New mixed manganites-chromites RMn1–xCrxO3 and manganites-gallates RMn 1–xCrxO3

Nanocrystalline powders of new mixed manganites-chromites RMn0.5Cr0.5O3 (R = Pr, Sm, Er) and manganites-gallates RMn1-xGaxO3 (R = Pr, Sm, Eu; x = 0.25, 0.5) with orthorhombic perovskite structure were obtained by sol-gel citrate route. Crytal structure parameters and microstructural parameters of the materials were established depending on the synthesis conditions. Based on the resuts obtained formation of conntinuos solid solutions RMn1-xCrxO3 in the RMnO3-RCrO3 systems and limited solid solitions in the RMnO3-RGaO3 systems were predicted.

BiInO3 phases under asymmetric in-plane strain

Density functional theory is used to study the effect of asymmetric in-plane strain on various BiInO3 phases. Structural relaxation is carried out to simulate the growth of coherently strained epitaxial films on (001) oriented orthorhombic perovskite substrates. The results are in particular analyzed with respect to commercially available substrates in order to assess the stabilization of new and fundamentally interesting BiInO3 phases. We find that a pyroxene-like Pcca phase is energetically more favorable than the bulk-like Pna21 structure on standard cubic substrate materials, such as SrTiO3. However, the presence of imaginary phonon modes suggests that this phase is dynamically instable. The bulk-like structure instead is stable over a wide range of lattice in-plane strain, but coherent growth requires substrates with unusually large lattice parameters. We suggest the use of lanthanate substrates in order to produce high-quality thin films of the bulk phase. Graphical abstract

Suppression of metal-to-insulator transition using strong interfacial coupling at cubic and orthorhombic perovskite oxide heterointerfaces

A quasi-two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) evolved at the LaAlO3 (LAO)/SrTiO3 (STO) interface has attracted significant attention, because the insertion of perovskite titanates can tune the 2DEG conductivity.

Структура и электропроводность перовскитов Pr-=SUB=-1-x-=/SUB=-Sr-=SUB=-x-=/SUB=-MnO-=SUB=-3-=/SUB=- (x=0; 0.15; 0.25)

Pr1-xSrxMnO3 manganites (x=0; 0.15; 0.25) were synthesized by the solid-phase method at a temperature of 1250°C and have an orthorhombic perovskite-like structure (space group Pbnm). A comprehensive study of the effect of praseodymium substitution with strontium on the temperature features of the transformation of the crystal structure of the studied perovskites was performed using high-temperature radiography and differential thermal analysis. It was determined that the temperature of the Jahn-Тeller effect significantly decreases with the introduction of strontium. It is established that all samples have a semiconductor character of conductivity. Strontium doping significantly increases the electrical conductivity of praseodymium manganites, especially at temperatures below 450°C.

Correction: Suppression of metal-to-insulator transition using strong interfacial coupling at cubic and orthorhombic perovskite oxide heterointerfaces

Correction for ‘Suppression of metal-to-insulator transition using strong interfacial coupling at cubic and orthorhombic perovskite oxide heterointerfaces’ by Woonbae Sohn et al., Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 708–715, DOI: 10.1039/D0NR07545K.

Ftir and Raman Spectroscopic Study of a Complex Perovskite: Ca0.91-XCe0.09Rb0.04Csx[(Zr0.50Ti0.45)Al0.05]O3, X=0.2 to 0.4, Dedicated for Radioactive Waste Confinement

Perovskite is able to sequester simultaneously, in its structure, both actinides and alkaline-earth elements. This study is an attempt to synthesize a complex perovskite Ca0.91-xCe0.09Rb0.04Csx[(Zr0.50Ti0.45)Al0.05]O3 (0.2≤x≤0.4), doped in the same time, with Ce, Cs and Rb. The synthesis is conducted by sintering at 1150°C during 16h. XRX analysis confirms the perovskite formation. SEM observations show a less porous microstructure. FTIR analysis reveals TiO6, Ti-O-Ti, Ti-O and Zr-O vibrations. Raman spectroscopy indicates many orthorhombic perovskite active modes, as: Ti-O6 and Ti-O3 torsions, ZrO7, CaO8 vibrations, the totally symmetric oxygen, and the O-octahedron cage rotation.