Knappschneider Arno, Litterscheid Christian, Brgoch Jakoah, George Nathan C, Henke Sebastian, Cheetham Anthony K, Hu Jerry G, Seshadri Ram, Albert Barbara
Eduard-Zintl-Institute of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Strasse 12, 64287 Darmstadt (Germany).
present address: Chemische Fabrik Budenheim KG, Rheinstrasse 27, 55257 Budenheim (Germany).
Chemistry. 2015 May 26;21(22):8177-81. doi: 10.1002/chem.201406631. Epub 2015 Apr 17.
The structural and electronic properties of MnB4 were studied by high-temperature powder X-ray diffraction and measurements of the conductivity and Seebeck coefficient on spark-plasma-sintered samples. A transition from the room-temperature monoclinic structure (space group P2(1)/c) to a high-temperature orthorhombic structure (space group Pnnm) was observed at about 650 K. The material remained semiconducting after the transition, but its behavior changed from p-type to n-type. (55)Mn NMR measurements revealed an isotropic chemical shift of -1315 ppm, confirming an oxidation state of Mn close to I. Solid solutions of Cr(1-x)Mn(x)B4 (two phases in space groups Pnnm and P2(1)/c) were synthesized for the first time. In addition, nanoindentation studies yielded values of (496±26) and (25.3±1.7) GPa for the Young's modulus and hardness, respectively, compared to values of 530 and 37 GPa obtained by DFT calculations.
通过高温粉末X射线衍射以及对火花等离子烧结样品的电导率和塞贝克系数的测量,研究了MnB₄的结构和电子性质。在约650 K时观察到从室温单斜结构(空间群P2(1)/c)到高温正交结构(空间群Pnnm)的转变。转变后该材料仍为半导体,但其行为从p型变为n型。(55)Mn NMR测量显示各向同性化学位移为-1315 ppm,证实Mn的氧化态接近I。首次合成了Cr(1-x)Mn(x)B₄的固溶体(空间群Pnnm和P2(1)/c中的两相)。此外,纳米压痕研究得出杨氏模量值为(496±26) GPa,硬度值为(25.3±1.7) GPa,相比之下,通过DFT计算得到的值分别为530和37 GPa。