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Relation between electrical properties and cation-anion-cation overlap in Nd(Cr{sub 1-x}Mn{sub x})O{sub 3}

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Perovskite-type Nd(Cr{sub 1-x}Mn{sub x})O{sub 3} was stoichiometrically synthesized in the range 0{le}x{le}0.6 and has the orthorhombic GdFeO{sub 3}{sup -} type structure with space group Pnma. The average (Cr,Mn)-O distance and the effective magnetic moment ({mu}{sub eff}) indicate that the Mn{sup 3+}ion is in a high-spin state with the (d{epsilon}){sup 3}(d{gamma}){sup 1} configuration. From the results of the electrical resistivity ({rho}), Nd(Cr{sub 1-x}Mn{sub x})O{sub 3} is a semiconductor and has a maximum ionization energy ({Delta}E) at x = 0.2. Rietveld analysis indicates that each (Cr, Mn)O{sub 6} octahedron has little distortion and that the average angles for (Cr, Mn)-O(2)-(Cr, Mn) have a maximum value at x = 0.2, that is, the overlap between the cation d{epsilon} and oxygen p{pi} orbitals plays an important role in the electrical properties of Nd(Cr{sub 1-x}Mn{sub x})O{sub 3}.
OSTI ID:
210087
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 118; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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