Publications by authors named "Volker Dittrich"
Article Synopsis
- Blue/turquoise crystals of SrCr(PO) were synthesized through a high-temperature reaction, achieving a prismatic shape with dimensions up to 1 mm and a complex crystal structure that includes both Cr(1) and Cr(2) ions.
- The electronic configuration of these ions leads to significant Jahn-Teller effects, resulting in distinct square-pyramidal and square-planar coordination, and a layered arrangement that affects their magnetic properties.
- At low temperatures, the material exhibits interesting magnetic ordering transitions, including an antiferromagnetic structure for Cr(1) and a subsequent ordering of Cr(2), which alters the crystal's symmetry and underscores the complexity of interactions within the chromium phosphate framework.
