Synthesis, structure, and properties of Ln2Ru3Al 15 (Ln = Ce, Gd): Comparison with LnRu2Al10 and CeRu4(Al,Si)15.58

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-18-2013

Abstract

Ln2Ru3Al15 (Ln = Ce, Gd) have been synthesized, and the competition between the growth of Ce2Ru 3Al15 and CeRu2Al10 has been studied. The structure of Ce2Ru3Al15 was modified from the previously reported Ce2Ru3Al 15 structure, and the structure of Gd2Ru 3Al15 was determined for the first time. The magnetic and transport properties of Ln2Ru3Al15 were measured and compared to the properties of LnRu2Al10. Gd2Ru3Al15 orders antiferromagnetically at 21.0 K with a spin reorientation at 4.1 K and has a positive paramagnetic Curie-Weiss temperature of 11.5(17) K, suggesting strong ferromagnetic interactions within the structure. Ce2Ru3Al15 displays two low-temperature magnetic transitions at 3.7 and 3.1 K, the first of which is believed to be an antiferromagnetic ordering, with a θN of -7(3) K and a reduced moment of 2.33(4) μB/mol-Ce. Furthermore, the low-temperature magnetic and transport properties display the effects of Kondo screening of the magnetic moments. While structurally related, the properties of Ce2Ru 3Al15 do not display the same anomalous features observed in CeRu2Al10. © 2013 American Chemical Society.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Inorganic Chemistry

First Page

3198

Last Page

3206

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