title: Crystal structure and physical properties of Fe1.5Pb5.5In10S22.
abstract: A new compound, Fe2+(1.5)Pb2+(5.5)In3+(10)S2-(22), was found in the Fe-Pb-In-S system. The crystals had a shiny metallic gray luster and were obtained in a barlike shape. The melting and recrystallizing points are 1098 and 1090 K, respectively. The crystal structure determined by X-ray diffraction is P2/m, a = 14.558(1) A, b = 3.8556(3) A, c = 15.558(1) A, beta = 96.876(1) degrees , V = 867.0(1) A(3), Z = 1, Dc = 5.893 g/cm(3), and R1 = 3.78%, which is an isostructure with Sn(5.5)In(11)S(22). In the structure, lead atoms exist at three crystallographically independent sites, and one of them, Pb1, is occupied by a quarter of indium atoms. All of the Fe ions are randomly distributed at six indium sites. This compound is a semiconductor with a band gap, E(a) = 0.95 eV. The dominant magnetic interaction is antiferromagnetic, but magnetic orderings are not observed down to 2 K.
authors.affiliation: Materials Design and Characterization Laboratory (MDCL), Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), The University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan. chaos@issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda