Abstract
The A-site layer-ordered double perovskite SmBaFe2O6 was obtained by topochemical of oxidizing A-site layer-ordered SmBaFe2O5 in ozone at a low temperature. The compound contained unusually high and mixed valence Fe3.5+ and was found to show cascade charge transitions, described as SmBaFe3.5+2O6 → SmBa(Fe3+Fe4+)O6 → SmBa(Fe3+Fe(4-δ)+0.5Fe(4+δ)+0.5)O6 → SmBa(Fe3+1.5Fe5+0.5)O6, to relieve its electronic instability. The first Verwey-like charge-order transition occurred at 340 K and was accompanied by a significant structural change and a sudden increase in magnetic susceptibility. The following transition was the charge disproportionation of metastable Fe4+ to Fe3+ and Fe5+, and each of the spins resulted in the antiferromagnetic ground state. The most plausible charge-ordered patterns are proposed based on the electrostatic lattice energy calculations.
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