Unusual magnetic order in Eu$_{10}$Hg$_{55}$

Alexander Shengelaya; Andreas Leithe-Jasper; Eteri Svanidze; Fabio La Mattina; J\"org Sichelschmidt; Lucia Amidani; Manuel Brando; Michael Shatruk; Mitja Krnel; Nazar Zaremba

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Unusual magnetic order in Eu$_{10}$Hg$_{55}$

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Pith's one-line read Eu10Hg55 has a fragile magnetic ground state with a magnetization pole reversal, driven by mixed-valence europium on four crystallographic sites.

desk verdict A careful, honest study of a hard air-sensitive compound; the magnetic order is real, but the mixed-valence and ferrimagnetic interpretation is much weaker than the data can carry. read the letter →

arxiv 2509.07589 v1 pith:JO3JSEVE submitted 2025-09-09 cond-mat.mtrl-sci cond-mat.str-el

Rachel Nixon , Nazar Zaremba , Samuel A. Adegboyega , Andreas Leithe-Jasper , Mitja Krnel , Yurii Prots , Ulrich Burkhardt , Jörg Sichelschmidt

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Lucia Amidani Fabio La Mattina Michael Shatruk Alexander Shengelaya Manuel Brando Eteri Svanidze

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The reading

Eu10Hg55, a mercury-rich europium intermetallic with 65 atoms per unit cell, orders magnetically at two closely spaced temperatures. Below T1 = 5.5 K the europium moments begin to order, and at T2 = 4.3 K the magnetization reverses sign in small fields—the signature of a weak ferrimagnet with two antiferromagnetically coupled sublattices. The paper argues that the europium on four distinct crystallographic sites is not all in the same charge state: a fraction is nonmagnetic Eu3+ diluted among magnetic Eu2+, raising the average Eu valence to between 2.02 and 2.18. If correct, Eu10Hg55 is a rare intermetallic example of inhomogeneous mixed valence coexisting with a fragile magnetic ground state, and a candidate for tuning by chemical substitution or pressure.

What carries the argument

The central object is the cage-like noncentrosymmetric P6 structure of Eu10Hg55 with its 65-atom unit cell, four distinct Eu positions (Eu1–Eu4) and 17 mercury positions. The Eu sites have coordination numbers 14–16 and volumes ranging from 99.6 to 116.1 Å3, which the paper proposes host Eu2+ and Eu3+ in proportions set by the measured saturation moment. The magnetic mechanism is a weak ferromagnetic coupling between Eu2+ moments (positive Weiss temperature 6.4–11.7 K) with an additional weak antiferromagnetic inter-sublattice exchange; this two-sublattice ferrimagnet model explains the magnetization pole reversal and the two transitions.

What would settle it

A 151Eu Mössbauer spectrum of an air-free Eu10Hg55 sample showing only the Eu2+ isomer shift—or a single-crystal structure refinement giving the composition Eu8Hg57—would show that the moment deficit comes from stoichiometry, not from Eu3+, and so falsify the mixed-valence core of the paper.

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Core claim

The paper reports that in Eu10Hg55 the europium moments, diluted in a large cage-like mercury network, order below T1 = 5.5 K and then undergo a spin reorientation at T2 = 4.3 K. The low-field zero-field-cooled and field-cooled magnetizations are opposite in sign and nearly symmetric, which the authors interpret as a magnetization pole reversal—the signature of a weak ferrimagnet formed by two antiferromagnetically coupled europium sublattices, each internally ordered. From the saturation moment at 7 T (6.3–6.8 Bohr magnetons per Eu, well below the 7 Bohr magnetons of pure Eu2+), they estimate an average Eu valence between 2.02 and 2.18, implying that roughly one in five to one in ten europi

Load-bearing premise

The mixed-valence interpretation assumes the reduced saturation moment comes from nonmagnetic Eu3+ ions rather than from off-stoichiometry or Eu/Hg mixing; that assumption is untested because air sensitivity prevented single-crystal diffraction and the only direct valence probe, HERFD XANES, was invalidated by oxidation.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

