Issue 20, 2022

Tuning the structural stability and spin-glass behavior in α-MnO2 nanotubes by Sn ion doping

Abstract

A series of α-Mn1−xSnxO2 was synthesized by a simple hydrothermal method to shed light on the effect of substitution. Powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy indicated that the particle size, crystal structure and morphology of the samples did not change with an increase of the Sn content. Sn, Mn, O and K elements were all uniformly distributed in the particles, which was observed using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. However, thermogravimetric analysis showed that the structural stability increased, and an increase of the Mn oxidation state from 3.8+ to nearly 4.0+ was observed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Besides, 119Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed that the Sn ions are all 4+ and incorporate into the lattice by replacing the Mn ions. The DC and AC magnetic susceptibility measurements down to 2 K exhibited a spin-glass phenomenon, and the freezing temperature, Tf, decreased from 44 K to 30.5 K with increasing Sn content. This indicates that increased disorder by nonmagnetic substitution results in the enhancement of the frustration in the lattice. Meanwhile, with doping of Sn4+ ions, the Curie–Weiss temperature increased, indicating enhanced antiferromagnetic interaction. Although the mixed valence of Mn3+ and Mn4+ almost disappeared, the reduction of charge disorder did not lead to the magnetic ordering in the sample. Since the Sn4+ ions are diamagnetic and have the same magnetic effect as cation vacancies in the lattice, so it is reasonable to believe that the spin-glass transition in α-MnO2 results from the cation vacancies rather than the mixture of Mn3+ and Mn4+.

Graphical abstract: Tuning the structural stability and spin-glass behavior in α-MnO2 nanotubes by Sn ion doping

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Nov 2021
Accepted
27 Apr 2022
First published
27 Apr 2022

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022,24, 12300-12310

Tuning the structural stability and spin-glass behavior in α-MnO2 nanotubes by Sn ion doping

X. Liu, Y. Xie, Z. Hu, H. Lin, C. Chen, L. Dong, Y. Zhang, Q. Wang and S. Luo, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 12300 DOI: 10.1039/D1CP05459G

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