Abstract
Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), Raman scattering, and neutron- and x-ray-diffraction experiments were performed in polycrystalline samples of La2Ni0.5Li0.5O4 as a function of temperature. Structural studies confirm a partial cation ordering of Ni and Li at the metal sites. As the temperature decreases, EPR measurements show an increasing g-value anisotropy (g⊥ - g∥) and neutron and x-ray-diffraction experiments an increase of the c/a ratio. These results are interpreted in terms of the stabilization of the Ni3+(3d7) 2A1g low-spin configuration in the NiO6 Jahn-Teller distorted octahedra.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 9593-9598 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| State | Published - Oct 1 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |