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Crystal and Magnetic Structures of Ca4Mn3O10, an n = 3 Ruddlesden-Popper Compound

Battle, P.D., Green, M.A., Lago, J., Millburn, J.E., Rosseinsky, M.J., Vente, J.F. (1998) Crystal and Magnetic Structures of Ca4Mn3O10, an n = 3 Ruddlesden-Popper Compound. Chemistry of Materials, 10 (2). pp. 658-664. ISSN 0897-4756. E-ISSN 1520-5002. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:51154)

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Abstract

The crystal and magnetic structures of the n = 3 Ruddlesden-Popper phase with the ideal composition Ca4Mn3O10 have been studied using X-ray and neutron powder diffraction. The crystal structure at 293 K is relatively insensitive to the partial pressure of oxygen used in sample preparation. A sample prepared in air showed an orthorhombic distortion (space group Pbca, a = 5.26557(12), b = 5.26039(11), c = 26.8276(5) �) from the ideal n = 3 RP structure, as did a sample prepared under 800 atm of O2 pressure (a = 5.26005(4), b = 5.25569(4), c = 26.83543(20) �). Both samples showed a magnetic phase transition at 115 K from a paramagnetic phase with extensive short-range spin ordering to a weakly ferromagnetic (μferro = 2 � 10-3 μB per Mn) low-temperature phase. The antiferromagnetic components of the atomic magnetic moments (2.23(2) μB per Mn) order in a G-type manner within each perovskite block, and the interblock coupling reflects the orthorhombic symmetry of the structure.

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Additional information: Unmapped bibliographic data: LA - English [Field not mapped to EPrints] J2 - Chem. Mater. [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, United Kingdom [Field not mapped to EPrints] DB - Scopus [Field not mapped to EPrints]
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics > QC173.45 Condensed Matter
Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD478 Solid State Chemistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Giles Tarver
Date Deposited: 21 Oct 2015 14:02 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:21 UTC
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