Chemical Science Revision Notes on Spinels - Download PDF!

By Astha Singh|Updated : February 14th, 2023

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Study Notes on Spinels

Structure of spinels:

Spinels have the general chemical formula AB2X4. Here,

AII- a divalent cation like Mn, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni

BIII- a trivalent cation like Ga, Al, Cr, Mn, Fe

Mixed metal oxides having the composition AIIB2III O4 are called spinels. A and B may be different metals or the same metal in different oxidation states. Spinels are classified into two types: normal spinels, AII[B2III]O4 inverse spinels, BIII[AII BIII]O4. In normal spinels, A occupies tetrahedral interstices, while B occupies octahedral interstices. The compound NiAl2O4 is an example of normal spinel. In inverse spinels, half B's occupy tetrahedral sites and half B's octahedral sites, while A is in octahedral interstices. An example of an inverse spinel is Fe3O4, when it may be represented as, FeIII[FeIIFeIII]O4.

For transition metal oxide spinels, the choice of the normal and inverse spinels is generally driven by the CFSE of ions in the tetrahedral and octahedral sites. For spinels containing 3d elements like Mn, Fe, Cr and Co, the electronic configuration is typically high spin because O2- is a weak field ligand.

Whether a particular spinel will acquire normal structure or inverse structure largely depends on CFSE. That structure prevails which has a greater negative value of CFSE. For example, consider the mixed manganese oxide, Mn3O4. If it is a normal spinel, its CFSE may be calculated as follows:

MnII [Mn2III] O4

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If it is an inverse spinel, the crystal field stabilization energy may be calculated as follows:

MkIII [MnIIMnIII] O4

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The normal spinel has a greater negative CFSE and hence this structure prevails.

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Co3O4  byjusexamprepCoCo2O4

Co3+ is a low spin in the field produced by oxide ions.

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