Oxyarsenides or arsenide oxides are chemical compounds formally containing the group AsO, with one arsenic and one oxygen atom. The arsenic and oxygen are not bound together as in arsenates or arsenites, instead they make a separate presence bound to the cations (metals), and could be considered as a mixed arsenide-oxide compound. So a compound with OmAsn requires cations to balance a negative charge of 2m+3n. The cations will have charges of +2 or +3. The trications are often rare earth elements or actinides. They are in the category of oxypnictide compounds.
Some of these compounds are superconductors, but may require doping with fluoride or oxygen deficiency. [1] Yet others undergo colossal magnetoresistance with a lowered electrical resistance in a magnetic field.
Many compounds are layered, containing two metals with the formula XZAsO, with an XAs layer alternating with a ZO layer.
formula | name | mw | structure | space group | cell | appearance | properties | supercondicting Tc | reference |
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Sr2Cr3As2O3 | tetragonal | P4/mmm | a=4.04032 c=9.33140 V=152.327 | [2] | |||||
Sr2Cr2AsO3 | tetragonal | P4/nmm | a=3.90988 c=16.05417 C=245.422 | [2] | |||||
Sr2Mn3As2O2 | a=4.1459 c=18.856 | [3] | |||||||
Sr2Cr1.85Mn1.15As2O2 | tetragonal | I4/mmm | a = 4.043788 c 18.9977 Z=2 V=310.654 | [4] | |||||
Sr2CrO3FeAs | tetragonal | [5] | |||||||
Sr2CrO3CrAs | P4/nmm | a=3.90988 c=16.05417 V=245.422 | [6] | ||||||
Sr2CrO2Cr2OAs2 | P4/mmm | a=4.04032 c=9.33140 V=152.327 | [6] | ||||||
Sr2MnZn2As2O2 | a=4.12624 c=18.6709 | [3] | |||||||
YFeAsO | yttrium iron oxyarsenide | tetragonal | ferromagnetic 62K | [7] | |||||
Ba2Ti2OAs2Cr2As2 | tetragonal | I4/nmm | a=4.0391 c=27.8474 | [8] | |||||
Ba2Ti2Fe2As4O | tetragonal | I4/nmm | superconductor | [8] | |||||
BaTi2As2O | tetragonal | I4/nmm | a = 4.047 c = 7.275 | density wave at 200K | [9] [10] | ||||
Ba2MnZn2As2O2 | tetragonal | P4/nmm | a=4.23369 c=19.5087 | [3] | |||||
LaMnAsO | [11] | ||||||||
LaCoAsO | [11] | ||||||||
LaFeAsO1−xFx | fluorine doped Lanthanum iron oxyarsenide | tetragonal | 26K | [7] | |||||
LaNiOAs | Lanthanum Nickel oxyarsenide | tetragonal | P4/nmm | metallic | 2.4 | [12] | |||
PrFeAsO | Praseodymium iron oxyarsenide | [1] | |||||||
NdMnAsO | [13] [14] | ||||||||
NdMnAsO0.95F0.05 | a=4.04870 c=8.89654 | [15] | |||||||
NdFeAsO | Neodymium iron oxyarsenide | [1] | |||||||
Nd0.9Sr0.1MsAsO | [13] | ||||||||
SmFeAsO0.9F0.1 | Samarium iron oxyarsenide | tetragonal | 55K | [7] | |||||
TbFeAsO | Terbium iron oxyarsenide | tetragonal | superconducting | [7] | |||||
TbFeAsO0.85 | tetragonal | a = 3.889 Å b = 8.376 | 42 | [1] | |||||
TbRuAsO | terbium ruthenium arsenide oxide | 350.95 | tetragonal | P4/nmm | a= 4.0254 c=8.0710 V=130.782 Z=2 | grey | [16] | ||
DyRuAsO | dysprosium ruthenium arsenide oxide | 354.49 | tetragonal | P4/nmm | a=4.01728 c=8.03272 V=129.637 Z=2 | grey | [16] | ||
DyRuAsO | dysprosium ruthenium arsenide oxide | 354.49 | orthorhombic | a=4.02033 b=4.00791 c=8.0048 V=128.983 Z=2 | at 12K | [16] | |||
Gd0.8Th0.2FeAsO | thorium doped gadolinium iron oxyarsenide | tetragonal | 55K | [7] | |||||
U2Cu2As3O | diuranium dicopper oxytriarsenide | P4/nmm | a = 3.9111 Å c = 17.916 Z=2 | [17] |
Related compounds include the oxynitrides, oxyphosphides, oxyantimonides and oxybismuthides.
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Mixed-anion compounds, heteroanionic materials or mixed-anion materials are chemical compounds containing cations and more than one kind of anion. The compounds contain a single phase, rather than just a mixture.
An oxyhydride is a mixed anion compound containing both oxide O2− and hydride ions H−. These compounds may be unexpected as the hydrogen and oxygen could be expected to react to form water. But if the metals making up the cations are electropositive enough, and the conditions are reducing enough, solid materials can be made that combine hydrogen and oxygen in the negative ion role.
An arsenide hydride or hydride arsenide is a chemical compound containing hydride (H−) and arsenide (As3−) ions in a single phase. They are in the class of mixed anion compounds.
The telluride oxides or oxytellurides are double salts that contain both telluride and oxide anions. They are in the class of mixed anion compounds.
The borophosphates are mixed anion compounds containing borate and phosphate anions, which may be joined together by a common oxygen atom. Compounds that contain water or hydroxy groups can also be included in the class of compounds.
A tellurite fluoride is a mixed anion compound containing tellurite and fluoride ions. They have also been called oxyfluorotellurate(IV) where IV is the oxidation state of tellurium in tellurite.
Arsenide nitrides or nitride arsenides are compounds containing anions composed of nitride (N3−) and arsenide (As3−). They can be considered as mixed anion compounds or mixed pnictide compounds. Related compounds include the arsenide phosphides, germanide arsenides, arsenide carbides, and phosphide nitrides.
Silicide carbides or carbide silicides are compounds containing anions composed of silicide (Si4−) and carbide (C4−) or clusters therof. They can be considered as mixed anion compounds or intermetallic compounds, as silicon could be considered as a semimetal.
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Arsenidosilicates are chemical compounds that contain anions with arsenic bonded to silicon. They are in the category of tetrelarsenides, pnictidosilicates, or tetrelpnictides. They can be classed as Zintl phases or intermetallics. They are analogous to the nitridosilicates, phosphidosilicates, arsenidogermanates, and arsenidostannates. They are distinct from arsenate silicates which have oxygen connected with arsenic and silicon, or arsenatosilicates with arsenate groups sharing oxygen with silicate.
Arsenidostanates are chemical compounds that contain anions with arsenic bonded to tin. They are in the category of tetrelarsenides, pnictidostancates, or tetrelpnictides.