About specific features of the structure modulation in the Bi-ferrate compounds isostructural with Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8

The single-crystalline specimens of the Fe-doped (5% ⁵⁷Fe) Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O₈ (2212Cu) compound have been synthesized to compare the behavior of the structure modulation in Bi-cuprate and Bi-ferrate compounds. According to the Mössbauer data obtained, one can conclude that extra oxygen, related to the presence of Cu³⁺ in 2212Cu, is most probably arranged in the Ca layer rather than in the Bi layer, as was supposed in the model of extra oxygen. Based on the analysis of the experimental data we propose the explanation of the structure modulation in Bi compounds. Due to the mismatch between the internal perovskite block and the external BiO layers the structure of the Bi compounds is distorted. The Sr layer being boundary between these blocks probably is most distorted and stressed. We suppose that the different changes related to the modulation can occur just in this layer. The Bi excess, which is always present in Bi compounds (especially in single crystals), can be just the necessary condition at which the modulation appears. Extra oxygen in principle can be present in modulated structures. However, in our opinion, it only complements the influence of other factors and is not the driving force in the structure modulation.