Temperature and nickel substitution effects on the phase transitions in the Sr2Zn1-xNixWO6 ( 0 <= x <= 1) double perovskite

• Sr2Zn1-xNixWO6 solid solutions (with 0 <= x <= 1) have been synthesized by solid-state reactions, and characterized by X-Ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The X-Ray powder diffraction (XRD) data at room temperature shows a systematical change of structure vs. nickel content: the compound adopts a monoclinic phase with a P2(1)/n space group with 0 <= x <= 0.18, a tetragonal structure with a I4/m space group with x = 0.25, and a tetragonal structure with a I4/mmm space group with 0.5 <= x <= 1. Further in-situ Raman study at elevated temperature (up to 555 degrees C) shows the pristine monoclinic phase (0 <= x <= 0.18) follows the phase path: monoclinic (P2(1)/n) -> tetragonal (I4/m) -> tetragonal (I4/ mmm) -> cubic (Fm (3) over barm); for the compound Sr2Zn0.75Ni0.25WO6, it involves later two phase transitions as tetragonal (I4/m) -> tetragonal (I4/mmm) -> cubic (Fm (3) over barm); and for the 0.5 <= x <= 1 compounds, only one phase transition I4/mmm to Fm (3) over barm was observed. The combined investigation of composition and temperature provides us a complete understanding of chemical substitution and temperature effect on structural phase transition.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Materialkemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Materials Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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Sr2Zn1-xNixWO6 double perovskite

Crystal structure

Phase transitions

X-ray diffraction

Raman spectroscopy

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