Abstract
We synthesize ScCoO3 perovskite and its solid solutions, ScCo1−xFexO3 and ScCo1−xCrxO3, under high pressure (6 GPa) and high temperature (1570 K) conditions. We find noticeable shifts from the stoichiometric compositions, expressed as (Sc1−xMx)MO3 with x = 0.05–0.11 and M = Co, (Co, Fe) and (Co, Cr). The crystal structure of (Sc0.95Co0.05)CoO3 is refined using synchrotron x-ray powder diffraction data: space group Pnma (No. 62), Z = 4 and lattice parameters a = 5.26766(1) Å, b = 7.14027(2) Å and c = 4.92231(1) Å. (Sc0.95Co0.05)CoO3 crystallizes in the GdFeO3-type structure similar to other members of the perovskite cobaltite family, ACoO3 (A3+ = Y and Pr-Lu). There is evidence that (Sc0.95Co0.05)CoO3 has non-magnetic low-spin Co3+ ions at the B site and paramagnetic high-spin Co3+ ions at the A site. In the iron-doped samples (Sc1−xMx)MO3 with M = (Co, Fe), Fe3+ ions have a strong preference to occupy the A site of such perovskites at small doping levels.
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