Abstract
Bi and Pb ions with charge degree of freedom depending on 6s2 and 6s0 electronic configurations were combined with the Mn ion in a perovskite oxide. Comprehensive theoretical and experimental investigations revealed the Bi3+0.5Pb2+0.5Mn3+0.5Mn4+0.5O3 charge ordered state with CE-type spin and dz2 orbital orderings as observed in La0.5Ca0.5MnO3, Nd0.5Sr0.5MnO3, and Bi0.5Sr0.5MnO3. The charge and orbital orderings were preserved above 500 K owing to the stereochemical activity of Bi3+ and Pb2+ ions which stabilized the structural distortion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 13390-13397 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 18 |
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| State | Published - Sep 21 2020 |
Funding
This work was partially supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 19H05625 and 19K05246, from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), and by the Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (KISTEC). The synchrotron-radiation experiments were performed at SPring-8 with the approval of the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute (JASRI) (Proposal No. 2018B1860). This research used resources at the Spallation Neutron Source, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.