Visualizing the Role of Bi 6s “Lone Pairs” in the Off-Center Distortion in Ferromagnetic BiMnO3
Chemistry of Materials2001Vol. 13(9), pp. 2892–2899
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Abstract
Results of first-principles electronic structure calculations on the low-temperature monoclinic phase of the ferromagnetic perovskite BiMnO3 [Atou et al. J. Solid State Chem. 1999, 145, 639] are presented. In agreement with experiments, the calculations obtain an insulating ferromagnetic ground state for this material. The role of Bi 6s “lone pairs” in stabilizing the highly distorted perovskite structure is examined using real-space visualization of the electronic structure. Comparisons are drawn with the electronic structures of hypothetical cubic BiMnO3 and with the electronic structure of the prototypical perovskite manganite, LaMnO3. The exploitation of s electron lone pairs in the design of new ferroic materials is suggested.
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