Controlling the stoichiometry of the triangular lattice antiferromagnet Li1+xZn2-yMo3O8
Controlling the stoichiometry of the triangular lattice antiferromagnet Li1+xZn2-yMo3O8
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控制三角晶格反铁磁体 Li1 xZn2-yMo3O8 的化学计量
DOI:
10.1016/j.jssc.2018.12.064
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Sato Taku J.
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作者:
Sandvik Kim E.;Okuyama Daisuke;Nawa Kazuhiro;Avdeev Maxim;Sato Taku J.
The control of the stoichiometry of Li1+ xZn2− yMo3O8 was achieved by the solid-state-reaction. We found that the best sample that has the chemical composition Li0. 95 (4) Zn1. 92 (8) Mo3O8 was obtained from the starting nominal composition with Li: Zn: Mo: O=(1+ w):(2.8− w): 3: 8.6 with w=− 0.1, indicating that the stoichiometry is greatly improved compared to those in the earlier reports. For larger w detailed structural analysis indicates that the mixed sites of Li and Zn are preferentially occupied by Li atoms, as well as the fraction of the non-magnetic secondary phase Zn2Mo3O8 decreases. Magnetic susceptibility of the improved stoichiometry powder samples shows a broad hump in the temperature range of 100< T< 200 K. This suggests that the development of antiferromagnetic correlations at the high temperatures is inherent to the ideal stoichiometric LiZn2Mo3O8.