Synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of LaM 1.5 II MnFeO6 manganitoferrites (MII = Mg,Ca, Sr,Ba)

LaM _1.5 ^II MnFeO₆ manganitoferrites (M^II = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) have been synthesized by ceramic technology from lanthanum oxide, manganese(III) oxide, iron(III) oxide, and alkali-earth carbonates. X-ray powder diffraction shows that these compounds crystallize in cubic crystal system with the following unit cell parameters: for LaMg_1.5MnFeO₆: a = 20.232 ± 0.032 Å, V ⁰ = 8281.642 ± 0.096 ų, Z = 10, ρ_X = 7.38 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 7.29 ± 0.06 g/cm³; for LaCa_1.5MnFeO₆: a = 20.056 ± 0.017 Å, V ₀ = 8067.388 ± 0.051 ų, Z = 8, ρ_X = 5.89 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 5.78 ± 0.06 g/cm³; for LaSr_1.5MnFeO₆: a = 20.117 ± 0.021 Å, V ₀ = 8141.223 ± 0.063 ų, Z = 8, V _u.c. ⁰ = 1017.653 ± 0.008 ų, ρ_X = 6.64 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 6.56 Å 0.08 g/cm³; for LaBa_1.5MnFeO₆: a = 20.361 ± 0.025 Å, V ₀ = 8441.066 ± 0.075 ų, Z = 8, ρ_X = 7.31 g/cm³, ρ_pycn = 7.25 ± 0.07 g/cm³.