Abstract
Abstract A new calcium iron ruthenium hydrogarnet with the approximate composition Ca3(Ru2− x Fe x )(FeO4)2− y (H4O4)1+ y (x=1, y≈0.35) has been obtained by hydrothermal synthesis under oxidizing alkaline conditions. The compound crystallizes in the cubic space group Ia3̅d (No. 230) with a lattice parameter of a=12.4804(4) Å (T=100 K) and Z=8. The octahedral site of the garnet structure is equally occupied by Ru and Fe, whereas the tetrahedral site is partially occupied by Fe only. A partial substitution of the oxide anions by hydroxide ions is necessary for charge balancing, corresponding to the so-called hydrogarnet defects. The presence of hydroxide groups is proven by infrared spectroscopy. 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopic data provide evidence for two different Fe3+ coordination environments as well as a magnetic ordering of two iron substructures with the respective ordering temperature above room temperature. The crystal composition was verified by energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and the thermal behavior of the calcium iron ruthenate was studied by difference thermal analysis.
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