Electron doping effects on Sr2FeReO6

We substitute La for Sr in the Sr₂FeReO₆ double perovskite to see how electron doping affects its properties. Sr_2−xLa_xFeReO₆ compounds can be prepared up to x = 0.5. Beyond this value, a secondary phase is formed. The replacement of Sr by La leads to an increase of the unit cell volume and to a rise of the Curie temperature. However, both the saturated magnetic moment and the room-temperature magnetoresistance decrease with increasing the La content. The substituted compounds are magnetically hard and show maxima in the electrical resistivity at field values close to the coercive field. Our structural study reveals a low content of anti-site defects for all samples studied. The average Fe–O bond lengths remain almost constant upon doping whereas the Re–O distances increase as x increases. This suggests that electrons mainly go to the Re orbitals.     

g-C3N4/双钙钛矿复合材料的制备及氧催化性能

通过溶胶-凝胶法制备出不同Ni掺杂比例的双钙钛矿Sr_2Ni_xCo_(2-x)O_6(x=0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8),通过热分解法制备出具有层状结构的纳米颗粒g-C_3N_4,并制备其复合物催化剂。将双钙钛矿和g-C_3N_4分别制备成双功能电极片,用于测试其对氧还原(ORR)和氧析出(OER)的催化活性,然后选取具有最佳氧催化活性的Ni掺杂比例x=0.4的双钙钛矿与一定重量比例的g-C_3N_4进行复合,测试复合催化剂的氧催化活性。结果表明,复合后的催化剂催化效果明显优于单一催化剂,当g-C_3N_4添加量占双钙钛矿的30%(w/w)时复合催化剂催化氧还原反应的最大电流密度为395.7 mA·cm~(-2)(-0.6 V vs Hg/HgO),氧析出反应的最大电流密度为372.0mA·cm~(-2)(1 V vs Hg/HgO),这表明g-C_3N_4与Sr_2Ni_(0.4)Co_(1.6)O_6复合后协同催化能够提高双钙钛矿的氧催化活性。     

Crystal Structure of the Ordered Double Perovskite,Sr2NiTeO6

The crystal structure of the ordered double perovskite Sr₂MnTeO₆ has been refined at ambient temperature from high resolution neutron and X‐ray powder diffraction data in the monoclinic space group I 1 2/m 1 with a = 5.6166(1) Å, b = 5.5807(1) Å, c = 7.8797(1) Å and β = 90.048(2)°. The structure is the result of out‐of‐phase (–) rotations of virtually undistorted NiO₆ and TeO₆ octahedra in the (0 – –) sense about two of the axes of the ideal cubic perovskite. Electron diffraction measurements have been used to confirm the proposed space group and structure.     

The structural,electronic, and magnetic properties of the stoichiometric (001) surface of double perovskite Sr2FeMoO6

The structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the stoichiometric (001) surface of double perovskite Sr₂FeMoO₆ have been studied by using a 10‐layer FeMoO₄ and SrO terminated (001)‐oriented slab model and the first‐principles projector augmented wave potential within the generalized gradient approximation as well as taking into account the on‐site Coulomb repulsive (U = 2.0 eV for Fe and 1.0 eV for Mo). An outwards relaxation is observed for several layers near surface, and the accompanying layer rumpling has a decrease tend from surface layer to inner layer. Along Fe–O–Mo–O–Fe or Mo–O–Fe–O–Mo chains, the oxygen atom is closer to the adjacent Mo atom than to the adjacent Fe atom. In FeO₆ or MoO₆ octahedra, the two axial TM?O bonds are not equal, and especially, the surface dangling bond makes the remaining one axial TM?O bond slightly shorter than four equally equatorial TM?O bonds. The half‐metallic nature and a complete (100%) spin polarization character ensure the FeMoO₄ and SrO terminated (001)‐oriented slab of double perovskite Sr₂FeMoO₆ a potential application in spintronics devices. The Fe⁺³ and Mo⁺⁵ ions are still in the (3d⁵, S = 5/2) and (4d¹, S = 1/2) states with positive and negative magnetic moments respectively and thus antiferromagnetic coupling via oxygen between them. There is no direct interaction between two nearest Fe–Fe or Mo–Mo pairs, whereas the hybridizations between Fe 3d and 4s, O 2s and 2p, as well as Mo 4d, 5s and 5p orbitals are fairly significant. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Mössbauer and magnetic studies of La0.8Sr0.2CoO3-δ CMR perovskite

In this paper we present ⁵⁷Co emission Mössbauer and AC magnetic susceptibility studies of La_0.8Sr_0.2CoO_3-δ perovskite. The observed coexistence of paramagnetic and magnetic subspectra in the ⁵⁷Co emission Mössbauer spectra, as well as the difference of their isomer shifts support the existence of electronic phase separation in this perovskite, in good agreement with the double exchange based cluster model.     

