This thesis investigates the structural and physical effects of changing the ratio of Mn:Ga in the anion deficient perovskite, YSr\(_3\)Mn\(_{4-x}\)GaxO\(_{10.5}\). YSr\(_3\)Mn\(_{4-x}\)GaxO\(_{10.5}\) crystallises in the tetragonal space group I4/mmm, with lattice parameters a~7.64 Å and c~15.66 Å. Magnetic characterisation indicates that the material is antiferromagnetic overall, with ferromagnetic ordering in the [001] direction of the unit cell. Earlier work on the structural analogue, Y\(_{1.07}\)Sr\(_{2.93}\)Mn\(_{2.67}\)Ga\(_{1.33}\)O\(_{10.5}\), identified a magnetic peak in the neutron diffraction pattern that could not be fitted following refinement of NPD data. This work concluded that the extra peak was due to a small MnO impurity. The effects of oxidation and fluorination on the structural and physical properties of YSr\(_3\)Mn\(_{4-x}\)Ga\(_x\)O\(_{10.5}\) with various Mn:Ga ratios are investigated. The physical and structural effects of substituting Mn\(^{3+}\) or Co\(^{3+}\) for Fe\(^{3+}\) in the perovskite related material, Pb\(_4\)Fe\(_3\)O\(_8\)Cl, have been investigated using XRPD, NPD and magnetic susceptibility measurements. An earlier characterisation of Pb\(_8\)WO\(_{10}\)Cl\(_2\) suggested a deficit on all atom sites within the unit cell. This work suggests a different structure with an intact cation and main oxygen sub-lattice. The site of an additional oxygen was established linked to tungsten. Pb\(_8\)WO\(_{10}\)Cl\(_2\) crystallises in space group I4/mmm, with a = 3.9846(2) and c = 22.690(2) Å.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:532733 |
| Date | January 2011 |
| Creators | Stephens, Deborah Ann |
| Publisher | University of Birmingham |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1512/ |
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