Structures and physical properties of n=3 Ruddlesden-Popper compounds Ca4Mn3-xNbxO10 (0 <= x <= 0.2)

The Ruddlesden-Popper series of compounds Ca4Mn3-xNbxO10(x = 0-0.2) have been prepared by solid-state methods. Structural, magnetic, electrical, and magnetoresistive studies were performed on the compounds. Nb doping caused increases in both unit cell volume and octahedral distortion. The magnetization measurements indicated that the doped samples displayed ferromagnetism-like behavior, which could be explained by the double-exchange interaction between Mn4+ and Mn3+ induced by the charge-compensation effect.

La_(0.2)Ca_(0.8)MnO_3催化剂活性相的结构和形成机理

利用TG，DTA，XRD和XPS方法研究了La0.2Ca0.8MnO3催化剂的结构和形成机理．样品用La，Ca，Mn混合硝酸盐制备．随着焙烧温度的升高发生了一系列的固相反应，发现氨氧化催化剂催化活性与生成的CaMnO3含量成正比．在900℃制备的含有CaMnO3，La0.575Ca0.425MNO3，Mn2O3和La2O3的混合物是氨氧化最佳催化剂，活性相是CaMnO3，并具有大量的氧空穴.