Issue 5, 2017

Synthesis, crystal and electronic structures, and physical properties of a new quaternary phosphide Ba4Mg2+δCu12−δP10 (0 < δ < 2)

Abstract

A new quaternary phosphide, Ba4Mg2+δCu12−δP10 (0 < δ < 2), was synthesized via solid state reactions of the elements and its crystal structure was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Ba4Mg2.8Cu11.2P10 crystallizes in the monoclinic system space group P21/m (no. 11) with unit cell parameters of a = 8.258(1) Å, b = 4.009(1) Å, c = 15.260(2) Å, β = 97.851(2)°, and Z = 1. The crystal structure of Ba4Mg2+δCu12−δP10 is composed of large two-dimensional Ba2Mg2+δCu12−δP10 blocks stuck along the [001] direction. Each block is terminated by unique Cu4P3 layers with a PbO-like MgδCu2−δP2 layer inside the block. Cu4P3 and MgδCu2−δP2 layers are linked together in the block by Cu–P bonds. All Mg and half of the Ba cations are situated in the large channels inside the blocks while the other half of Ba atoms are arranged in corrugated layers separating the blocks. The metallic properties of Ba4Mg2.8Cu11.2P10 were predicted based on electronic structure calculations and confirmed by resistivity measurements. Ba4Mg2.8Cu11.2P10 exhibits moderate thermal conductivity, 13.4 W m−1 K−1 at 400 K, which mainly originates from the lattice contribution of 9.1 W m−1 K−1 at 400 K.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis, crystal and electronic structures, and physical properties of a new quaternary phosphide Ba4Mg2+δCu12−δP10 (0 < δ < 2)

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
02 Nov 2016
Accepted
30 Jan 2017
First published
07 Feb 2017

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2017,4, 801-808

Synthesis, crystal and electronic structures, and physical properties of a new quaternary phosphide Ba4Mg2+δCu12−δP10 (0 < δ < 2)

J. Wang, J. Mazzetti and K. Kovnir, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2017, 4, 801 DOI: 10.1039/C6QI00475J

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