If the mixed-valence assignment holds, Eu10Hg55 joins a small family of intermetallics where Eu2+ and Eu3+ coexist on distinct sites, and its low ordering temperature is set by the dilution of magnetic moments by nonmagnetic Eu3+.
The magnetization pole reversal means the ground state is a weak ferrimagnet with at least two magnetic sublattices; modest fields (0.1–0.5 T) can switch between magnetic configurations, so the H–T phase diagram contains field-induced phases.
Applied pressure decreases the saturation moment by about 5% at 12.8 GPa, consistent with pressure pushing europium toward the smaller Eu3+ state; this makes Eu10Hg55 a pressure-tunable mixed-valence system.
Partial substitution of Eu by Ca or Sr, which form isostructural superconducting compounds, could continuously tune the magnetic ground state and possibly bring superconductivity into the same lattice.
ESR shows a Korringa slope three times larger than in conventional Eu metals, indicating strong coupling of the local Eu2+ moments to conduction electrons, with implications for transport and heavy-fermion-like behavior.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The explicit site assignment—Eu3+ on the smaller Eu1 site and magnetic Eu2+ on the larger sites—could be tested directly by 151Eu Mössbauer spectroscopy on an oxygen-free crystal; a single Eu2+ subspectrum would falsify it.
If the pole reversal is intrinsic, the same two-sublattice signature should appear in isostructural compounds where one of the Eu sites is replaced by a magnetic rare earth; searching that family could locate other pole-reversing ferrimagnets.
Tuning the Eu:Hg ratio within the narrow homogeneity range should move the average valence and the two transition temperatures in a predictable direction, giving a synthesis-level test of the mixed-valence scenario.
The strong Korringa slope implies the conduction electrons are coupled to the Eu moments; measuring transport in a substituted superconducting analogue could reveal whether magnetic fluctuations persist into the superconducting state.

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Colleague, this paper is a good example of what careful work on air-sensitive mercurides looks like. The magnetic order below 5.5 K is solid: specific heat, magnetization, and ESR broadening all agree. Two transitions and a preliminary H-T phase diagram are credible. The authors also resist overclaiming — they explicitly say the valence 'might be present', label the phase diagram preliminary, admit the XANES was spoiled by oxidation, and name Mössbauer and XMCD as the decisive next steps. That honesty is real.

What's new: first magnetic characterization of this Eu amalgam; the low-field zfc-fc sign change is unusual and worth reporting. The likely ground state, if the moment deficit is due to Eu3+, is an interesting dilute Eu system with site-selective valence.

Now the soft spots. The mixed-valence claim rests almost entirely on the saturation moment (6.3–6.8 μB/Eu) being below 7 μB. The authors infer the Eu3+ fraction from that deficit and then use the inferred valence to explain the reduced moment. That is not a closed loop — they do argue against off-stoichiometry by appealing to the known homogeneity range of the Ca/Sr analogues and the fact that a full moment would require Eu8Hg57, far outside that range — but it is indirect. The XANES data, the one direct valence probe, is quantitatively useless due to oxidation. The stress-test note is right: if the deficit is from Eu/Hg mixing or vacancies on the half-occupied Eu4 site, the valence assignment and the site-specific picture collapse. The pole reversal is similarly fragile: it appears in fields below 0.01 T where remnant-field corrections make absolute values imprecise. The sign change is probably intrinsic, but calling it 'weak ferrimagnetism' is an interpretation that depends on the same moment decomposition.

The specific heat and ESR parts are solid and support the existence of two transitions and local Eu2+ moments. The pressure result (5% suppression at 12.8 GPa) is suggestive but not quantitative.

Bottom line: this paper should go to referees. The experimental work is demanding and the authors are appropriately cautious. But it will need heavy revision on framing — the abstract promising 'unusual magnetic order' and 'weak ferrimagnetic ground state' overstates what a skeptical referee will accept from magnetization alone. The right fix is not to add more claims but to present the mixed-valence scenario as one of two viable interpretations, with off-stoichiometry as the alternative, and to push for Mössbauer on unoxidized material.

I'd bring it to a reading group; it's a useful case study in how far you can push magnetization data on a material that can't get you neutrons. Serious referee, yes.

Referee Report

4 major / 5 minor

Summary. The paper reports a detailed experimental study of the intermetallic compound Eu10Hg55, which crystallizes in a noncentrosymmetric structure with four distinct Eu sites and 17 Hg sites. Magnetization, specific heat, ESR, pressure, and HERFD XANES data are presented for air-sensitive single crystals. The authors claim that Eu may be present in both Eu2+ and Eu3+ states (average valence 2.02–2.18 per sample), that the compound orders magnetically below T1 = 5.5 K with a second transition at T2 = 4.3 K, and that the low-field magnetization shows a pole reversal reminiscent of a weak ferrimagnetic ground state. The evidence for magnetic order is supported by specific heat, magnetization isotherms, and ESR line broadening; however, the mixed-valence interpretation rests almost entirely on a reduced saturation moment relative to the Eu2+ free-ion value of 7 μB, with the only direct valence probe (XANES) invalidated by oxidation.

