Crystal structure and magnetic properties of LaCa0.143 (4)O0.857 (4)F0.143 (4)Bi0.857 (4)S2
Rongtie Huang1, Hui Zhang2, Dong Wang3
1State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People's Republic of China; Department of Physics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of lithium dibarium calcium oxide fluoride di-sulfide are reported. LaCa0.143 (4)O0.857 (4)F0.143 (4)Bi0.857 (4)S2 crystallizes in the tetra-gonal space group P4/nmm. The structure exhibits disorder of the Ca(2+) and Bi(3+) cations, and the O(2-) and F(-) anions. The structure is composed of a stacking of [(O,F)2La2] layers and double [(Bi,Ca)S2] layers. Magnetic property measurements indicate a very small magnetization at 300 K and the existence of weak ferromagnetism at 2 K.
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