H. Samata, D. Kimura, S. Mizusaki
Jan 22, 2009
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Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Abstract
Abstract Single crystals of neodymium oxyhydroxide NdOOH were grown using an electrochemical method. Crystals having a maximum size of about 2 mm in length were grown. The structure was identified by single crystal X-ray diffraction and the refinement converged to R1 = 0.0170 and wR1 = 0.0426. NdOOH crystallizes in a monoclinic structure of the space group P2 1 / m with lattice parameters of a = 4.3896(2) A, b = 3.8319(2) A, c = 6.2424(3) A, and β = 108.131(2)°, and Z = 2. The resistivity shows semiconductor-like characteristics with the activation energy E a = 0.93 eV. No magnetic order was found down to 5 K.