Evolution of Magnetic Symmetry through the BiFeO₃-Ca₂Fe_4/3W_2/3O₆ Phase Diagram

Crawford, Catriona A, Surta, T Wesley ORCID: 0000-0002-2882-6483, Daniels, Luke M ORCID: 0000-0002-7077-6125, Savvin, Stanislav, Niu, Hongjun, Alaria, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0001-5868-0318, Claridge, John B ORCID: 0000-0003-4849-6714 and Rosseinsky, Matthew J ORCID: 0000-0002-1910-2483 (2025) Evolution of Magnetic Symmetry through the BiFeO₃-Ca₂Fe_4/3W_2/3O₆ Phase Diagram INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 64 (30). pp. 15413-15423. ISSN 0020-1669, 1520-510X

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Abstract

Perovskites offer vast flexibility in tuning subtle distortions in their structures through their innate ability to host a wide range of compositional combinations. Minor changes in composition can dramatically influence the properties observed through structural distortions such as octahedral tilting. In addition to understanding their properties, in magnetic materials, the magnetic structure is also tied to the nuclear structural distortions and can have more complex behavior with changing composition. In this work we report on the magnetic properties, and nuclear and magnetic structures of the solid solution (1 – x)BiFeO<inf>3</inf>– (x/2)Ca<inf>2</inf>Fe<inf>4/3</inf>W<inf>2/3</inf>O<inf>6</inf>. With the exception of BiFeO<inf>3</inf>, all samples show a weak ferromagnetic behavior arising from spin canting. We find that despite only one structural phase transition occurring from R3c to Pnma in this solid solution, the magnetic phase diagram is far more complex, with four distinct magnetic phases occurring in the compositional range 0.1 < x < 1. Using a combination of neutron and X-ray diffraction, we find that a crossover between long and short Fe–O bond lengths and divergence of Fe–O–Fe bond angles with composition drive the changes in magnetic structure and can be correlated to the resulting magnetic properties.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	3402 Inorganic Chemistry, 34 Chemical Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Science & Engineering Faculty of Science & Engineering > School of Physical Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	27 Aug 2025 15:10
Last Modified:	16 Jun 2026 17:07
DOI:	10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c01516
Open Access URL:	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c01516
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3194186
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