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The new members of the Ag2-xNaxMn2Fe(VO4)3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 2) solid solution were synthesized by a solid-state reaction route, and their crystal structures were determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The physical properties were characterized by Mössbauer and electrochemical impedance spectroscopies, galvanostatic cycling, and cyclic voltammetry. These materials crystallize with a monoclinic symmetry (space group C2/c), and the structure is considered to be a new member of the AA'MM'2(XO4)3 alluaudite family. The A, A', M, and X sites are fully occupied by Ag(+)/Na(+), Ag(+)/Na(+), Mn(2+), and V(5+), respectively, whereas a Mn(2+)/Fe(3+) mixture is observed in the M' site. The Mössbauer spectra confirm that iron is trivalent. The impedance measurements indicate that the silver phase is a better conductor than the sodium phase. Furthermore, these phases exhibit ionic conductivities 2 orders of magnitude higher than those of the homologous phosphates. The electrochemical tests prove that Na2Mn2Fe(VO4)3 is active as positive and negative electrodes in sodium-ion batteries.
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The title compounds were synthesized by a hydrothermal route from a 1:1 molar ratio of lithium fluoride and transition-metal acetate in an excess of water. The crystal structures were determined using a combination of powder and/or single-crystal X-ray and neutron powder diffraction (NPD) measurements. The magnetic structure and properties of Co(OH)F were characterized by magnetic susceptibility and low-temperature NPD measurements. M(OH)F (M = Fe and Co) crystallizes with structures related to diaspore-type α-AlOOH, with the Pnma space group, Z = 4, a = 10.471(3) Å, b = 3.2059(10) Å, and c = 4.6977(14) Å and a = 10.2753(3) Å, b = 3.11813(7) Å, and c = 4.68437(14) Å for the iron and cobalt phases, respectively. The structures consist of double chains of edge-sharing M(F,O)6 octahedra running along the b axis. These infinite chains share corners and give rise to channels. The protons are located in the channels and form O-H···F bent hydrogen bonds. The magnetic susceptibility indicates an antiferromagnetic ordering at â¼40 K, and the NPD measurements at 3 K show that the ferromagnetic rutile-type chains with spins parallel to the short b axis are antiferromagnetically coupled to each other, similarly to the magnetic structure of goethite α-FeOOH.
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The new compound LiNaFe[PO(4)]F was synthesized by a solid state reaction route, and its crystal structure was determined using neutron powder diffraction data. LiNaFe[PO(4)]F was characterized by (57)Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility, specific heat capacity, and electrochemical measurements. LiNaFe[PO(4)]F crystallizes with orthorhombic symmetry, space group Pnma, with a = 10.9568(6) Å, b = 6.3959(3) Å, c = 11.4400(7) Å, V = 801.7(1) Å(3) and Z = 8. The structure consists of edge-sharing FeO(4)F(2) octahedra forming FeFO(3) chains running along the b axis. These chains are interlinked by PO(4) tetrahedra forming a three-dimensional framework with the tunnels and the cavities filled by the well-ordered sodium and lithium atoms, respectively. The specific heat and magnetization measurements show that LiNaFe[PO(4)]F undergoes a three-dimensional antiferromagnetic ordering at T(N) = 20 K. The neutron powder diffraction measurements at 3 K show that each FeFO(3) chain along the b-direction is ferromagnetic (FM), while these FM chains are antiferromagnetically coupled along the a and c-directions with a non-collinear spin arrangement. The galvanometric cycling showed that without any optimization, one mole of alkali metal is extractable between 1.0 V and 5.0 V vs. Li(+)/Li with a discharge capacity between 135 and 145 mAh g(-1).
