Syntheses，Structures and Properties of Some New Composition Perovskite Compounds：Sr0．6Bi0．4FeO2．7，Sr1－xBixFeO3－y and Ba1．5Pt0．5Mn2O6

New composition perovskite-type compounds with formula Sr0.6Bi0.4FeO2.7,Sr1-xBixFeO3-y(x=0.1 to 0. 9 in interveral of 0.1),and Ba1.5Pt0.5Mn2O6 have been synthsized and structurally characterized.The crystal structure of Sr0.6Bi0.4FeO2.7has been determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction,and the data of neutron powder diffraction collected at both room temperature and elevated temperature(380℃).The compound Sr0.6Bi0.4FeO2.7 crystallizes in the cubic space group of Pm3m with Z=1,a=3.9330(6) at room temperature,a=3.9498(6)A at 380℃.The magnetic structure from the neutron powder diffraction data collected at room temperature is consistent with a simple G-type antiferromagnetism and has a magnetic moment of 4.98 μB per Fe atom.The structures of Sr1-xBixFeO3-y with x other than 0.4 were also refined from the X-ray powder diffraction data.The data were consistent with a tetragonal cell when x=0.1,a rhombohedral cell when x= 0.9,and a cubic cell for x=0.2～0.8.From single crystal X-ray diffraction data,Ba1.5Pt0.5Mn2O6 crystallizes in hexagonal space group of P63mc with a= 5.7722 (6),c=4.4504(9),V=128.42(2),Z=1.The Sr(1-x)BixFeO(3-y)are found to be a good electronic and ionic conductor.

Structural,mechanical,thermodynamic and electronic properties of Pt_(3)M(M=Al,Co,Hf,Sc,Y,Zr)compounds under high pressure

In this work,the impacts of pressure on the structural,mechanical,thermodynamic and electronic properties of typical Pt_(3)M(M=Al,Co,Hf,Sc,Y,Zr)compounds were investigated systematically by the firstprinciples density function theory calculations.The calculated lattice parameters,volume and elastic constants of Pt_(3)M compounds are in good agreement with available experimental and calculation values.With the increase in pressure,the lattice parameters and volume of Pt_(3)M compounds decrease,while the elastic constants,bulk modulus,shear modulus and Young’s modulus increase.The variations in Pugh’s ratio and Poisson’s ratio indicate that these Pt_(3)M compounds are mechanically stable and ductile.The mechanical anisotropy of these Pt_(3)M compounds is enhanced by rising pressure.Thermodynamic analysis indicates that sound velocity and Debye temperature increase with the increase in stress.The charge distribution does not change obviously,implying that no phase transition occurs in the range of 0-100 GPa.

Metal-to-insulator transition in platinum group compounds

The metal-to-insulator transition(MIT) as usually achieved in 3d-orbital transitional metal(TM) compounds opens up a new paradigm in correlated electronics via triggering abrupt variations in their transportation properties.Compared to such 3d-orbital TM compounds,the MIT within the platinum group(Pg) element compounds based on the 4d-and 5d-orbital configurations is more complicated,owing to their elevation in the spinorbit coupling and meanwhile weakened intra-atomic Coulomb repulsions.This brings in a new freedom to regulate the balance in their metallic or semiconductive orbital configurations,while their MIT properties can be potentially combined with their spintronic properties to enable new electronic applications.Herein,we review the electronic transport and MIT behaviors within the existing family of Pg-containing compounds,particularly those showing first-order MIT behaviors that can be useful in correlated electronics.It is also hoped that summarizing the presently reported Pg-containing MIT compounds will lead to the discovery of more new material families and/or new mechanisms associated with the Pg-containing compounds showing MIT properties.