High-Pressure Synthesis and Ferrimagnetism of Ni3TeO6-Type Mn2ScMO6 (M = Nb, Ta)

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2-2019

Abstract

The corundum-related oxides Mn2ScNbO6 and Mn2ScTaO6 were synthesized at high pressure and high temperature (6 GPa and 1475 K). Analysis of the synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction shows that Mn2ScNbO6 and Mn2ScTaO6 crystallize in Ni3TeO6-type noncentrosymmetric crystal structures with space group R3. The asymmetric crystal structure was confirmed by second harmonic generation measurement. X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopies indicate formal valence states of Mn2+ 2Sc3+Nb5+O6 and Mn2+ 2Sc3+Ta5+O6, also supported by the calculated bond valence sums. Both samples are electrically insulating. Magnetic measurements indicate that Mn2ScNbO6 and Mn2ScTaO6 order ferrimagnetically at 53 and 50 K, respectively, and Mn2ScTaO6 is found to have a field-induced magnetic transition.

Identifier

85075641026 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Inorganic Chemistry

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02468

e-ISSN

1520510X

ISSN

00201669

PubMed ID

31724852

First Page

15953

Last Page

15961

Issue

23

Volume

58

Grant

DMR-1420620

Fund Ref

National Science Foundation

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