Table 2 The fractional coordinates of the ions in the LaFeO3, La0.70Eu0.30FeO3 and La0.70Eu0.30Fe0.95Cr0.05O3 nanoparticles extracted from the Rietveld refinement of the XRD data obtained at room temperature.

From: Core and surface structure and magnetic properties of mechano-synthesized LaFeO3 nanoparticles and their Eu3+-doped and Eu3+/Cr3+-co-doped variants

Ion and site/structural parameter

LaFeO3

La0.70Eu0.30FeO3

La0.70Eu0.30Fe0.95Cr0.05O3

La3+ in 4c(x y ¼)

 x/a

− 0.0029(1)

− 0.0098(1)

− 0.0093(2)

 y/b

0.0250(4)

0.0359(4)

0.0366(2)

Eu3+ in 4c(x y ¼)

 x/a

− 0.0098(1)

− 0.0093(2)

 y/b

0.0359(4)

0.0366(2)

 Occupancy of La3+:Eu3+

1.00:0.00

  

Fe3+/Cr3+ in 4b(0 ½ 0)

 Occupancy of Fe3+:Cr3+

1.00:0.00

  

O2− (1) in 4c(x y ¼)

 x/a

0.0591(1)

0.0574(1)

0.0411(1)

 y/b

0.4764(4)

0.4768(3)

0.4763(5)

O2−(2) in 8d(x y z)

 x/a

− 0.2731(3)

− 0.2772(1)

− 0.2665(3)

 y/b

0.2852(1)

0.3017(6)

0.2960(4)

 z/c

0.0364(4)

0.0426(5)

0.0590(5)