A new quaternary thiophosphate Rb_2FeP_2S_6 was synthesized by the alkali metal halide flux method.The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2_1/c（No.14） with a = 6.042（3）,b = 12.338（6）,c = 9.045...A new quaternary thiophosphate Rb_2FeP_2S_6 was synthesized by the alkali metal halide flux method.The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2_1/c（No.14） with a = 6.042（3）,b = 12.338（6）,c = 9.045（4） ？,b = 124.25（2）°,V = 557.3（5） ？~3 and Z = 2.Its structure features 1-D infinite _∞~1[FeP_2S_6]^（2-） chains and counter cations Rb~＋.It shows a band gap of 2.03 eV.The nearest intra-chain Fe^（2＋） cations are antiferromagnetically coupled with each other,and there are weak ferromagnetic-like interactions between neighboring _∞1[FeP_2S_6]（2-） chains,resulting in two successive magnetic phase transitions.展开更多
基金the financial support by the NSF of China(21701176)the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(BX201600163)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2016M600510)
文摘A new quaternary thiophosphate Rb_2FeP_2S_6 was synthesized by the alkali metal halide flux method.The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2_1/c（No.14） with a = 6.042（3）,b = 12.338（6）,c = 9.045（4） ？,b = 124.25（2）°,V = 557.3（5） ？~3 and Z = 2.Its structure features 1-D infinite _∞~1[FeP_2S_6]^（2-） chains and counter cations Rb~＋.It shows a band gap of 2.03 eV.The nearest intra-chain Fe^（2＋） cations are antiferromagnetically coupled with each other,and there are weak ferromagnetic-like interactions between neighboring _∞1[FeP_2S_6]（2-） chains,resulting in two successive magnetic phase transitions.
