A set of different open framework iron phosphates have been synthesized ionothermally using a task-specific ionic liquid, 1-butyl-4-methylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate, that acts in the synthesis as the reaction medium and mineralizer: (NH4)2Fe2(HPO4)(PO4)Cl2F (1) and K2Fe2(HPO4)(PO4)Cl2F (2) exhibit similar composition and closely related structural features. Both structures consist of {Fe2(HPO4)(PO4)Cl2F}2– macroanions and charge balancing ammonium or potassium cations. Their open framework structure contains layers and chains of corner-linked {Fe(1)O2Cl4} and {Fe(2)F2O4} octahedra, respectively, interconnected by PO4 tetrahedra forming 10-ring channels. KFe(PO3F)F2 (3) is built up by {Fe[(PO3F)4/3F2/2]}{Fe(PO3F)2/3F2/2F2} layers separated by K+ cations. Chains of alternating {FeF2O4} and {FeO2F4} octahedra, which are linear for 1 but undulated for 2, are linked to each other via corner-sharing {PO3F} tetrahedra with the fluorine pointing into the interlayer space. The compounds were characterized by means of single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, and magnetic measurements. 1 reveals a strong ground state spin anisotropy with a spin 5/2 state and a magnetic moment of 5.3 μB/Fe3+. Specific heat and magnetic data unveil three magnetic transitions at 95, 50, and 3.6 K. Compound 2 has a very similar crystal structure as compared to 1 but exhibits a different magnetic behavior: a slightly lower magnetic moment of 4.7 μB/Fe3+ and a magnetic transition to a canted antiferromagnetic state below 90 K. Compound 3 exhibits typical paramagnetic behavior close to room-temperature (5.71 μB/Fe3+). There are no clear indications for a phase transition down to 2 K despite strong antiferromagnetic spin–spin interactions; only a magnetic anomaly appears at 50 K in the zero-field cooled data.
A new family of oxofluorophoshates, AFe(PO 3 F) 2 (A = K, (NH 4 ) 2 Cl, NH 4 , Rb, and Cs), was synthesized via ionothermal methods using PF 6 ionic liquids. Single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction reveal that AFe(PO 3 F) 2 with A = (NH 4 ) 2 Cl crystallizes in a trigonal structure, while AFe(PO 3 F) 2 with A = NH 4 , Rb, and Cs crystallizes in a triclinic structure. Dimorphic KFe(PO 3 F) 2 crystallizes in both the trigonal and triclinic forms. The structures of all compounds feature Yavapaiitelike Fe(PO 3 F) 2 slabs, which are characterized by triangular Fe layers, planar in the case of the trigonal structure and undulated in the case of the triclinic one. Magnetization measurements reveal all compounds to order antiferromagnetically at low temperatures. The trigonal phases AFe(PO 3 F) 2 (A = K and (NH 4 ) 2 Cl) display complex magnetic H−T phase diagrams. The observation of magnetization plateaus at M sat /3 (M sat = saturation magnetization) indicates the existence of the up−up−down (UUD) and V-phases at applied magnetic fields in the magnetically ordered state. Powder neutron diffraction measurements of KFe(PO 3 F) 2 confirm the 120°spin structure at zero fields. Along c, the magnetic moments form a commensurate spiral since the spins in each plane are rotated by 90°with respect to the adjacent one. To our knowledge, this is the first time such a non-centrosymmetric version of the 120°spin structure with a 90°rotation between nearest planes has been reported.
By employing the pyridinium hexafluorophosphate task-specific ionic liquids 1-butyl-4-methylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate ([C 4 mpyr][PF 6 ]) and 1-ethylpyridinium hexafluorophosphate ([C 2 pyr][PF 6 ]) as the reaction medium, mineralizer, structure-directing agent, and, in the case of the smaller pyridinium cation, even a structural component, it was possible to obtain five new alkali metal iron phosphates featuring interconnected FeX 6 octahedra and PX 4 (X = F, O, or OH) tetrahedra. NaFe(PO 3 F) 2 ( 1 ) is a dense 3D structure, RbFe(PO 3 F)(PO 2 (OH)F)(PO 2 (OH) 2 ) ( 2 ) features 1D strands, (C 2 pyr)LiFe(PO 3 F) 3 (PO 2 F 2 )F ( 3 ) has 2D layers, and LiFe(PO 3 F)(PO 2 F 2 )F ( 4 ) as well as Cs 0.75 Fe(PO 2.75 (OH) 0.25 F)(PO 2 F 2 ) 2 ( 5 ) are 3D open frameworks. While in 1–2 as well as in 4 and 5 , FeX 6 octahedra and PX 4 (X = F, O, or OH) tetrahedra alternate, 3 features octahedra dimers, Fe 2 X 11 (X = F, O, or OH). The magnetic behavior of all compounds is governed by antiferromagnetic interactions. Interestingly, 3 exhibits a broad maximum in the temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility, characteristic of a low-dimensional magnetic system consistent with the presence of Fe–Fe dimers in its crystal structure.
Open framework materials such as zeolites and metalorganic frameworks are garnering tremendous interest because of their intriguing architecture and attractive functionalities. Thus, new types of open framework materials are highly sought after. Here, we present the discovery of completely new inorganic framework materials, where, in contrast to conventional inorganic open frameworks, the scaffold is not based on tetrahedral EO 4 (E = main group element) but octahedral MO 6 (M = transition metal) building blocks. These structural features place them closer to polyoxometalates than zeolites. The first representatives of this class of materials are [(R) 24 (NH 4 ) 14 (PO(OH) 2 ) 6 ]·[M 134 (PO 3 (OH,F)) 96 F 120 ] (M = Co, R = C 2 Py = 1-ethylpyridinium and M = Ni, R = C 4 C 1 Py = 1-butyl-3-methylpyridinium) featuring interlinked fullerene-like nanosphere cavities. Having a transition metal building up the framework brings about interesting properties, for example, spin-glass behavior, and, with this particular topology, a hedgehog-like spin orientation.
A new ionothermal synthesis utilizing 1-alkyl-pyridinium hexafluorophosphates [CxPy][PF6] (x = 2, 4, 6) led to the formation of highly crystalline single-phase ammonium cobalt trifluoride, (NH4)CoF3. Although ammonium transition-metal fluorides have been extensively studied with respect to their structural and magnetic properties, multiple aspects remain unclear. For that reason, the obtained (NH4)CoF3 has been investigated over a broad temperature range by means of single-crystal and powder x-ray diffraction as well as magnetization and specific heat measurements. In addition, energy-dispersive x-ray and vibrational spectroscopy as well as thermal analysis measurements were undertaken. (NH4)CoF3 crystallizes in the cubic perovskite structure and undergoes a structural distortion to a tetragonal phase at 127.7 K, which also is observable in the magnetic susceptibility measurements, which has not been observed before. A second magnetic phase transition occurring at 116.9 K is of second-order character. The bifurcation of the susceptibility curves indicates a canted antiferromagnetic ordering. At 2.5 K, susceptibility measurements point to a third phase change for (NH4)CoF3.
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