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Dec, 2017

Investigation of Honeycomb Lattice Consisting of Cu-2(pymca)(3) Moieties Using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Structure Analysis

JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
  • Kento Sugawara
  • ,
  • Kunihisa Sugimoto
  • ,
  • Naoyuki Katayama
  • ,
  • Masayuki Hagiwara
  • ,
  • Zentaro Honda
  • ,
  • Hiroshi Sawa

Volume
86
Number
12
First page
123302
Last page
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.7566/JPSJ.86.123302
Publisher
PHYSICAL SOC JAPAN

We present structural studies of the spin-1/2 honeycomb-lattice antiferromagnet, Cu-2(pymca)(3)(ClO4) (pymca: pyrimidine-2-carboxylate), using synchrotron X-ray diffraction experiments. Previous research reported that its crystal structure consists of a regular honeycomb lattice, which exhibits quantum spin-liquid behavior. However, due to its threefold Cu2+ site symmetry, this proposed crystal structure cannot describe Jahn-Teller distortion. We analyzed the structure of Cu-2(pymca)(3)(ClO4), including superlattice reflections that were overlooked during previous X-ray diffraction studies of the material, and clarified that its distorted honeycomb lattice consists of Cu-2(pymca)(3) sections. Further investigation of Cu-2(pymca)(3)(ClO4) crystal structure may reveal magnetic susceptibilities of the distorted honeycomb lattice.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSJ.86.123302
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000416919700002&DestApp=WOS_CPL
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  • DOI : 10.7566/JPSJ.86.123302
  • ISSN : 0031-9015
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000416919700002

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