Structural,magnetic and transport properties of S doping in Sr2FeMoO6 compound

The polycrystalline Sr₂FeMoO_6-xS_x (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) series were synthesized. The structure of Sr₂FeMoO_6-xS_x is assigned to tetragonal system with space group I4/mmm. The cell volume decreases with x from 0.0 to 0.3, then, increases with x from 0.3 to 0.4. S doping leads the oxygen/sulfur at 4e and 8h positions to movement away from Fe and to displacement toward Mo, respectively. The M_S at room temperature increases with degree of order of Fe and Mo ions. The electrical resistivity for studied samples exhibits a semiconductor-like behavior. The resistivity decreases with S doping. The electrical transport behavior is mainly dominated by electron-electron interactions except x = 0.4 in 0.0 magnetic field.     

Synthesis, structure, magnetic properties and structural distortion under high pressure of a new osmate, Sr2CuOsO6

A new osmate Sr₂CuOsO₆ was synthesized and its structure refined using powder synchrotron X-ray diffraction. The results of the Reitveld refinements indicate complete B-cation order in a double perovskite crystal structure. Furthermore, the analysis of the B-cation bond lengths indicates a symmetric coordination around Os, as opposed to a significant distortion of Cu-O bond lengths. The octahedral distortion around Cu(II) is characteristic of a Jahn-Teller distortion. Within the crystal structure of Sr₂CuOsO₆, the long Cu-O bonds are aligned in the same direction along the c-axis in the tetragonal unit cell. This parallel arrangement of long Cu-O bonds produces a lattice parameter ratio, c/(2^1/2a), that is greater than unity. The magnetic susceptibility of Sr₂CuOsO₆ was measured using a SQUID magnetometer and was observed to be consistent with an assignment of Cu(II)-Os(VI) formal oxidation states, thus confirming the bond valences calculated on the basis of the crystal structure. In perovskites, octahedral tilting and bond shortening are two competing compression mechanisms. Compression mechanisms of this double perovskite were characterized using high-pressure synchrotron X-ray diffraction. Application of hydrostatic pressure up to 6 GPa significantly decreased the lattice parameter ratio, demonstrating the primary compression mechanism is a shortening of the long Cu-O bond.     

Suppression of charge imbalance via Li+-Mn4+ co-incorporated Sr2YSbO6 red phosphors for warm w-LEDs

Mn⁴⁺-activated double perovskite phosphors with composition diversity have presented excellent luminescent performances. However, the charge imbalance between Mn⁴⁺ and matrix cations would increase non-radiative recombination and reduce the structural stability. Here, novel high-efficiency stable Li⁺/Mn⁴⁺ co-incorporated Sr₂YSbO₆ red phosphors are successfully synthesized via a solid-state reaction method for warm w-LEDs, where the Li⁺ ions have the effect of charge balance for Sr₂YSbO₆:Mn⁴⁺ and reduce the non-radiative energy transfer among Mn⁴⁺ ions. It is demonstrated that the substitution of Li⁺–Mn⁴⁺ pairs for Sb⁵⁺ can enhance the bonding with low-shifted diffraction peaks and high emission intensity, and prolong the decay lifetime, compared with those of Mn⁴⁺ single-doped ones. Impressively, the thermal stability is enhanced to 89.72% from 84.61% at the original value of 303 K. Finally, a w-LED device based on the optimal phosphor Sr₂YSbO₆:0.01Mn⁴⁺/0.01Li⁺ red component exhibits a correlated color temperature of 4487 K and color rendering index of 80.2. Therefore, the incorporated Li⁺ ions serve as both charge compensator and co-activator in Mn⁴⁺-activated double perovskite phosphors with the aim of high luminescent performance and thermal stability.     

