(μ-Ethane-1,2-diamine-κ2 N:N′)bis­[bis­(ethane-1,2-diamine-κ2 N,N′)zinc(II)] tetra­kis­(perchlorate)

In the title salt, [Zn2(C2H8N2)5](ClO4)4, an ethyl­enediamine mol­ecule bridges two bis­(ethyl­enediamine)­zinc units; the five-coordinate Zn atoms show a trigonal–bipyramidal coordination geometry that is distorted towards square-pyramidal (that of one Zn atom is distorted by 12% and that of the other by 34%). The perchlorate ions are all disordered over two positions in a 1:1 ratio. The cation inter­acts weakly with the anion by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional network

31P NMR Investigation of the Superconductor LiFeP (Tc = 5 K)

We investigate the static and dynamic spin susceptibility of the 111 type Fe-based superconductor LiFeP with Tc ~ 5 K through the measurement of Knight shift 31K and the spin-lattice relaxation rate 1/T1 at 31P site by nuclear magnetic resonance. The constant 31K, small magnitudes of 1/T1T, along with the resistivity rho ~ T^2 all point to the weak spin correlations in LiFeP. 1/T1T display small enhancement toward Tc, indicating that the superconductivity is intimately correlated with the antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations.Comment: Accepted for publication in EP

(Sr3La2O5)(Zn1-xMnx)2As2: A Bulk Form Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor isostructural to the "32522" Fe-based Superconductors

A new diluted magnetic semiconductor system, (Sr3La2O5)(Zn1-xMnx)2As2, has been synthesized and characterized. 10% Mn substitution for Zn in bulk form (Sr3La2O5)Zn2As2 results in a ferromagnetic ordering below Curie temperature, TC ~ 40 K. (Sr3La2O5)(Zn1-xMnx)2As2 has a layered crystal structure identical to that of 32522-type Fe based superconductors, and represents the fifth DMS family that has a direct counterpart among the FeAs high temperature superconductor families.Comment: Accepted for publication in EP

The suppression of Curie temperature by Sr doping in diluted ferromagnetic semiconductor (La1-xSrx)(Zn1-yMny)AsO

(La1-xSrx)(Zn1-yMny)AsO is a two dimensional diluted ferromagnetic semiconductor that has the advantage of decoupled charge and spin doping. The substitution of Sr2+ for La3+ and Mn2+ for Zn2+ into the parent semiconductor LaZnAsO introduces hole carriers and spins, respectively. This advantage enables us to investigate the influence of carrier doping on the ferromagnetic ordered state through the control of Sr concentrations in (La1-xSrx)(Zn0.9Mn0.1)AsO. 10 % Sr doping results in a ferromagnetic ordering below TC ~ 30 K. Increasing Sr concentration up to 30 % heavily suppresses the Curie temperature and saturation moments. Neutron scattering measurements indicate that no structural transition occurs for (La0.9Sr0.1)(Zn0.9Mn0.1)AsO below 300 K.Comment: Submitted to EP

4-Amino-8-cyclo­pent­yloxy-7-meth­oxy-2H-chromen-2-one monohydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C15H17NO4·H2O, contains two organic mol­ecules with marginal differences between them and two water molecules. The chromine rings in both mol­ecules are essentially planar, with maximum deviations of 0.012 (2) and 0.060 (2) Å. The five-membered cyclo­pentane rings adopt envelope conformations in both mol­ecules. In the crystal, the components are linked by N—H⋯O, O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, resulting in a three-dimensional network