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(Cs X)Cu5O2(PO4)2 ( X = Cl, Br, I): A Family of Cu2+ S = 1/2 Compounds with Capped-Kagomé Networks Composed of OCu4 Units.

Michal J WiniarskiT Thao TranJuan R ChamorroTyrel M McQueen
Published in: Inorganic chemistry (2019)
Three new salt inclusion compounds (Cs X)Cu5O2(PO4)2 ( X = Cl, Br, I), phosphate analogues of the kagomé mineral averievite, are reported. Their crystal structures are composed of trigonal networks of corner-sharing OCu4 anion-centered tetrahedra, forming capped-kagomé planes, which can also be regarded as two-dimensional slices along the [111] direction of a pyrochlore lattice. Magnetization and heat capacity measurements reveal strong geometric frustration of this network and complex magnetic behavior. X-ray and neutron diffraction studies show that all three compounds undergo a trigonal-to-monoclinic phase transition upon cooling, with a first-order phase transition seen in CsBr and CsI analogues. Along with the previously reported (CsCl)Cu5O2(VO4)2, these three new compounds belong to a large family of OCu4-based networks, which are a playground for studying frustrated quantum magnetism.
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