Synthesis and Rietveld refinements of new ceramics Sr2CaFe2WO9 and Sr2PbFe2TeO9 perovskites.

Ceramics of Sr₂CaFe₂WO₉ and Sr₂PbFe₂TeO₉ double perovskites have been prepared in polycrystalline form by solid-state technique, in the air. The crystalline structure was analyzed using X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) at room temperature. Rietveld analysis of XRPD patterns show that both compounds adopt a tetragonal structure with space group <italic>I</italic>4/<italic>m</italic>, with unit cell parameters <italic>a</italic> = 5.5453(1) Å, <italic>c</italic> = 7.8389(1) Å for Sr₂CaFe₂WO₉, and <italic>a</italic> = 5.5994(15) Å, <italic>c</italic> = 7.8979(30) Å for Sr₂PbFe₂TeO₉. A certain degree of anti-site disordering of W and/or Te and Fe on the B –sites have been detected, indicating the presence of a partial amount of W and/or Te at Fe positions and vice versa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]