Crystal growth, structure, and physical properties of LnCu2(Al,Si)5 (Ln = La and Ce)

W Adam Phelan; Michael J Kangas; Brenton L Drake; Liang L Zhao; Jiakui K Wang; J F DiTusa; Emilia Morosan; Julia Y Chan

doi:10.1021/ic2019378

Crystal growth, structure, and physical properties of LnCu2(Al,Si)5 (Ln = La and Ce)

Inorg Chem. 2012 Jan 16;51(2):920-7. doi: 10.1021/ic2019378. Epub 2011 Dec 29.

Authors

W Adam Phelan¹, Michael J Kangas, Brenton L Drake, Liang L Zhao, Jiakui K Wang, J F DiTusa, Emilia Morosan, Julia Y Chan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States.

PMID: 22206264
DOI: 10.1021/ic2019378

Abstract

LnCu(2)(Al,Si)(5) (Ln = La and Ce) were synthesized and characterized. These compounds adopt the SrAu(2)Ga(5) structure type and crystallize in the tetragonal space group P4/mmm with unit cell dimensions of a ≈ 4.2 Å and c ≈ 7.9 Å. Herein, we report the structure as obtained from single crystal X-ray diffraction. Additionally, we report the magnetic susceptibility, magnetization, resistivity, and specific heat capacity data obtained for polycrystalline samples of LnCu(2)(Al,Si)(5) (Ln = La and Ce).