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Magnetic and neutron diffraction study on quaternary oxides MTeMoO(6) (M = Mn and Zn)
Yoshihiro Doi1, Ryo Suzuki, Yukio Hinatsu
1Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan.
Abstract:
Crystal structures and magnetic properties of quaternary oxides MTeMoO(6) (M = Mn and Zn) were investigated. From the Rietveld analyses for the powder x-ray and neutron diffraction measurements, their detailed structures have been determined. Both compounds have orthorhombic structure with space group P 2(1)2(1)2 and a charge configuration of M(2+)Te(4+)Mo(6+)O(6). ZnTeMoO(6) shows diamagnetic behavior. In this structure, M ions are arranged in a square-planar manner. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility for MnTeMoO(6) shows a broad peak at ∼33 K, which is due to a two-dimensional characteristic of the magnetic interaction. In addition, this compound shows an antiferromagnetic transition at 20 K. The magnetic structure was determined by the powder neutron diffraction measurement at 3.3 K. The magnetic moments of Mn(2+) ions (4.45 μ(B)) order in a collinear antiferromagnetic arrangement along the b axis.
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