A series of ammonium-containing fluoroiodates, NH4IO2F2 and (NH4)3(IO2F2)3·H2O, with isolated [IO2F2] units have been fabricated by a fluorine-oxygen substitution strategy from NH4IO3. The two compounds crystallize in the orthorhombic system, but in different space groups, noncentrosymmetric Pca21 for NH4IO2F2 and centrosymmetric Pnma for (NH4)3(IO2F2)3·H2O, and show wide band gaps of 4.53 eV for (NH4IO2F2) and 4.55 eV for ((NH4)3(IO2F2)3·H2O). In addition, NH4IO2F2 exhibits a 1.2 × KDP second harmonic generation response, a short ultraviolet cutoff edge in iodates, and a good crystal growth habit. The crystal of NH4IO2F2 with a size of 11 × 5 × 2 mm3 was obtained by the aqueous solution method. The results enrich the structural diversity of iodate and supply a greater understanding of the design of new functional materials based on the fluoroiodates.
Shuaikun Li,Yanhong Wang,Haibo Li,Hang Liu,Yun Lv,Hongcheng Lu
A novel magnetic alkaline-earth chromium fluoroiodate Ba 2 CrIO 3 F 6 has been successfully synthesized via the hydrothermal method and characterized for its structure and physical properties by single crystal X-ray diffraction, attenuated total reflection (ATR) infrared spectroscopy, UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy, thermal stability, as well as magnetic susceptibility, and specific heat. The compound Ba 2 CrIO 3 F 6 contains the [CrIO 3 F 6 ] 4- spin chains which are further separated by nonmagnetic Ba 2+ cations. The magnetic susceptibility results show no long-range magnetic order down to 2 K, which are further confirmed by specific heat measurement. The positive Weiss temperature and the increase of χT - T curve at low temperature both suggest the magnetic exchange interactions through the Cr 3+ −IO 4 F−Cr 3+ pathway are unexpectedly ferromagnetic. Our work illustrates that it is promising to use the IO x F y anion group for the design and construction of novel magnetic materials with ferromagnetic exchange interactions for potential spintronics device applications.