Perovskite (structure)

Structure of a perovskite with general chemical formula ABX3. The red spheres are X atoms (usually oxygens), the blue spheres are B atoms (a smaller metal cation, such as Ti4+), and the green spheres are the A atoms (a larger metal cation, such as Ca2+). Pictured is the undistorted cubic structure; the symmetry is lowered to orthorhombic, tetragonal or trigonal in many perovskites.[1]
calcium titanate. The sample is black owing to impurities, typically Fe.
structure of oxide ABO3. In this depiction, the smaller B ion occupies the center of the "box" with eight A ions at its corners.

A perovskite is a crystalline material of formula ABX3 with a crystal structure similar to that of the mineral perovskite, this latter consisting of calcium titanium oxide (CaTiO3).[2] The mineral was first discovered in the Ural mountains of Russia by Gustav Rose in 1839 and named after Russian mineralogist L. A. Perovski (1792–1856). In addition to being one of the most abundant structural families, perovskites wide-ranging properties and applications.[3]

  1. ^ A. Navrotsky (1998). "Energetics and Crystal Chemical Systematics among Ilmenite, Lithium Niobate, and Perovskite Structures". Chem. Mater. 10 (10): 2787. doi:10.1021/cm9801901.
  2. ^ Wenk, Hans-Rudolf; Bulakh, Andrei (2004). Minerals: Their Constitution and Origin. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-52958-7.
  3. ^ Artini, Cristina (2017-02-01). "Crystal chemistry, stability and properties of interlanthanide perovskites: A review". Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 37 (2): 427–440. doi:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2016.08.041. ISSN 0955-2219.

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