The defect structures of Mn1-xO

M. J. Radler*, J. B. Cohen, G. P. Sykora, T. Mason, D. E. Ellis, John Faber

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Abstract

In situ neutron powder diffraction patterns analyzed by the Rietveld technique show no interstitial occupation for 0 < x < 0.05 at 1673 K. At a larger deviation from stoichiometry, x = 0.09, an interstitial occupation of 2(1) pct. has been measured, similar to that observed for Fe1-xO at 1323 K. The vacancy interstitial ratio of 5.5 is indicative of a mixture of small cation vacancy clusters and unassociated cation vacancies. New theoretical results indicate that the oxygen shell around a defect cluster expands to help stablize the cluster. In situ X-ray single crystal diffraction studies of Mn1-xO (0<x<0.056) at 1573K show no superstructure peaks or diffuse maxima in reciprocal space where maxima are observed for Fe1-xO. By comparison with the absolute intensities from diffuse scattering in Fe1-xO it is evident that even a small degree of cluster ordering should have been visible, even at 1573K. This information is employed to model new measurements of conductivity at large deviations from stoichiometry.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)141-154
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1992

Funding

Acknowledgements-Thwiso rk has benefitedg reatlyf rom the use of the IntenseP ulsed Neutron Sourcea t Argonne National Laboratory, supported by the Departmento f Energy under contractB ESMaterials SciencesW -3 1-109-ENG-38 at ANL. Work performeda t Northwesternw as supportedb y the Departmento f Energy under contract DOE-FGO284ER45097t;h e X-ray measuremenwtse reo b-tained in NorthwesternU niversity’s X-ray’s Diffraction Facility, supportedi n part by NSF’s Materials Research Center underc ontractN o. DMR 8821571.

Keywords

  • Manganous oxide
  • defect clusters in oxides
  • defects in oxides
  • electrical conductivity in oxides
  • manganosite
  • oxides
  • transition metal oxides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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