Structural and physical properties of the 6H BaRuO3 polymorph synthesized under high pressure

The single-phase 6H BaRuO₃ with the hexagonal BaTiO₃ structure was synthesized at 5 GPa and 1000 °C. Rietveld refinement of the powder X-ray data for the 6H phase resulted in the lattice parameters to be a=5.7127(1) Å and c=14.0499(2) Å; the average Ru-O distance and direct Ru-Ru distance in the Ru₂O₉ dioctahedron being 1.992(6) and 2.5658(14) Å, respectively. The electrical resistivity of the 6H BaRuO₃ follows a relationship of ρ versus T^3/2 below 60.0 K, a signature deviation from the Fermi-liquid behavior. Both magnetic susceptibility and specific heat data indicate that the 6H BaRuO₃ is an exchange-enhanced Pauli paramagnet due to the electron correlation effect with large Wilson ratio R_W and Stoner enhancement factor. The comprehensive evolution of transport and magnetic properties from 9R across 4H to 6H BaRuO₃ was discussed.