Significance. If the claims are established, Eu10Hg55 would be a rare example of an inhomogeneous mixed-valence Eu intermetallic with a fragile, possibly ferrimagnetic, ground state. The paper is valuable as a first characterization of a difficult, air-sensitive system, and the authors are transparent about measurement limitations. The strengths include the use of large single crystals, corroborating bulk probes (magnetization, specific heat, ESR), and explicit statements about what could and could not be measured. However, the central mixed-valence and ferrimagnetic conclusions are not yet conclusive, and at least one piece of data (magnetic entropy) appears to be in tension with the mixed-valence scenario. The significance would be much higher if a direct valence-sensitive probe (e.g., 151Eu Mössbauer on unoxidized samples) were provided.

major comments (4)

The average Eu valence is extracted solely from M(7 T, 2 K) assuming Eu2+ contributes 7 μB and Eu3+ contributes 0. This decomposition is not unique: a reduced saturation moment could also arise from Eu/Hg mixing or off-stoichiometry, as the authors acknowledge in footnote 3. More importantly, the magnetic entropy shown in the inset of Fig. 2(c) is stated to reach Rln8 at T = 10 K per mole Eu. For a sample with average valence 2.18 (18% Eu3+), the expected magnetic entropy would be only 0.82 Rln8, a difference far larger than typical experimental scatter. The authors do not identify which sample was used for the specific-heat measurement or reconcile this apparent contradiction. If the specific-heat sample has a valence close to 2.0, that should be stated; if it is representative of the compound, the mixed-valence scenario with valence up to 2.18 is seriously weakened.
The magnetization pole reversal is observed only at B = 0.005 T, in a regime where the authors state that absolute values are not precise due to remnant field in the magnet. While the zfc/fc symmetry is suggestive of a compensation effect, no hysteresis loops or quantitative model are presented. The interpretation as a 'weak ferrimagnetic ground state' relies on the same moment decomposition that is questioned above, and the phase diagram in Fig. 5(a) is explicitly labeled preliminary. The claim would be more convincing if the authors provided field-cooled magnetization at several fields with error assessment, or at least a clear statement of how a constant field offset would affect the sign change.
The HERFD XANES measurement is invalidated by oxidation of the sample, as the authors concede: the sample decomposed into Hg and Eu2O3, and the fit gives 0.8 Eu3+. An oxidized sample would show Eu3+ regardless of whether the pristine sample contained any Eu3+. The sentence 'The XANES analysis indicates that both Eu2+ and Eu3+ are present' is therefore misleading, even with the caveat that the ratios are not quantitative. As presented, this section does not support the mixed-valence claim; it should be rephrased to state that the measurement was unsuccessful in determining the pristine valence.
The ~5% decrease in M at 7 T and 10 K under 12.8 GPa is interpreted as partial suppression of Eu2+ to Eu3+. However, the authors state that the magnetization at 10 K 'did not reach saturation', so comparing M at a single field is not a reliable measure of the moment. Pressure can also modify exchange interactions and lattice parameters, affecting the magnetization through mechanisms other than valence change. This piece of evidence is too indirect to support the valence-pressure connection and should be presented as preliminary speculation unless additional fields/temperatures or a proper Curie-Weiss analysis under pressure are shown.

minor comments (5)

[Abstract vs. §2 Fig. 3] The abstract gives T1 = 5.5 K and T2 = 4.3 K, while the low-field magnetization data are described as having features at T1 ≈ 4.98 K and T2 = 4.71 K. Please clarify whether these differences are due to the applied field or to different samples, and define the zero-field transition temperatures explicitly.
[Fig. 2(c) inset] The inset axis label appears to read 'SM (J/molEuK2)', which is not a valid unit for entropy. This should be corrected to J/(mol Eu K).
[§2, specific heat] Please specify which sample (Sample 1–4) was used for the specific-heat measurement, since the mixed-valence analysis reports sample-to-sample variation.
[Fig. 5(b)] The XANES spectrum is dominated by oxidation products. It would be useful to show the spectrum of an intentionally oxidized reference (e.g., Eu2O3) for comparison, or to remove the quantitative peak fit entirely, as it could be misinterpreted.
[§2, ESR] The ESR intensity is said to be 'qualitatively similar' to the bulk susceptibility. A quantitative comparison of the ESR intensity (or integrated area) with the bulk χ(T) would be a useful check on whether a fraction of Eu is ESR-silent (Eu3+).

