Single Crystal Growth of Multiferroic Double Perovskites: Yb2CoMnO6 and Lu2CoMnO6
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
3. Results
4. Summary
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Yb2CoMnO6 | Lu2CoMnO6 | |
---|---|---|
Structure | Monoclinic | Monoclinic |
Space group | P21/n | P21/n |
a (Å) | 5.19438 (6) | 5.17567 (9) |
b (Å) | 5.56824 (7) | 5.56266 (9) |
c (Å) | 7.44012 (9) | 7.43049 (13) |
β (deg.) | 90.39966 (40) | 90.43100 (45) |
V (Å3) | 215.1895 | 213.9214 |
Yb/ Lu (x, y, z) | 0.51951 (1) | 0.51905 (3) |
0.54826 (5) | 0.57526 (1) | |
0.25018 (2) | 0.25111 (3) | |
Co (x, y, z) | (0.5, 0, 0) | (0.5, 0, 0) |
Mn (x, y, z) | (0, 0.5, 0) | (0, 0.5, 0) |
O1 (x, y, z) | 0.38995 (7) | 0.37392 (18) |
0.95622 (6) | 0.95756 (11) | |
0.26595 (11) | 0.26913 (16) | |
O2 (x, y, z) | 0.15383 (12) | 0.16546 (17) |
0.18749 (12) | 0.19740 (16) | |
−0.05387 (7) | −0.06343 (10) | |
O3 (x, y, z) | 0.28909 (16) | 0.29886 (26) |
0.69364 (12) | 0.67911 (24) | |
−0.06026 (7) | −0.051403 (16) | |
Rp (%) | 7.78 | 9.04 |
Rwp (%) | 6.62 | 8.23 |
Rexp (%) | 3.71 | 3.72 |
χ2 | 3.18 | 4.89 |
Bond Length (Å) | Yb2CoMnO6 | Lu2CoMnO6 |
---|---|---|
Yb/Lu-O1 | 2.228 (4) | 2.141 (10) |
Yb/Lu-O2 | 2.167 (7) | 2.181 (9) |
Yb/Lu-O3 | 2.268 (7) | 2.26 (13) |
Co-O1 | 2.077 (8) | 2.121 (12) |
Co-O2 | 2.115 (7) | 2.101 (9) |
Co-O3 | 2.075 (8) | 2.100 (13) |
Mn-O1 | 1.845 (15) | 1.846 (12) |
Mn-O2 | 1.957 (7) | 1.948 (9) |
Mn-O3 | 1.905 (8) | 1.882 (15) |
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Choi, H.Y.; Moon, J.Y.; Kim, J.H.; Choi, Y.J.; Lee, N. Single Crystal Growth of Multiferroic Double Perovskites: Yb2CoMnO6 and Lu2CoMnO6. Crystals 2017, 7, 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst7030067
Choi HY, Moon JY, Kim JH, Choi YJ, Lee N. Single Crystal Growth of Multiferroic Double Perovskites: Yb2CoMnO6 and Lu2CoMnO6. Crystals. 2017; 7(3):67. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst7030067
Chicago/Turabian StyleChoi, Hwan Young, Jae Young Moon, Jong Hyuk Kim, Young Jai Choi, and Nara Lee. 2017. "Single Crystal Growth of Multiferroic Double Perovskites: Yb2CoMnO6 and Lu2CoMnO6" Crystals 7, no. 3: 67. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst7030067