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Ovsyannikov SV, Aslandukova AA, Aslandukov A, Chariton S, Tsirlin AA, Korobeynikov IV, Morozova NV, Fedotenko T, Khandarkhaeva S, Dubrovinsky L. Structural Stability and Properties of Marokite-Type γ-Mn 3O 4. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:13440-13452. [PMID: 34492760 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
We synthesized single crystals of marokite (CaMn2O4)-type orthorhombic manganese (II,III) oxide, γ-Mn3O4, in a multianvil apparatus at pressures of 10-24 GPa. The magnetic, electronic, and optical properties of the crystals were investigated at ambient pressure. It was found that γ-Mn3O4 is a semiconductor with an indirect band gap Eg of 0.96 eV and two antiferromagnetic transitions (TN) at ∼200 and ∼55 K. The phase stability of the γ-Mn3O4 crystals was examined in the pressure range of 0-60 GPa using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. A bulk modulus of γ-Mn3O4 was determined to be B0 = 235.3(2) GPa with B' = 2.6(6). The γ-Mn3O4 phase persisted over the whole pressure range studied and did not transform or decompose upon laser heating of the sample to ∼3500 K at 60 GPa. This result seems surprising, given the high-pressure structural diversity of iron oxides with similar stoichiometries. With an increase in pressure, the degree of distortion of MnO6 polyhedra decreased. Furthermore, there are signs indicating a limited charge transfer between the Mn3+ ions in the octahedra and the Mn2+ ions in the trigonal prisms. Our results demonstrate that the high-pressure behavior of the structural, electronic, and chemical properties of manganese oxides strongly differs from that of iron oxides with similar stoichiometries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sergey V Ovsyannikov
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany.,Institute for Solid State Chemistry of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 91 Pervomayskaya Strasse, Yekaterinburg 620219, Russia
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- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
| | - Stella Chariton
- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
| | - Alexander A Tsirlin
- Experimental Physics VI, Center for Electronic Correlations and Magnetism, Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany
| | - Igor V Korobeynikov
- M. N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 S. Kovalevskaya Strasse, Yekaterinburg 620137, Russia
| | - Natalia V Morozova
- M. N. Miheev Institute of Metal Physics of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 S. Kovalevskaya Strasse, Yekaterinburg 620137, Russia
| | - Timofey Fedotenko
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Material Physics and Technology at Extreme Conditions, Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
| | - Leonid Dubrovinsky
- Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universität Bayreuth, Universitätsstrasse 30, D-95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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