Abstract
Novel RNi6Si6 compounds adopt the new CeNi6Si6-type structure for R=La–Ce (tP52, space group P4/nbm N 125-1) and new YNi6Si6-type structure for R=Y, Sm, Gd–Yb (tP52, space group P4¯b2N 117) that are tetragonal derivative of NaZn13-type structure, like LaCo9Si4-type.The CeNi6Si6, GdNi6Si6, TbNi6Si6, DyNi6Si6 and HoNi6Si6 compounds are Curie–Weiss paramagnets down to ~30K, and do not order magnetically down to 5K. However, the inverse paramagnetic susceptibility of LaNi6Si6 does not follow Curie–Weiss law.The DyNi6Si6 shows ferromagnetic-like saturation behaviour at 5K in applied fields of 50kOe, giving rise to a magnetic moment value of 6.5μB/f.u. in 50kOe. The powder neutron diffraction study in zero applied filed indicates square modulated the c-collinear antiferromagnetic ordering of TbNi6Si6 with K=[±1/4, ±1/4, 0] wave vector below ~10K.
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