Abstract
With neutron powder diffraction, electron diffraction, and second-harmonic generation, we have shown that BiScO3 has a structure closely related to that of multiferroic BiMnO3, but BiScO3 crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group of C2/c. These results bring up a question about the origin of ferroelectricity in BiMnO3. BiScO3 may serve as a model system to understand the role of Mn3+ ions in the ferroelectricity of BiMnO3.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 706-707 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 128 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan 25 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)
- Biochemistry
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry