Structure and properties of layered perovskites Ba1-xLnxFe1-yCoyO3-δ (Ln = Pr, Sm, Gd)

A series of samples of overall composition Ba1-xLnxFe1-yCoyO3-δ (Ln = Pr, Sm, Gd) with x = 0.3–0.4; y = 0–0.5 were prepared by glycerin nitrate technique in air. The crystal structure of single-phase Ba1-xLnxFe1-yCoyO3-δ (Ln = Pr, Sm, Gd) determined by XRD was described as cubic (sp. gr. Pm3¯m). However, transmission electronic microscopy revealed that both Sm- and Gd-doped oxides possess tetragonal structure with 5-fold and 3-fold increased c parameter respectively. Oxygen content in the complex oxides has been determined in air over wide temperature range by means of thermogravimetry and iodometric titration. The change in oxygen content with temperature for the phases with five-layered ordering was significantly smaller than for the disordered phases. [Display omitted] •The Ba1-xLnxFe1-yCoyO3-δ oxides have been prepared by glycerol-nitrate technique.•The homogeneity ranges for the Ba1-xLnxFe1-yCoyO3-δ solid solutions were determined.•Crystal structure for the Ba1-xLnxFe1-yCoyO3-δδ solid solutions was revealed.•The temperature dependencies of oxygen content in Ba1-xLnxFe1-yCoyO3-δ were determined.