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    Metallic and nonmetallic double perovskites: A case study of A2_2FeReO6_6 (A= Ca, Sr, Ba)

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    We have investigated the structure and electronic properties of ferrimagnetic double perovskites, A2FeReO6 (A= Ca, Sr, Ba). The A=Ba phase is cubic (Fm3m) and metallic, while the A=Ca phase is monoclinic (P21/n) and nonmetallic. 57Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy shows that iron is present mainly in the high-spin (S=5/2) Fe3+ state in the Ca compound, while it occurs in an intermediate state between high-spin Fe2+ and Fe3+ in the Ba compound. It is argued that a direct Re t2g - Re t2g interaction is the main cause for the metallic character of the Ba compound; the high covalency of Ca-O bonds and the monoclinic distortion (which lifts the degeneracy of t2g states) seem to disrupt the Re-Re interaction in the case of the Ca compound, making it non-metallic for the same electron count.Comment: 1 eps fil

    Simultaneous copper runoff and copper surface analysis in an outdoor area

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    Atmospheric corrosion of nickel in various outdoor environments

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    FT-IR Microscopic Base Imaging System: Applications for Chemical Analysis of Zn and Ni Atmospheric Corrosion

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    Non-destructive surface analysis applied to atmospheric corrosion of tin

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