Ein neues Bleistrontiumferrat(III): Die Kristallstruktur der Phase Pb4Sr2Fe6O15

A New Lead Strontium Ferrate(III): The Crystal Structure of the Phase Pb₄Sr₂Fe₆O₁₅ At orthorhombic single crystals of Pb₄Sr₂Fe₆O₁₅ (a = 568.73(8), b = 392.03(4), c = 2107.5(3) pm; Z = 4/3, space group Pnma) a X-ray structure determination has been performed (R₁ = 0,036 for 488 ?observed”? resp. wR₂ = 0,073 for all 643 independent reflexions). It revealed a framework of polyhedra related to perovskite, in which chains of edgesharing pyramids [FeO₅] (average Fe1? O: 197 pm; Fe1? Fe1: 305.5 pm) are linked via apices with corner-sharing [FeO₆] octahedra (Fe2? O: 201 pm). 12–fold, strongly distorted cuboctahedrally coordinated ?perovskite positions”? show mixed occupancy by 2/3 Sr + 1/3 Pb (= Sr2; Sr2? O: 287 pm). More spacy channels, running parallel to the chains of pyramids along [010] of the structure, contain lead atoms only. The double occupancy of the corresponding cages results in short distances Pb1? Pb1 (355.9 pm) and Pb1? Fe2 (314.4 pm), as well as in a very asymmetric [PbO₆] coordination (Pb1? O: 253 pm), in the opposite hemisphere of which the lone electron pair s² is supposed to be located. Details are communicated and structural relations discussed.     

Fe and Cr K‐edges EXAFS Study of Double Perovskite (Sr2‐xCax)FeMoO6 (0 ≤ x ≤ 2.0) and Sr2CrMO6 (M = Mo,W) Systems

The local structure of the double perovskite (Sr_2‐xCa_x)FeMoO₆ (0 ≤ × ≤ 2.0) and Sr₂CrMO₆ (M = Mo, W) systems have been probed by extended X‐ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy at the Fe and Cr K‐edges. We found Fe‐O (ave) distance apparently decreases from 1.999 Å (x = 0) to 1.991 Å (x = 1.0) in (Sr_2‐xCa_x)FeMoO₆ (tetragonal structure). When x is increased further from 1.5 to 2.0, the Fe‐O bond distance decreased from 2.034 Å to 2.012 Å (monoclinic structure). In addition, Cr‐O, Sr‐Cr, and Cr‐Mo bond distances in Sr₂CrWO₆ are all slightly larger than the bond distances of Sr₂CrMoO₆, which is due to the ionic radius of the W⁵⁺ (0.62 Å) which is larger than the ionic radius of Mo⁵⁺ (0.61 Å). The results are consistent with our XRD refinements data.     

Sr2MgOsO6: A Frustrated Os6+ (5d2) Double Perovskite with Strong Antiferromagnetic Interactions

The Os⁶⁺ (t_2g²) double perovskite Sr₂MgOsO₆ was prepared as polycrystalline material from the respective binary metal oxides. Sr₂MgOsO₆ crystallizes with the tetragonal space group I4/m. Magnetization and specific heat measurements show a broad anomaly near 100 K, but no well‐defined cusp. The magnetism is governed by strong antiferromagnetic interactions. Sr₂MgOsO₆ constitutes a new example for the peculiar, poorly understood magnetism of 5d² ions on a frustrated fcc lattice, where spin‐orbit coupling and orbital physics are expected to play an important role.     

Perovskite related phases in the Sr5Nb4O15 - SrTiO3 - Sr4Nb2O9 system

Phase relations have been investigated within the Sr₅Nb₄O₁₅−SrTiO₃−Sr₄Nb₂O₉ region of the SrO−Nb₂O₅−TiO₂ system with a view to clarifying the occurrence of fully oxidised perovskite related phases. Overall phase analysis was carried out by powder X-ray diffraction and microstructures were clarified by transmission electron microscopy. There is only one main composition triangle in this area at 1350°C. The tie-line between Sr₅Nb₄O₁₅ and SrTiO₃ contains a homologous series of hexagonal layered perovskite phases including Sr₆Nb₄TiO₁₈ and Sr₇Nb₄Ti₂O₂₁. The phase Sr₄Nb₂O₉ is a nonstoichiometric phase with a disordered perovskite structure. There is some extension of this phase along the Sr₄Nb₂O₉−SrTiO₃ tie-line, but SrTiO₃ does not show a significant composition range. Samples with a composition Sr₄Nb₂O₉, when heated at 900°C show several ordered modifications. Samples along the Sr₄Nb₂O₉−SrTiO₃ tie-line which are annealed at 900°C contain these ordered materials together with samples showing considerable short range order which increases as the Ti content increases.     

