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    Spinel

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    Spinel structures have the general formula AB2X4, where A is a divalent cation, B is a trivalent cation, and X is oxygen or another anion. In a normal spinel, the A cations occupy tetrahedral sites and B cations occupy octahedral sites. In an inverse spinel, A cations occupy octahedral sites and B cations are split between tetrahedral and octahedral sites. Whether a spinel is normal or inverse depends on factors like the relative sizes and ligand field stabilization energies of the A and B cations. Transition metal cations often favor inverse structures due to greater octahedral site stabilization energy.

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    Spinel structures have the general formula AB2X4, where A is a divalent cation, B is a trivalent cation, and X is oxygen or another anion. In a normal spinel, the A cations occupy tetrahedral sites and B cations occupy octahedral sites. In an inverse spinel, A cations occupy octahedral sites and B cations are split between tetrahedral and octahedral sites. Whether a spinel is normal or inverse depends on factors like the relative sizes and ligand field stabilization energies of the A and B cations. Transition metal cations often favor inverse structures due to greater octahedral site stabilization energy.

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    Spinel structures have the general formula AB2X4, where A is a divalent cation, B is a trivalent cation, and X is oxygen or another anion. In a normal spinel, the A cations occupy tetrahedral sites and B cations occupy octahedral sites. In an inverse spinel, A cations occupy octahedral sites and B cations are split between tetrahedral and octahedral sites. Whether a spinel is normal or inverse depends on factors like the relative sizes and ligand field stabilization energies of the A and B cations. Transition metal cations often favor inverse structures due to greater octahedral site stabilization energy.

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    Spinel structures have the general formula AB2X4, where A is a divalent cation, B is a trivalent cation, and X is oxygen or another anion. In a normal spinel, the A cations occupy tetrahedral sites and B cations occupy octahedral sites. In an inverse spinel, A cations occupy octahedral sites and B cations are split between tetrahedral and octahedral sites. Whether a spinel is normal or inverse depends on factors like the relative sizes and ligand field stabilization energies of the A and B cations. Transition metal cations often favor inverse structures due to greater octahedral site stabilization energy.

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    SPINEL & INVERSE SPINEL

    STRUCTURES
    The spinels have the general formula AB2X4.
    Where:
    AII = a divalent cation like Mg, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Sn
    BIII = a trivalent cation like Al, Ga, In, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Fe, Co, Ni
    X = O, S, Se etc.

    Structure of Normal Spinels (AB2O4): The divalent AII ions occupy the tetrahedral voids,
    whereas the trivalent BIII ions occupy the octahedral voids in the close packed arrangement of
    oxide ions.
    A normal spinel can be represented as: (AII)tet(BIII)2octO4
    E.g. MgAl2O4 (known as spinel), Mn3O4, ZnFe2O4, FeCr2O4 (chromite) etc.

    Structures of Inverse spinels (B(AB)O4): The AII ions occupy the octahedral voids, whereas
    half of BIII ions occupy the tetrahedral voids. It can be represented as: (BIII)tet(AIIBIII)octO4
    E.g. Fe3O4 (ferrite), CoFe2O4, NiFe2O4 etc.
    The above inverse spinels can also be written as:
    Fe3O4 = FeIII(FeIIFeIII)O4
    CoFe2O4 = FeIII(CoIIFeIII)O4
    NiFe2O4 = FeIII(NiIIFeIII)O4
    The number of octahedral sites occupied may be ordered or random. The random occupation
    leads to defected spinels.
    E.g. NiAl2O4 for which the formula can be written as (Al0.75Ni0.25)tet [Ni0.75Al1.25]octaO4.
    Another defected spinel is -Al2O3

    FACTORS AFFECTING THE STRUCTURE OF SPINELS


    1) The relative sizes of A and B: In general, the smaller cation prefers to occupy the site of
    lower coordination i.e., tetrahedral site.
    However, in the spinel, MgAl2O4 itself this factor is outweighed by greater lattice energy of
    smaller cation, Al3+, which occupies the octahedral site and thus by giving normal spinel
    structure. Otherwise the "spinel" will have the inverse spinel stucture!
    2) The Madelung constants for the normal and inverse structures: It is observed that the
    Madelung constants are same for both normal and inverse spinels and hence are not that much
    important in arriving at the structure.
    3) Ligand-Fleld Stabilization Energies: Applicable whenever there are transition metal ions
    and is discussed below.
    The structures of spinels are affected by the relative LFSE values of metal ions. The ion with
    more LFSE value in octahedral geometry when compared to the LFSE in tetrahedral
    geometry tends to occupy octahedral sites.
    The difference between the LFSE values in octahedral and tetrahedral geometries is referred to
    as Octahedral Site Stabilization Energy (OSSE).
    If the BIII ion has more CFSE gain in octahedral site than that of AII ion, a normal spinel is
    expected.
    Whereas an inverse spinel is formed whenever the divalent AII ion has comparatively more
    CFSE gain in octahedral geometry than the trivalent BIII ion.

