Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 The ABX3 Perovskite Structure -- 1.1 Perovskites -- 1.2 The Cubic Perovskite Structure: SrTiO3 -- 1.3 The Goldschmidt Tolerance Factor -- 1.4 ABX3 Perovskite Structure Variants -- 1.5 Cation Displacement: BaTiO3 as an Example -- 1.6 Jahn-Teller Octahedral Distortion: KCuF3 as an Example -- 1.7 Octahedral Tilting -- 1.7.1 Tilt Descriptions -- 1.7.2 Trigonal Symmetry: LaAlO3 as an Example -- 1.7.3 Orthorhombic Symmetry: GdFeO3 and CaTiO3 as Examples -- 1.8 Symmetry Relationships -- 1.9 Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Perovskites -- 1.10 Antiperovskites -- 1.10.1 Cubic and Related Structures -- 1.10.2 Other Structures -- 1.11 Structure-Field Maps -- 1.12 Theoretical Calculations -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 ABX3-Related Structures -- 2.1 Double Perovskites and Related Ordered Structures -- 2.1.1 Rock-Salt Ordered Double Perovskites -- 2.1.2 Other Ordered Perovskites -- 2.1.3 AA′3B4O12-Related Phases -- 2.2 Anion Substituted Perovskites -- 2.2.1 Nitrides and Oxynitrides -- 2.2.2 Oxyfluorides -- 2.3 A-Site-Deficient Perovskite Structures -- 2.3.1 ReO3, WO3 and Related Structures -- 2.3.2 Perovskite Tungsten Bronzes -- 2.3.3 A-Site-Deficient Titanates, Niobates and Tantalates -- 2.4 Anion-Deficient Phases Containing Tetrahedra -- 2.4.1 Brownmillerites -- 2.4.2 Brownmillerite Microstructures -- 2.4.3 Temperature Variation and Disorder -- 2.4.4 B-Site Doped Brownmillerite Phases -- 2.4.5 B-Site Doping and Oxygen Pressure -- 2.4.6 A-Site Doped Brownmillerite Phases -- 2.4.7 Brownmillerite-Related Phases -- 2.5 Anion-Deficient Phases Containing Square Pyramids -- 2.5.1 Manganites -- 2.5.2 SrFeO2.5 and Related Phases -- 2.5.3 Cobaltite-Related Phases -- 2.6 Point Defects, Microdomains and Modulated Phases -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Hexagonal Perovskite-Related Structures.

3.1 The BaNiO3 Structure -- 3.2 BaNiO3-Related Phases Containing Trigonal Prisms -- 3.2.1 Commensurate Structures -- 3.2.2 Modulated Structures -- 3.3 Perovskites with Mixed Hexagonal/Cubic Packing: Nomenclature -- 3.4 Perovskites with Mixed Hexagonal/Cubic Packing: Stacking Sequences -- 3.5 Hexagonal Perovskites with chq and cph Stacking -- 3.5.1 (chq) Structures -- 3.5.2 (cph) Structures -- 3.5.3 cphq Intergrowth Structures -- 3.6 Hexagonal Perovskites with cphh Stacking -- 3.6.1 (cc…chh) AnBnO3n Structures -- 3.6.2 (cc…chh) AnBn−1O3n Structures -- 3.6.3 (hhcc…chhcc…c) Intergrowth Phases -- 3.6.4 (cc…ch) AnBn−1O3n Shift and Twinned Phases -- 3.7 Anion-Deficient Phases Containing BaO2 (c′) Layers -- 3.7.1 (c…c′…ch) Structures -- 3.7.2 (c…c′…chh) Structures -- 3.7.3 (c…c′…chhh) Structures -- 3.8 Anion-Deficient Phases with BaOX Layers -- 3.8.1 (h′) Layers -- 3.8.2 (c′c′) Layers -- 3.9 Sr4Mn3O10 and Ba6Mn5O16 -- 3.10 Temperature and Pressure Variation -- Reference -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Modular Structures -- 4.1 K2NiF4 (A2BX4) and Ruddlesden-Popper Phases -- 4.1.1 The K2NiF4 (T or T/O) Structure -- 4.1.2 Ruddlesden-Popper Phases -- 4.2 The Nd2CuO4 (T′) and T* Structures -- 4.3 Dion-Jacobson and Related Phases -- 4.4 Aurivillius Phases -- 4.5 The Ca2Nb2O7‐Related Phases -- 4.6 Cuprate Superconductors and Related Phases -- 4.6.1 La2CuO4, Nd2CuO4 and YBa2Cu3O7 -- 4.6.2 Layered Perovskite Structures -- 4.6.3 Structures Related to the Layered Cuprate Phases -- 4.7 Composition Variation -- 4.8 Intercalation and Exfoliation -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 Diffusion and Ionic Conductivity -- 5.1 Diffusion -- 5.2 Ionic Conductivity -- 5.3 Proton Conductivity -- 5.4 Oxygen Pressure Dependence and Electronic Conductivity -- 5.5 Oxide Ion Mixed Conductors -- 5.6 Proton Mixed Conductors -- 5.7 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells -- References -- Further Reading.

