Can Cu(II) ions be doped into the crystal structure of potassium hydrogen tartrate?

Srinivasan, B.R.; Remesh, H.

Can Cu(II) ions be doped into the crystal structure of potassium hydrogen tartrate?

Srinivasan, B.R.; Remesh, H.

Source : Published online on arXiv

URI: http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1506/1506.02171.pdf
http://irgu.unigoa.ac.in/drs/handle/unigoa/4003

Date: 2015

Document Type: Technical report

Abstract:

The differing binding preferences of the hydrogen tartrate ligand (HC4H4O6)- namely mu7-octadentate mode for potassium ion and bidentate mode for cupric ion rules out the doping (incorporation) of any Cu(II) ion into the crystal structure of potassium hydrogen tartrate. Hence, the claim of growth of copper doped potassium hydrogen tartrate viz. K(0.96)Cu(0.04)C(4)H(5)O(6) by Mathivanan and Haris, Indian J Pure App Phys 51 (2013) 851-859 is untenable.

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