Circularity Check

2 steps flagged · score 6.0 of 10

Mixed-valence claim is the saturation-moment deficit relabeled; off-stoichiometry alternative is excluded via the authors' own in-prep data, so the Eu3+ scenario is partially circular.

fitted input called prediction [Analysis of crystal structure and magnetic properties, Fig. 2(a) discussion, p. 6]
"Based on the value of μ(H = 7 T, T= 2 K), it is possible to estimate the ratio of Eu3+ to Eu2+ for each of the Eu10Hg55 samples, as summarized in Fig. 2(a). The average Eu valence, listed for each of the samples, ranges from 2.02 (pink) to 2.18 (orange)."

The 'average Eu valence' is defined by the saturation-moment deficit under the assumption that only Eu3+ is nonmagnetic: with Eu2+ fixed at 7 μB and Eu3+ at 0, any deficit maps one-to-one onto a valence between 2 and 3. Thus the valence number is not independent evidence of mixed valence; it is the measured M(7 T) value relabeled. The conclusion 'europium in Eu10Hg55 might be present in two valence states' (abstract) is therefore a restatement of the input deficit, not a separate finding. The HERFD XANES, which could have provided an independent check, was invalidated by oxidation ('the peak corresponding to Eu3+ is dominating... sample decomposed'), so the loop is unbroken.
self citation load bearing [Footnote 3 (p. 6) and Fig. 1(a) caption]
"However, to achieve a full 7 μB moment, a stoichiometry of Eu8Hg57 is needed (for Sample 1, for example), which would mean that the homogeneity range of this phase is far beyond that reported for other R/A10−xHg55+x phases – see Fig. 1(a). For the rest of the analysis, we therefore use the Eu10Hg55 formula, since the magnetic behavior of this phase is driven by the ratio of the Eu3+ to Eu2+ species rather than by the ratio of Eu to Hg."

This step rejects the off-stoichiometry alternative to Eu3+ dilution by appealing to the Eu10+xHg55-x homogeneity range shown in Fig. 1(a). That range is labeled in the figure as 'current work' and 'Nixon et al., in prep. (2025)', i.e., the authors' own unpublished data—not an external literature value. Moreover, the final sentence simply asserts that the behavior is driven by the Eu3+/Eu2+ ratio, which is exactly the claim to be established; the possibility that the moment deficit is due to Eu vacancies or Hg/Eu mixing is dismissed by definition rather than by a measured Eu:Hg ratio. The paper elsewhere admits no definitive composition analysis was possible.

full rationale

The paper is primarily an experimental characterization of a new compound. The two magnetic transitions (T1 = 5.5 K, T2 = 4.3 K), the magnetization pole reversal at low field, and the specific-heat anomaly are direct observations; they are not circular. The circularity concerns only the mixed-valence interpretation. The average valence is computed from M(7 T) by assuming that any shortfall from 7 μB/Eu is due to nonmagnetic Eu3+; it is therefore a one-to-one rename of the moment deficit. The conclusion that both Eu2+ and Eu3+ are present then re-imports this renamed quantity as evidence. The only independent valence probe, HERFD XANES, was invalidated by sample oxidation, and the authors explicitly state that no definitive Eu:Hg ratio could be obtained. The alternative explanation—off-stoichiometry or Eu/Hg site mixing reducing the average Eu moment—is rejected using a homogeneity-range plot whose Eu portion is labeled 'current work' / 'in prep.' by the same group, and then dismissed by the assertion that the behavior is driven by the Eu3+/Eu2+ ratio. That assertion is the conclusion under test, making the argument circular at that point. The magnetic order/pole-reversal narrative does not depend on the valence decomposition and retains independent content; hence the score is 6 rather than 8.

Assumptions & free parameters 5 free parameters · 6 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on inferred valence from saturation magnetization, assumed structure from prior literature, and an interpretive assignment of the low-field magnetization reversal. The only direct valence probe was invalidated by oxidation, and no neutron diffraction is possible, so the independent evidence for the mixed-valence and ferrimagnetic scenarios is weak. Most assumptions are domain assumptions of Eu2+ and Eu3+ physics and prior crystal structure, none of which are unique to this paper.

free parameters (5)