Revisiting the Sr–Cr(IV)–O system at high pressure and temperature with special reference to Sr3Cr2O7

High pressure and temperature are used to synthesise perovskite related phases in the Sr–Cr(IV)–O system. The n = 1, 2 and ∞ members of the Sr_n+1Cr_nO_3n+1 family have been obtained. Another new member, n = 3 as well as an hexagonal layered perovskite have also been observed by transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction. The average structure of Sr₃Cr₂O₇ as determined by XRD has space group I4/mmm, whereas its microstructure includes a large amount of defects both in the layer stacking and within the layers. 2D magnetism and a large electrical resistance in Sr₃Cr₂O₇ are observed as opposed to the nonlocalized electronic behaviour of SrCrO₃.     

Electron doping versus antisite defects: Structural and magnetic properties of Sr2−xLaxCrMoO6 and Sr2−xLaxCr1+x/2Mo1−x/2O6 perovskites

This study reports the synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of Sr_2?xLa_xCrMoO₆ and Sr_2?xLa_xCr_1+x/2Mo_1?x/2O₆ samples. Although both series exhibit similar crystal structures, Sr_2?xLa_xCrMoO₆ samples present an effective electron doping revealed by a significant expansion of the unit cell with increasing x. In Sr_2?xLa_xCr_1+x/2Mo_1?x/2O₆ samples instead, the Cr-excess leads to a non electron doped system. Both series show a large amount of antisite defects whose number increases as La-content increases. Neutron diffraction patterns reveal the existence of long-range magnetic ordering for all samples but the magnetic peaks are very broad for Sr₂CrMoO₆ indicating a short coherence length of the magnetic ordering. This coherence length is increased upon replacing Sr by La. In both systems there is a clear increase of the magnetic transition temperature with increasing the La-content. The samples show ferromagnetic contributions at low temperature as deduced from the magnetic hysteresis loops typical of hard ferromagnetic materials. However, magnetic saturation is not achieved even at 5 T and the magnetic moment at this field is small. The ac magnetic susceptibility reveals the existence of several anomalies suggesting that these compounds are magnetically inhomogeneous. This is probably due to the presence of the large amount of structural defects not homogenously distributed.     

Preparation and Dielectric Properties of Mn-Doped Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3-MgTiO3 Composite Ceramics

Barium strontium titanate (Ba_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃, BST) nano-powders were prepared using Ba(NO₃)₂, Sr(NO₃)₂, oxalic acid dehydrate, and tetrabutyl titanate (Ti(OC4H9)4) as precursors by the chemical co-precipitation method. The product was characterized by thermogravimetry-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) thermal analyses, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental results indicated that the resulting Ba_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃ nano-powders were homogeneous with agglomerated nature. The Ba_0.6Sr_0.4TiO₃-MgTiO₃ (BST-MT) bulk composite ceramics doped by Mn were obtained by the traditional solid phase method. The XRD patterns demonstrated that Mn-doped BST was unable to change the perovskite crystalline structure of BST materials. SEM photographs revealed that the crystalline grains became larger with increasing the content of doping Mn (<1.5% (x, molar fraction)) and then the size of grains decreased after the Mn content exceeded 1.5% in the BST ceramics, suggesting the effect of Mn doping on the morphologies of BST-MT composites. The dielectric properties of BST-MT composite ceramics doped with 0.1%-2.0% (x) Mn were investigated systematically. Two effects of Mn doping on the dielectric properties of the BST-MT composite ceramics were observed. At low Mn doping concentrations (<1.5%), Mn mainly acted as an acceptor dopant to replace Ti at the B site of ABO3 perovskite structure, leading to a diffused phase transition. It was also observed that the grain size increased drastically as the Mn content increased and thus caused the decrease of dielectric loss. At higher Mn doping concentrations (>1.5%), the grain size decreased and the suppression of permittivity and the drastic increase of the dielectric losses were observed, which indicated a “composite” mixing effect.     

