Chemistry:Rubidium sesquioxide

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Rubidium sesquioxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Properties
Rb
4
O
6
Molar mass 437.865 g·mol−1
Appearance Black crystals[1]
Melting point 461 °C (862 °F; 734 K)[2]
Structure[3]
Pu
2
C
3
structure type (body-centered cubic)
I43d (No. 220)
a = 932 pm
4
Related compounds
Other cations
Caesium sesquioxide
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Rubidium sesquioxide is a chemical compound with the formula Rb
2
O
3
or more accurately Rb
4
O
6
. In terms of oxidation states, Rubidium in this compound has a nominal charge of +1, and the oxygen is a mixed peroxide (O2−
2
) and superoxide (O
2
) for a structural formula of (Rb+
)
4
(O
2
)
2
(O2−
2
)
.[4] It has been studied theoretically as an example of a strongly correlated material.[5]

The compound was predicted to be a rare example of a ferromagnetic compound that is magnetic due to a p-block element,[6] and a half-metal that was conducting in the minority spin band.[7] However, while the material does have exotic magnetic behavior, experimental results instead showed an electrically insulating magnetically frustrated system.[1][5] Rb
4
O
6
also displays a Verwey transition where charge ordering appears at 290 K.[8]

Rubidium sesquioxide can be prepared by reacting the peroxide Rb
2
O
2
and the superoxide RbO
2
:[2]

Rb
2
O
2
+ 2 RbO
2
→ 2 Rb
2
O
3

It is initially discovered in 1907,[9][3] and more thoroughly characterized in 1939.[10] The compound crystallizes in a body-centered cubic form with the same crystal structure as Pu
2
C
3
and Cs
4
O
6
.[10][3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Winterlik, Jürgen; Fecher, Gerhard H.; Felser, Claudia; Mühle, Claus; Jansen, Martin (2007-05-15). "Challenging the Prediction of Anionogenic Ferromagnetism for Rb4O6". Journal of the American Chemical Society (American Chemical Society (ACS)) 129 (22): 6990–6991. doi:10.1021/ja071490z. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 17500525. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jansen, Martin; Korber, Nikolaus (1991). "Neue Untersuchungen zu Präparation und Struktur von Rb4O6" (in de). Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (Wiley) 598 (1): 163–173. doi:10.1002/zaac.19915980116. ISSN 0044-2313. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jansen, Martin; Hagenmayer, Ralf; Korber, Nikolaus (1999). "Rb4O6 studied by elastic and inelastic neutron scattering". Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Série IIC (Elsevier BV) 2 (11–13): 591–594. doi:10.1016/s1387-1609(00)88570-9. ISSN 1387-1609. 
  4. Winterlik, Jürgen; Fecher, Gerhard H.; Jenkins, Catherine A.; Medvedev, Sergey; Felser, Claudia et al. (2009-06-09). "Exotic magnetism in the alkali sesquioxides Rb4O6 and Cs4O6". Physical Review B 79 (21): 214410. doi:10.1103/physrevb.79.214410. ISSN 1098-0121. Bibcode2009PhRvB..79u4410W. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Winterlik, Jürgen; Fecher, Gerhard H.; Jenkins, Catherine A.; Felser, Claudia; Mühle, Claus; Doll, Klaus; Jansen, Martin; Sandratskii, Leonid M. et al. (2009-01-05). "Challenge of Magnetism in Strongly Correlated Open-Shell 2p Systems". Physical Review Letters (American Physical Society (APS)) 102 (1): 016401. doi:10.1103/physrevlett.102.016401. ISSN 0031-9007. PMID 19257217. Bibcode2009PhRvL.102a6401W. 
  6. Attema, Jisk J.; de Wijs, Gilles A.; Blake, Graeme R.; de Groot, Robert A. (2005). "Anionogenic Ferromagnets". Journal of the American Chemical Society (American Chemical Society (ACS)) 127 (46): 16325–16328. doi:10.1021/ja0550834. ISSN 0002-7863. PMID 16287327. https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/10178653/2005JAmChemSocAttema.pdf. 
  7. Attema, J J; Wijs, G A de; Groot, R A de (2007-04-05). "Spintronic materials based on main-group elements". Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter (IOP Publishing) 19 (16): 165203. doi:10.1088/0953-8984/19/16/165203. ISSN 0953-8984. Bibcode2007JPCM...19p5203A. https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/6705863/2007JPhysAttema.pdf. 
  8. Knaflič, T.; Jeglič, P.; Komelj, M.; Zorko, A.; Biswas, P. K. et al. (2020-01-22). "Spin-dimer ground state driven by consecutive charge and orbital ordering transitions in the anionic mixed-valence compound Rb4O6". Physical Review B 101 (2): 024419. doi:10.1103/physrevb.101.024419. ISSN 2469-9950. Bibcode2020PhRvB.101b4419K. 
  9. Rengade, M. E. (1907). "Contribution A L'Etude Des Oxydes Anhydres des Métaux Alcalins" (in fr). Annales de chimie et de physique 11: 414. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k34941m/f406.item. 
  10. 10.0 10.1 Helms, Alfred; Klemm, Wilhelm (1939-08-29). "Über die Kristallstrukturen der Rubidium- und Cäsiumsesquioxyde" (in de). Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (Wiley) 242 (2): 201–214. doi:10.1002/zaac.19392420210. ISSN 0863-1786.