Hydrothermal synthesis of the perovskite manganites Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}MnO{sub 3} and Nd{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}MnO{sub 3} and alkali-earth manganese oxides CaMn{sub 2}O{sub 4}, 4H-SrMnO{sub 3}, and 2H-BaMnO{sub 3}
- Department of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD (United Kingdom)
We report the synthesis of the perovskite manganites Pr{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}MnO{sub 3} and Nd{sub 0.5}Sr{sub 0.5}MnO{sub 3} using mild hydrothermal conditions. Both are formed as polycrystalline powders from solutions of metal salts in aqueous potassium hydroxide at 240 deg. C, and crystallise as a tetragonal polymorph (space group I4/mcm). Scanning electron microscopy shows both materials to contain cuboid-shaped crystallites several microns in dimension, and the average particle size is verified by light scattering measurements. We also report the first hydrothermal synthesis of 2H-BaMnO{sub 3} and 4H-SrMnO{sub 3}, and the first subcritical hydrothermal synthesis of CaMn{sub 2}O{sub 4} (marokite). Despite the formation of these alkali-earth manganese oxides at 240 deg. C, we have been unable to isolate rare-earth manganese oxides LnMnO{sub 3} using similar conditions. We discuss the formation of perovskite manganites in hydrothermal reactions by relating our new results to those manganites already reported to form under hydrothermal conditions, and rationalise the trends seen by considering tolerance factor of the perovskite and the variance of the A-site metal radius.
- OSTI ID:
- 20725952
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 178, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2005.03.006; PII: S0022-4596(05)00100-3; Copyright (c) 2005 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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