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The partial substitution of Ca2+ for Sr2+ in La2SrAl2O7 was performed. The structure of the solid solution La2Sr1-xCaxAl2O7 (x≤0.5) consists in the regular intergrowth of double perovskite P2 slabs with unit rocksalt RS slabs. As the main result of Rietveld structure calculations, Ca2+ is found to replace Sr2+ in the A2 sites of the RS slabs (nine-fold CN); the random occupancy of the A1 sites (12-fold CN) in the middle of the P2 slabs by La3+ and Sr2+ remains nearly unchanged. The formation of the P2-RS intergrowth of the solid solution is easier than that of La2SrAl2O7 but its stability is progressively weakened when the amount of Ca2+ increases. This is the very likely consequence of the simultaneous presence of La3+ and Ca2+ in the RS slabs. The comparison of these ordering phenomena in the aluminates and the corresponding superconducting cuprates is taken into account.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-100 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | International Journal of Inorganic Materials |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
ID: 87768302