Structural and magnetic details of 3d-element doped Sr2Fe0.75T0.25MoO6

We present a systematic and thorough structural study of the double perovskite series Sr₂Fe_0.75T_0.25MoO₆ (T=Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co) by means of high resolution neutron diffraction as a function of temperature. The results have been complemented with room-temperature X-ray diffraction, magnetotransport and magnetisation measurements. Our study reveals the exceptionally strong influence of the 3d dopant on both long-range magnetic order (T_C) and structural transition to a low-temperature tetragonal phase (T_S). A decoupling of both magnetic and structural behaviour has been found in all cases except for T=Cr and Fe, ruling out a simple magnetostructural effect. A third transition (T_tetra) where the system becomes metrically cubic has been found and its nonequivalence to T_S investigated in detail. In the case of T=Sc, Mn, a further symmetry reduction to a low-temperature monoclinic structure has been detected. The obtained results are discussed in terms of the size and valence state of the dopant, and correlated with the magnetic and electrical transport properties.     

Electrochemical performance of La-doped Sr2MgMoO6−δ in natural gas

Modification of the double perovskite Sr₂MgMoO_6−δ by La substitution has shown that Sr_2−xLa_xMgMoO_6−δ with 0.6 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.8 has better performance as the anode of a solid oxide fuel cell. With a Sr_1.2La_0.8MgMoO_6−δ anode, LSGM electrolyte, SrCo_0.8Fe_0.2O_3−δ cathode, and a La_0.5Ce_0.4O_1.7−δ buffer layer between the anode and the electrolyte, a maximum power density of 550 mW/cm² has been obtained for a SOFC operating on wet methane (3%H₂O) at 800 °C. The performance of the SOFC using C₂H₆ fuel, like that of CH₄, changes little on switching from dry C₂H₆ to 3% H₂O/C₂H₆, but improvement with wet C₃H₈ shows that some steam will need to be added to a moderately desulfurized natural-gas fuel.     

Metal valences in electron-doped (Sr,La)2FeTaO6 double perovskite: A Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy study

Substitution of divalent Sr by trivalent La is found to affect the valence states of both of the two B-site cations, Fe and Ta, in the double perovskite oxide (Sr_1−xLa_x)₂FeTaO₆. Moreover, it improves the degree of order of these cations. From ⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectra the average Fe valence was found to decrease with increasing La substitution level, x. However, the valence of Fe decreased less than expected if the valence of Ta was assumed to remain constant. Hence, we conclude that also the valence of Ta decreases.     

Compression mechanisms of symmetric and Jahn-Teller distorted octahedra in double perovskites: A2CuWO6 (A=Sr, Ba), Sr2CoMoO6, and La2LiRuO6

Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction was used to study the high pressure dependence of the lattice parameter and structural evolution of the monoclinic La₂LiRuO₆ and tetragonal Sr₂CoMoO₆, Sr₂CuWO₆, and Ba₂CuWO₆ double perovskite phases. The c lattice parameters of Sr₂CuWO₆ and Ba₂CuWO₆ decreased more rapidly than the a lattice parameters and Ba₂CuWO₆ exhibited a more anisotropic compression compared to Sr₂CuWO₆. Based on lower pressure refinements of Ba₂CuWO₆, the anisotropic compression is proposed to be due to the preferential compression of the Cu-O bonds containing cooperative Jahn-Teller distortions aligned parallel to the c-axis, which is in contrast to Sr₂CoMoO₆, where the change in the octahedral tilting and symmetric bond compression is the prevailing compression mechanism. The bulk moduli were obtained from a fit of the volume-pressure data using the second-order Murnaghan equation of state.     

Über Geordnete Perowskite mit Kationenfehlstellen. IX. Verbindungen vom Typ Sr2Sr1/4B□1/4WO6≙Sr8SrB□W4O24 (BIII  La,Pr, Nd,Sm – Tm,Y)

On Ordered Perovskites with Cationic Vacancies. IX. Compounds of the Type Sr₂Sr_1/4B □_1/4WO₆?Sr₈SrB ?W₄O₂₄ (B^III ? La, Pr, Nd, Sm–Tm, Y) The compounds Sr₂Sr_1/4B□_1/4WO₆?Sr₈SrB?W₄O₂₄ belong to the group of perovskites with octahedral cationic vacancies (cation/vacancy ratio (CN 6) ?:1). For the larger B^III ions (La, Pr, Nd, Sm–Dy) different ordering effects are observed. The perovskites with B^III ? Sm, Eu, Gd are polymorphic too (HT modification: higher ordered cubic perovskite (B^III ? Gd: a = 2X8.23₄ Å); LT modification: hexagonal perovskite stacking polytype (B^III ? Gd: a = 9.95₄ Å; c = 19.0₄ Å)). With the smaller B^III ions (Ho, Er, Tm and Y) a cubic, 1:1 ordered perovskite type is observed.