| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1798502 | Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials | 2016 | 4 Pages |
•SmOOH crystals were synthesized via flux method and characterized.•Magnetic susceptibilities above 200 K agreed with theoretical Van Vleck values.•Discrepancies were observed at lower temperatures based on the crystalline field.
Samarium oxyhydroxide (SmOOH) crystals were synthesized using a flux method. The as-grown crystals were yellowish, transparent, and elongated with a maximum length of approximately 1.0 mm. SmOOH adopts a monoclinic structure in the space group P21/m with a=0.4356 nm, b=0.3766 nm, c=0.6139 nm, and β=108.464°. The magnetic susceptibility of the SmOOH crystals exhibited typical Van Vleck paramagnetism, and the experimental data at temperatures above 200 K were in close agreement with the calculated results using a spin-orbit coupling constant λ=443 K (308 cm−1).
