title: Synthesis and magnetic properties of an amine-templated Fe2+ (s = 2) sulfate with a distorted Kagome structure.
abstract: An organically templated iron(II) sulfate of the composition [H3N(CH2)2NH2(CH2)2(NH3]4[Fe(II)9F18(SO4)6].9H2O with a distorted Kagome structure has been synthesized under solvothermal conditions in the presence of diethylenetriamine. The distortion of the hexagonal bronze structure comes from the presence of two different types of connectivity between the FeF4O2 octahedra and the sulfate tetrahedra. This compound exhibits magnetic properties different from those of an Fe(II) compound with a perfect Kagome structure and is a canted antiferromagnet at low temperatures.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur P. O., Bangalore 560064, India.
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: C N R
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Rao