Iron cobaltite powders CoxFe3ÿxO4 (1rxr2.46) were synthesized with compositions in between the cobalt ferrite CoFe2O4 and Co2.46Fe0.54O4. The cationic distribution of pure spinel phases was determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy: as Co content increases in the spinel oxide, Co cations replace Fe cations in the octahedral sites and Co cations migrate from octahedral to tetrahedral sites. Saturatio...

Control over structure and composition of (ABO3) perovskite oxides offers exciting opportunities since these materials possess unique, tunable properties. Perovskite oxides with cobalt B-site cations are particularly promising, as the range of the cation's stable oxidation states leads to many possible structural frameworks. Here, we report growth of strontium cobalt oxide thin films by molecul...

Mixed holmium cobaltite-chromite HoCo0.5Cr0.5O3 with orthorhombic perovskite structure (structure type GdFeO3, space group Pbnm) was obtained by solid state reaction of corresponding oxides in air at 1373 K. Room- and high-temperature structural parameters were derived from high-resolution X-ray synchrotron powder diffraction data collected in situ in the temperature range of 300-1140 K. Analys...

The destruction of the ferromagnetism of alloyed SrRuO(3) can be caused by electron localization at the substitution sites. Among all the non-magnetic cations that enter the B site, Zr(4+) is the least disruptive to conductivity and ferromagnetism. This is because Zr(4+) does not cause any charge disorder, and its empty d electron states which are poorly matched in energy with the Ru t(2g)(4) s...

Perovskite oxides are attractive candidates as catalysts for the electrolysis of water in alkaline energy storage and conversion systems. However, the rational design of active catalysts has been hampered by the lack of understanding of the mechanism of water electrolysis on perovskite surfaces. Key parameters that have been overlooked include the role of oxygen vacancies, B-O bond covalency, a...

Iron cobaltite powders CoxFe3ÿxO4 (1rxr2.46) were synthesized with compositions in between the cobalt ferrite CoFe2O4 and Co2.46Fe0.54O4. The cationic distribution of pure spinel phases was determined by Mössbauer spectroscopy: as Co content increases in the spinel oxide, Co cations replace Fe cations in the octahedral sites and Co cations migrate from octahedral to tetrahedral sites. Saturatio...