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Crystal Structure of Ce 3 Ni 2 (BN) 2 N and Magnetic Behavior of (CeNi(BN)) 2 (CeN) x with x = 0, 1
Author(s) -
Glaser Jochen,
Mori Takao,
Meyer H.Jürgen
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1521-3749
pISSN - 0044-2313
DOI - 10.1002/zaac.200800009
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallography , magnetization , paramagnetism , crystal structure , rietveld refinement , solid state , magnetic susceptibility , isostructural , condensed matter physics , chemistry , physics , magnetic field , quantum mechanics
The new compound Ce 3 Ni 2 (BN) 2 N was synthesized by a modified solid state metathesis reaction. The crystal structure of Ce 3 Ni 2 (BN) 2 N was found to be isotypic with the superconducting compound La 3 Ni 2 (BN) 2 N, according to Rietveld refinements performed on X‐ray powder data ( I4/mmm , Z = 2, a = 3.5817(1) Å, c = 20.283(1) Å). Corresponding solid state reactions of mixtures composed of CeN/NiB and CeNi/BN yielded CeNi(BN) and a mixture of the two closely related layered structures (CeNi(BN)) 2 (CeN) x with x = 0 and 1. Magnetization experiments on these samples revealed temperature independent paramagnetic behavior for Ce 3 Ni 2 (BN) 2 N and CeNi(BN) without any magnetic ordering down to 5 K.