Abstract
Structural and spectroscopic analyses revealed that the quadruple perovskite CaCu3Fe4O12 undergoes an "inverse" electron charge transfer in which valence electrons move from B-site Fe to A'-site Cu ions (∼3Cu(∼2.4+) + 4Fe(∼3.65+) → ∼3Cu(∼2.2+) + 4Fe(∼3.8+)) simultaneously with a charge disproportionation transition (4Fe(∼3.8+) → ∼2.4Fe(3+) + ∼1.6Fe(5+)), on cooling below 210 K. The direction of the charge transfer for CaCu3Fe4O12 is opposite to those reported for other perovskite oxides such as BiNiO3 and ACu3Fe4O12 (A = Sr(2+) or the large trivalent rare-earth metal ions), in which the electrons move from A/A'-site to B-site ions. This finding sheds a light on a new aspect in intermetallic phenomena for complex transition metal compounds.
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