Average Eu valence per sample = 2.02 to 2.18 (sample dependent)
Extracted from M(H) at 7 T and 2 K by assuming 7 Bohr magnetons per Eu2+ and zero moment for Eu3+. This value is then used as evidence for mixed valence.
Effective magnetic moment meff = 7.24 to 7.85 Bohr magnetons per Eu
From Curie-Weiss fits above 100 K; used to argue the moments are close to Eu2+ and that the system is not purely Eu3+.
Weiss temperature theta_W = 6.4 to 11.7 K
From the same Curie-Weiss fits; positive values are used to argue for ferromagnetic exchange between Eu moments.
Korringa slope b = 3 mT/K
From a linear fit to the ESR linewidth temperature dependence; used to argue for strong Eu2+ conduction-electron coupling or a high density of states.
XANES Eu2+/Eu3+ ratio = 0.2 Eu2+ and 0.8 Eu3+
From a two-peak fit of the HERFD XANES spectrum, but the authors state the sample oxidized in air during the measurement, so this quantification is not reliable.

assumptions (6)

domain assumption Eu2+ has L=0, S=7/2, with a theoretical saturation moment of 7 Bohr magnetons and effective moment of 7.94 Bohr magnetons.
Used throughout to convert saturation magnetization into a Eu2+/Eu3+ ratio and to interpret ESR spectra.
domain assumption Eu3+ is nonmagnetic with J=0 and is ESR-silent.
Required for the inference that missing moment corresponds to Eu3+ and that the ESR signal comes only from Eu2+.
domain assumption The crystal structure of Eu10Hg55 is correctly described by the prior single-crystal refinement with four Eu sites and 17 Hg sites, including a partially occupied Eu4 position.
No single-crystal diffraction was performed in this work; the authors rely on prior structure determination and powder XRD lattice parameters.
domain assumption Eu3+, being smaller than Eu2+, occupies the smaller Eu1 site, giving a nominal Eu3+ to Eu2+ ratio near 3:7.
Stated as 'likely' in the text; this site assignment is central to explaining the average valence but is not directly measured here.
domain assumption The low-field zfc/fc magnetization reversal is an intrinsic magnetic property of Eu10Hg55 rather than an artifact of remnant field or sample degradation.
The authors acknowledge that the absolute values at 0.005 T are imprecise because of remnant field of a few mT, yet the sign change is interpreted as pole reversal.
domain assumption The magnetic samples remained stoichiometric and unoxidized inside sealed holders during magnetization and specific heat measurements.
Air sensitivity is severe; the XANES sample oxidized in minutes. The reliability of the magnetic data depends on the sealing working as intended.

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abstract

In solid-state compounds, the valence of europium can sometimes be mixed -- which is especially favored in structures with several positions for the europium atoms. In this work, we study the Eu-based intermetallic noncentrosymmetric system Eu$_{10}$Hg$_{55}$ which has 65 atoms per unit cell and 4 distinct crystallographic positions for europium and 17 positions for mercury. Our detailed analysis of magnetism of large single crystals suggests that europium in Eu$_{10}$Hg$_{55}$ might be present in two valence states, resulting in a fragile magnetic ground state. Due to the cage-like structure with a large distance between the Eu atoms, those atoms are weakly ferromagnetically coupled and Eu$_{10}$Hg$_{55}$ orders at low temperatures, below $T_{1} = 5.5$ K, with a subsequent spin re-orientation at $T_{2} = 4.3$ K. There is no sign of magnetic frustration. Interestingly, the magnetic ordering of europium sub-lattices results in a magnetization pole reversal with a weak ferrimagnetic ground state. Additional magnetic phases can be induced by application of a modest external magnetic field.

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**Figure 2.** Magnetic properties of Eu10Hg55. (a) Isotherms, taken at T = 2K saturate with a moment less than that expected for a purely Eu2+ material (µsat,theory = 7 µB). The value of saturated moment appears to be isotropic (see inset). Based on the value at H = 7 T, it is possible to estimate the relative ratio of Eu2+ to Eu3+, producing the overall mean value of the valence, which is shown for each of the samples. In the pa… view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Zero-field-cooled (zfc) field-cooled (fc) measurements of the magnetization of Sam [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_3.png] view at source ↗

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**Figure 4.** Figure 4: ESR spectra dP/dB (symbols) of Eu10Hg55 at different temperatures and Lorentzian line fittings (dashed lines) resulting in ESR linewidth, ∆B, and resonance field Bres. ESR results shown in (a) and (b) refer to single crystalline, (c) and (d) to powdered Eu10Hg55 from t…

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: (a) The H − T phase diagram of Eu10Hg55 is likely driven by different magnetic sub-lattices of Eu. Within this phase diagram, the definitive assignment of magnetic configurations is not yet possible. (b) The XANES analysis indicates that both Eu2+ and Eu3+ are present…

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