Chapter 6 Dielectric Properties -- 6.1 Insulating Perovskites -- 6.2 Dielectric Perovskites -- 6.2.1 General Properties -- 6.2.2 Colossal Dielectric Constant Materials -- 6.3 Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric Perovskites -- 6.3.1 Spontaneous Polarisation and Domains -- 6.3.2 Ferroelectric Domain Switching -- 6.3.3 Ferroelectric Hysteresis Loops -- 6.3.4 Temperature Dependence of Ferroelectricity -- 6.3.5 Pyroelectrics, Piezoelectrics and Crystal Symmetry -- 6.3.6 Strain versus Electric Field Loops -- 6.4 The Development of Ferroelectric/Piezoelectric Ceramic Bodies -- 6.4.1 Ceramic Piezoelectrics -- 6.4.2 Electrostriction -- 6.5 Antiferroelectrics -- 6.6 Ferrielectrics -- 6.7 Relaxor Ferroelectrics -- 6.7.1 Macroscopic Characteristics of Relaxor Ferroelectrics -- 6.7.2 Microstructures of Relaxor Ferroelectrics -- 6.8 Improper Ferroelectricity -- 6.9 Doping and Modification of Properties -- 6.10 Nanoparticles and Thin Films -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 7 Magnetic Properties -- 7.1 Magnetism in Perovskites -- 7.2 Paramagnetic Perovskites -- 7.3 Antiferromagnetic Perovskites -- 7.3.1 Cubic Perovskite-Related Structures -- 7.3.2 Hexagonal Perovskites -- 7.4 Ferromagnetic Perovskites -- 7.5 Ferrimagnetic Perovskites -- 7.6 Spin Glass Behaviour -- 7.7 Canted Spins and Other Magnetic Ordering -- 7.8 Thin Films -- 7.9 Nanoparticles -- 7.10 Multiferroic Perovskites -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 8 Electronic Conductivity -- 8.1 Perovskite Band Structure: Metallic Perovskites -- 8.2 Metal-Insulator Transitions -- 8.2.1 Titanates and Related Phases -- 8.2.2 LnNiO3 -- 8.2.3 Lanthanoid Manganites -- 8.2.4 Lanthanoid Cobaltites -- 8.2.5 (Sr, Ca)2RuO4 and Ca2Ru1−xCrxO4 -- 8.2.6 NaOsO3 -- 8.3 Perovskite Superconductors -- 8.4 Cuprate High-Temperature Superconductors -- 8.4.1 Overview -- 8.4.2 Lanthanum Cuprate, La2CuO4.

8.4.3 Neodymium Cuprate, Nd2CuO4 -- 8.4.4 Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide, YBa2Cu3O7 -- 8.4.5 Perovskite-Related Structures and Series -- 8.4.6 The Generic Superconductivity Phase Diagram -- 8.4.7 Defects and Conductivity -- 8.5 Spin Polarisation and Half-Metals -- 8.6 Charge Ordering and Orbital Ordering -- 8.7 Magnetoresistance -- 8.7.1 Collosal Magnetoresistance (CMR) in Manganites -- 8.7.2 Low-Field Magnetoresistance -- 8.8 Semiconductivity in Perovskites -- 8.9 Thin Films and Surface Conductivity -- References -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9 Thermal and Optical Properties -- 9.1 Thermal Expansion -- 9.1.1 Normal Thermal Expansion -- 9.1.2 Thermal Contraction -- 9.1.3 Zero Thermal Expansion Materials -- 9.2 Thermoelectric Properties -- 9.3 The Magnetocaloric Effect -- 9.4 The Pyroelectric and Electrocaloric Effect -- 9.5 Transparency -- 9.6 Electrochromic Films -- 9.7 Electro-optic Properties -- 9.7.1 Refractive Index Changes -- 9.7.2 Electro-optic Phase Modulators -- 9.7.3 Electro-optic Intensity Modulators -- 9.7.4 Ceramic Modulators -- 9.8 Perovskite Solar Cells -- Reference -- Further Reading -- Appendix A The Bond Valence Model for Perovskites -- A.1 Cation Location in Hexagonal 12R-Ba4Ti2Mn2O12 -- A.2 Cation Valence in Hexagonal 9R-BaIrO -- References -- Further Reading -- Appendix B Summary of the Kröger-Vink Defect Notation -- Further Reading -- Index -- EULA.