Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of a New Layered Compound Li2vgeo5

Abstract

The new compound Li2VGeO5 with a layered structure has been synthesized at 580°C via the hydrothermal method. The compound crystallizes in the space group P4/n of the tetragonal system with two formula units in a cell of dimensions a=6.5187(9)Å, c=4.5092(9)Å (T=298K), V=191.61(5)Å3. The structure is composed of layers made of repeating [(VO5)(GeO4)]1- units. Li+ ions reside between the layers. The magnetic susceptibility data show an antiferromagnetic coupling below 5K with C=0.47emuKmol-1, and θ=-13K with μeff=1.89μB for each Li 2VGeO5 unit.