TY - JOUR
T1 - Crystal Growth, Structures, and Properties of the Complex Borides, LaOs2Al2B and La2Os2AlB2
AU - Bugaris, Daniel E.
AU - Han, Fei
AU - Im, Jino
AU - Chung, Duck Young
AU - Freeman, Arthur J
AU - Kanatzidis, Mercouri
PY - 2015/8/17
Y1 - 2015/8/17
N2 - Single crystals of two novel quaternary metal borides, LaOs2Al2B and La2Os2AlB2, have been grown from La/Ni eutectic fluxes. LaOs2Al2B crystallizes in tetragonal space group P4/mmm with the CeCr2Si2C-type structure, and lattice parameters a = 4.2075(6) Å and c = 5.634(1) Å. La2Os2AlB2 exhibits a new crystal structure in monoclinic space group C2/c with lattice parameters a = 16.629(3) Å, b = 6.048(1) Å, c = 10.393(2) Å, and β = 113.96(3)°. Both structures are three-dimensional frameworks with unusual coordination (for solid-state compounds) of the boron atoms by transition metal atoms. The boron atom is square planar in LaOs2Al2B, whereas it exhibits linear and T-shaped geometries in La2Os2AlB2. Electrical resistivity measurements reveal poor metal behavior (ρ300 K ∼ 900 μΩ cm) for La2Os2AlB2, consistent with the electronic band structure calculations, which also predict a metallic character for LaOs2Al2B. (Figure Presented)
AB - Single crystals of two novel quaternary metal borides, LaOs2Al2B and La2Os2AlB2, have been grown from La/Ni eutectic fluxes. LaOs2Al2B crystallizes in tetragonal space group P4/mmm with the CeCr2Si2C-type structure, and lattice parameters a = 4.2075(6) Å and c = 5.634(1) Å. La2Os2AlB2 exhibits a new crystal structure in monoclinic space group C2/c with lattice parameters a = 16.629(3) Å, b = 6.048(1) Å, c = 10.393(2) Å, and β = 113.96(3)°. Both structures are three-dimensional frameworks with unusual coordination (for solid-state compounds) of the boron atoms by transition metal atoms. The boron atom is square planar in LaOs2Al2B, whereas it exhibits linear and T-shaped geometries in La2Os2AlB2. Electrical resistivity measurements reveal poor metal behavior (ρ300 K ∼ 900 μΩ cm) for La2Os2AlB2, consistent with the electronic band structure calculations, which also predict a metallic character for LaOs2Al2B. (Figure Presented)
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01275
DO - 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01275
M3 - Article
C2 - 26241801
SN - 0020-1669
VL - 54
SP - 8049
EP - 8057
JO - Inorganic Chemistry
JF - Inorganic Chemistry
IS - 16
ER -