrahedra share four common edges, leading to layers which are connected via Ge-Ge bonds (247 pm). The europium atoms fill cages of coordination number 16 within the [Au2Ge2](delta-) polyanion. Temperature dependent susceptibility measurements show a magnetic moment of 7.79(1)mu(B)/formula unit. Together with the Eu-151 Mossbauer spectroscopic data (isomer shift of -11.43 mm/s at 77K), the magnetic data point to stable divalent europium. EuAu2Ge2 orders antiferromagnetically at T-N1 = 5.5(1) K, followed by a spin-reorientation at T-N2 = 3.5 K. A metamagnetic step occurs around 20 kOe in the 4 K magnetization isotherm. (Less)
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Intermetallics, Europium, Mossbauer spectroscopy, Antiferromagnetic, transition
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214 - 218
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Oldenbourg Verlag
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0044-2968
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10.1524/zkri.2011.1317
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  abstract     = {{A well crystallized sample of EuAti(2)Ge(2) was synthesized by arc-melting of the elements. The structure was refined on the basis of single crystal X-ray diffractometer data: ThCr2Si2 type, 14/mmm, a = 447.3(1), c = 1034.0(4) pm, wR2 = 0.0575, 148 F-2 values and 9 variables. The gold atoms have tetrahedral germanium coordination (261 pm Au-Ge). These AuGe4/4 tetrahedra share four common edges, leading to layers which are connected via Ge-Ge bonds (247 pm). The europium atoms fill cages of coordination number 16 within the [Au2Ge2](delta-) polyanion. Temperature dependent susceptibility measurements show a magnetic moment of 7.79(1)mu(B)/formula unit. Together with the Eu-151 Mossbauer spectroscopic data (isomer shift of -11.43 mm/s at 77K), the magnetic data point to stable divalent europium. EuAu2Ge2 orders antiferromagnetically at T-N1 = 5.5(1) K, followed by a spin-reorientation at T-N2 = 3.5 K. A metamagnetic step occurs around 20 kOe in the 4 K magnetization isotherm.}},
  author       = {{Schellenberg, Inga and Hermes, Wilfried and Lidin, Sven and Poettgen, Rainer}},
  issn         = {{0044-2968}},
  keywords     = {{Intermetallics; Europium; Mossbauer spectroscopy; Antiferromagnetic; transition}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{214--218}},
  publisher    = {{Oldenbourg Verlag}},
  series       = {{Zeitschrift für Kristallographie}},
  title        = {{Structure and properties of the 5.5 K antiferromagnet EuAu2Ge2}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1524/zkri.2011.1317}},
  doi          = {{10.1524/zkri.2011.1317}},
  volume       = {{226}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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