    SOME GENERALIZATIONS REGARDING THE


    STRUCTURES OF SPINELS
    * A normal spinel structure is assumed if both the divalent and the trivalent metals are non
    transition metals since no CFSE is involved.
    * There is a tendency of formation of inverse spinel structure in some cases (not all the cases)
    which contain transition metal ions. This is because, the transition metal ion may get extra
    stability (LFSE) in octahedral geometry, prefers octahedral voids over tetrahedral ones.
    * The d0; high spin d5, d10 ions have no preference between tetrahedral and octahedral
    coordination since the LFSE is zero.
    * Usually d3 & d8 ions have strongest preference for octahedral geometry.
    * Other ions with d1, d2, d4, d6, d7, d9 too have slightly more preference for octahedral symmetry.

    * That means, if AII has d3 or d8 configuration and the BIII ion has configuration other than
    these, then the spinel is inverted.
    * If the divalent AII is a transition metal (with configurations other than d0; highspin d5 & d10) and
    the BIII ion is a non transition metal, there is a tendency to form inverse spinel.
    But there are exceptions like FeAl2O4 which has normal spinel structure.
    * Above generalizations are valid for high spin systems as the oxide ion is expected to be a weak
    field ligand.
    For example, Co3+ is a low spin system even in presence of oxo ligands due to high charge on the
    ion.
    AII
    Non transition
    metal
    or
    0
    d or d5 or d10
    transition metal
    Non transition
    metal
    or
    d0 or d5 or d10
    transition metal

    BIII

    Structure

    Non transition
    metal

    Spinel structure

    A transition metal
    with
    d1 or d2 or d3 or d4
    or d6 or d7 or d8 or
    d9

    Spinel structure

    configurations
    A transition metal
    with
    d1 or d2 or d3 or d4
    or d6 or d7 or d8 or
    d9

    Non transition
    metal
    or
    transition meta
    with
    0
    d or d5 or d10
    configurations

    configurations
    Transition metal Transition metal
    with higher CFSE with lower CFSE
    value
    value

    Inverse spinel

    Inverse spinel

    EXAMPLES FOR SPINEL AND INVERSE SPINEL


    STRUCTURES

    1) MgAl2O4 is a normal spinel since both the divalent and trivalent ions are non transition metal
    ions. There is no question of CFSE.
    2) Mn3O4 is a normal spinel since the Mn2+ ion is a high spin d5 system with zero LFSE.
    Whereas, Mn3+ ion is a high spin d4 system with considerable LFSE.
    3) Fe3O4 is an inverse spinel since the Fe(III) ion is a high spin d5 system with zero CFSE.
    Whereas the divalent Fe(II) is a high spin d6 system with more CFSE.
    4) NiFe2O4 is again an inverse spinel since the divalent Ni2+ (a d8 ion) has more CFSE than the
    trivalent Fe3+ (a d5 ion).
    5) FeCr2O4 is a normal spinel since the divalent Fe2+ is a high spin d6 ion with CFSE = 4 Dq
    and the trivalent Cr3+ is a high spin d3 ion with CFSE = 12 Dq. Hence Cr3+ gets more OSSE while
    occupying octahedral sites.
    6) Co3O4 is a normal spinel. Even in the presence of weak field oxo ligands, the Co3+ is a low
    spin d6 ion with very high CFSE. It is due to high charge on Co3+. Hence all the Co3+ ions occupy
    the octahedral sites.
    7) NiAl2O4 show random or defected inverse spinel. The CFSE of NiII is greater in octahedral
    than tetrahedral coordination. But Al3+ also has strong preference for octahedral sites due to high
    lattice energy. This leads to almost complete randomization of all the cations on all the available
    sites. Its formula can be written as (Al0.75Ni0.25)tet [Ni0.75Al1.25]octaO4.

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