Table 1 Electronic configuration, magnetic moments, and ionic radii of RE3+ cations and corresponding magnetic transitions in RE2NiMnO6 compounds
From: Mean field magnetism and spin frustration in a double perovskite oxide with compositional complexity
RE3+ | Electronic configuration | L | S | Ground-state term | Effective RE moment | Ionic radii (Å) | RE2NiMnO6 | Tc (K) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2S+1LJ | \({\mu }_{J}=g_J\sqrt{J(J+1)}\,{\mu }_{B}\) | |||||||
La3+ | 4f0 | 0 | 0 | 1S0 | 0 | 1.160 | La2NiMnO6 | 270 |
Pr3+ | 4f2 | 5 | 1 | 3H4 | 3.58 | 1.126 | Pr2NiMnO6 | 212 |
Nd3+ | 4f3 | 6 | 3/2 | 4I9/2 | 3.62 | 1.109 | Nd2NiMnO6 | 194 |
Sm3+ | 4f5 | 5 | 5/2 | 6H5/2 | 0.84 | 1.079 | Sm2NiMnO6 | 157 |
Eu3+ | 4f6 | 3 | 3 | 7F0 | 0 | 1.066 | Eu2NiMnO6 | 143 |
Gd3+ | 4f7 | 0 | 7/2 | 8S7/2 | 7.94 | 1.053 | Gd2NiMnO6 | 128 |
Tb3+ | 4f8 | 3 | 3 | 7F6 | 9.72 | 1.040 | Tb2NiMnO6 | 111 |
Dy3+ | 4f9 | 5 | 5/2 | 6H15/2 | 10.63 | 1.027 | Dy2NiMnO6 | 93 |
Ho3+ | 4f10 | 6 | 2 | 5I8 | 10.60 | 1.015 | Ho2NiMnO6 | 82 |
Y3+ | 4d0 | 0 | 0 | 1S0 | 0 | 1.019 | Y2NiMnO6 | 79 |
