Nonstoichiometry and physical properties of the SrSn{sub 1{minus}x}Fe{sub x}O{sub 3{minus}y} system
- Yonsei Univ., Seoul (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Chemistry
Perovskite-type compounds in the SrSn{sub 1{minus}x}Fe{sub x}O{sub 3{minus}y} series (x = 0.00, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, and 1.00) system have been prepared by the ceramic method. XRD patterns of the samples assign all the composition to cubic symmetry in which Sn and Fe ions are randomly distributed over 6-coordinate B site. Mohr salt analysis shows that the ratio of Fe{sup 4+} ions ({tau}) and the y value increase with the x value and nonstoichiometric chemical formulas of the system can be formulated from the x, {tau}, and y values. The Moessbauer spectra also show that Fe ions have a mixed valence state between Fe{sup 3+} and Fe{sup 4+} with high spin states that are randomly distributed over the Sn matrix. The electrical conductivity of the compounds, except the insulator SrSnO{sub 3}, results from electron transfer from Fe{sup 3+} (t{sub 2g}{sup 3}e{sub g}{sup 2}) ions to Fe{sup 4+} (t{sub 2g}{sup 3}e{sub g}{sup 1}) ions through the Fe-O-Fe bond with the e{sub g} electron hole as an acceptor. Since the diamagnetic Sn matrix acts as a wall between domains with superexchange interaction of Fe-O-Fe and forms a conduction barrier, the electrical conductivities of the SrSn{sub 1{minus}x}Fe{sub x}O{sub 3{minus}y} system increase with the x value. In the case of the compounds with x = 0.25 and 0.50, the field-cooled magnetization data show hysteresis while zero-field-cooled data show paramagnetic behavior at 5K. There is ferromagnetic Fe{sup 3+}-O{sup 2}-Fe{sup 4+} coupling within small domains over the diamagnetic Sn{sup 4+} matrix. The small magnetic domains are frozen with magnetization vectors aligned along the direction of the external magnetic field for the FC. Therefore, the compounds with x = 0.25 and 0.50 show divergence between the FC and ZFC magnetic susceptibility curves.
- OSTI ID:
- 329179
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Journal Name: Journal of Solid State Chemistry Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 142; ISSN 0022-4596; ISSN JSSCBI
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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