Anomalous Thermal Behaviour of Mixed Cobaltites-Ferrites and Cobaltites-Chromites

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Series of the mixed cobaltites-ferrites RCo1xFexO3 (x = 0.1–0.9) and cobaltites-chromites RCo0.5Cr0.5O3 (R = Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Er) with the orthorhombic perovskite structure (space group Pbnm) have been prepared from stoichiometric amounts of rare earth oxides, Co3O4, Fe2O3 and Cr2O3 by solid-state reaction in air at 1473–1573 K. In situ high-temperature X-ray synchrotron powder diffraction revealed anomalous lattice expansion of both series, which is reflected in a sigmoidal dependence of the unit cell dimensions and in abnormal anisotropic increase of the thermal expansion coefficients (TEC). Depending on the composition, several broad maxima in the temperature range of 500−1000 K are observed, which are evidently connected with the transitions of Co3+ cations to the higher spin states. The observed anomalies in the mixed cobaltites-ferrites and cobaltites-chromites are less pronounced compared with the corresponding “pure” cobaltites.

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