Syntheses and Magnetic Properties Study of Isostructural BiM2BP2O10 (M = Co, Ni) Containing a Quasi-1D Linear Chain Structure

We present here the structures and magnetism of two quasi-1D linear chain compounds of BiM2BP2O10 (M = Co, Ni), which were synthesized by traditional solid-state reactions for the first time. Two title compounds crystallize in the monoclinic system with space group P21/c and feature novel 3D structures with a linear chain structure of {MO6}n further connected by [BP2O10]7– anionic groups. The results of magnetic property measurements evidence the antiferromagnetic properties of both compounds in low magnetic field and a field-dependent metamagnetic transition from the antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic ground state of the BiCo2BP2O10 complex.