Abstract

Lithium-rich lanthanide oxides Li8PrO6and Li8TbO6were prepared and their magnetic properties were studied. The effective magnetic moments for the praseodymium and terbium ions and the observation of their electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra show that the lanthanide ions are in the tetravalent oxidation state in these compounds. The low effective magnetic moment for the Pr4+ion in the Li8PrO6corresponds to the lowgvalue measured from EPR measurement. The observation of the EPR spectrum at room temperature strongly shows that the terbium ion is theSground state, i.e., in the tetravalent state.

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