Synthesis, crystal and electronic structures, and magnetic and electrical transport properties of bismuthides NdZn0.6Bi2 and (La0.5RE0.5)Zn0.6Bi2 (RE = Pr or Nd)
Prasad, Karishma Upreti, Dinesh Un Nabi, Md Rafique Oppong, Richeal A. Wang, Fei Shinde, Manish Hu, Jin Wang, Jian
Prasad, Karishma
Upreti, Dinesh
Un Nabi, Md Rafique
Oppong, Richeal A.
Wang, Fei
Shinde, Manish
Hu, Jin
Wang, Jian
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2024-09-19
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Antimony compounds,Constituent elements,Spin-orbital coupling,X-ray photoelectrons
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Karishma Prasad, Dinesh Upreti, Md. Rafique Un Nabi, Richeal A. Oppong, Fei Wang, Manish Shinde, Jin Hu, and Jian Wang
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Bismuth is a good constituent element for many quantum materials due to its large atomic number, 6s26p3 orbitals, and strong spin-orbital coupling. In this work, three new bismuthides, NdZn0.6Bi2, (La0.5Pr0.5)Zn0.6Bi2, and (La0.5Nd0.5)Zn0.6Bi2, were grown by a metal flux method, and their crystal structures were accurately determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. These new bismuthides belong to the RE-T-Pn2 (RE = La-Lu, T = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, or Zn, and Pn = P, As, Sb, or Bi) family, are isostructural, and crystallize in the HfCuSi2 structure type. The bismuth elements have two possible oxidation states, Bi3- and Bi-, which were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Two binding energy peaks of 155.91 and 161.23 eV were observed for Bi atoms within NdZn0.6Bi2, and similar binding energy peaks were detected in NdBi and LiBi. XPS also confirmed the trivalent nature of Nd, which was further verified by magnetic measurements. Additionally, magnetic measurements revealed that NdZn0.6Bi2 exhibits an antiferromagnetic transition around 3 K, while the mixed-cation compounds do not show any magnetic transition down to 2 K. Electronic transport measurements reveal weak magnetoresistance in all three compounds, with a maximum value of ∼25% at 2 K and 9 T for (La0.5Nd0.5)Zn0.6Bi2 © 2024 American Chemical Society.
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Inorganic Chemistry
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