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Synthesis, Structure and Magnetism of ErCoIn5

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Evan Lyle Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 232 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Erin E. Erickson
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 232 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Monica Moldovan
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
David P. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
Julia Y. Chan*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 232 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
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* E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (225) 578–2695 Fax: (225) 578–3458
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Abstract

A new member of the LnMIn5 family, ErCoIn5, has been synthesized by a flux-growth method. The structure of ErCoIn5 was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the tetragonal space group P4/mmm, Z = 1, with lattice parameters a = 4.5400(4) and c = 7.3970(7) Å, and V = 152.46(2) Å3. Electrical resistivity data show metallic behavior. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show this compound to be antiferromagnetic with TN = 5.1 K. We compare these experimental results with those of LaCoIn5 in an effort to better understand the effect of the structural trends observed on the transport and magnetic properties.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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