Gadolinium diiodide

Gadolinium diiodide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Gd.2HI/h;2*1H/q+2;;/p-2
    Key: DOUOICPRZGCJLL-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • [I-].[I-].[Gd+2]
Properties
GdI2
Molar mass 411.06 g·mol−1
Appearance bronze solid[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Gadolinium diiodide is an inorganic compound, with the chemical formula of GdI2. It is an electride, with the ionic formula of Gd3+(I−)2e−,[2] and therefore not a true gadolinium(II) compound. It is ferromagnetic at 276 K with a saturation magnetization of 7.3  B; it exhibits a large negative magnetoresistance (~70%) at 7 T near room temperature.[3] It can be obtained by reacting gadolinium and gadolinium(III) iodide at a high temperature:[4]

Gd + 2 GdI3 → 3 GdI2

It can react with hydrogen at high temperature (800 °C) to obtain gadolinium hydrogen iodide (GdI2H0.97[5]).[6]

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  5. ^ Michaelis, C.; Mattausch, H.; Simon, A. LnHal2Hn - new phases in the ternary system lanthanide/halogen/hydrogen. II: preparation. Zeitschrift fuer Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie, 1992. 610: 23-27. ISSN 0044-2313.
  6. ^ C. Michaelis, W. Bauhofer, H. Buchkremer-Hermanns, R. K. Kremer, A. Simon, G. J. Miller (December 1992). "LnHal2Hn – Neue Phasen in den ternären Systemen Ln/Hal/H (Ln = Lanthanoid, Hal = Br, I) III. Physikalische Eigenschaften". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (in German). 618 (12): 98–106. doi:10.1002/zaac.19926180118. ISSN 0044-2313. Archived from the original on 2022-07-11. Retrieved 2022-07-08.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)