A note on the different crystalline features of the EuMnO<sub>3</sub>-based solid solutions as a function of the modifying cation nature

The structural properties of solid solutions based on EuMnO<sub>3</sub>, in which Eu has been substituted by divalent Ca<sup>2+</sup> and Mn by the divalent cation Ni<sup>2+</sup> or the variable valence cation Co<sup>2+</sup>-Co<sup>3+</sup&g...

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Main Authors: Peña, O., Tartaj, J., Moure, A., Moure, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2010-12-01
Series:Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio
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Online Access:http://ceramicayvidrio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/ceramicayvidrio/article/view/147/145
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Summary:The structural properties of solid solutions based on EuMnO<sub>3</sub>, in which Eu has been substituted by divalent Ca<sup>2+</sup> and Mn by the divalent cation Ni<sup>2+</sup> or the variable valence cation Co<sup>2+</sup>-Co<sup>3+</sup> have been studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). These substitutions lead to changes in the lattice parameters and the symmetry of the orthorhombic, O’ perovskite-type of the pristine compound EuMnO<sub>3</sub>. The structural changes depend on several factors. Solid solutions Eu(Mn,Ni)O<sub>3</sub> and Eu(Mn,Co)O<sub>3</sub> change from the O’-type to O-type orthorhombic perovskite symmetry when the content of the Mn<sup>3+</sup> cation decreases due to the progressive substitution by Ni and Co. This change occurs for a percentage of the Ni<sup>2+</sup> cation of 20 at%, whereas for the Co cation, only 10 at% are needed for such a transition. (Eu,Ca)MnO<sub>3</sub> solid solutions showed a different behaviour. Even at an amount as high as 50 at% Ca<sup>2+</sup> there is no transition from O’ to O-type orthorhombic perovskite symmetry. The tolerance factor, t, increases monotonically for both Eu(Mn,Ni)O<sub>3</sub> and (Eu,Ca)MnO<sub>3</sub>, while for Eu(Mn,Co)O<sub>3</sub> it first decreases and then increases. The increase is lower for Ni-based and Co-based samples than for the Ca-based ones.<br><br>Las propiedades estructurales de las soluciones sólidas basadas en EuMnO<sub>3</sub>, en donde Eu ha sido sustituido por Ca<sup>2+</sup>, y Mn por Ni<sup>2+</sup> o por un catión de valencia variable tal como Co, (II ó III) han sido estudiadas por Difracción de Rayos X, (DRX). Estas sustituciones llevan a cambios en los parámetros de red y en la simetría de la perovskita tipo O’ propia del compuesto EuMnO<sub>3</sub>. Los cambios estructurales dependen de la cantidad y del tipo de catión sustituyente. Ni y Co inducen un cambio desde la estructura tipo O’ a la O para 20 at% Ni y 10 at% Co respectivamente. Por su parte, la incorporación de Ca en lugares A induce este cambio para x(Ca) > 50 at%. El factor de tolerancia de la estructura perovskita también muestra un comportamiento diferente en función del catión modificador.
ISSN:0366-3175