Pivotal Role of Modifiable A‐Site Doping in Enhancing Valence Stability and Excited State Dynamics of MnO6

Abstract

AbstractThe controlled regulation of A‐site in rare earth manganate perovskites can orderly arrange the electronic states, leading to the emergence of unique transport properties. However, it is challenging to balance crystal structure stability and property variations during the multi‐ion doping. In this study, a series of multivalent manganate perovskites are synthesized by hydrothermal method through the A‐site multielement doping, which enables the manganese atoms with varying valence states to orderly arrange at the B site. Powder X‐ray diffraction (PXRD) and X‐ray absorption spectra (XAS) confirm that the splitting of the K─O hybrid orbitals in the crystal effectively prevents any distortion of the MnO6 octahedron, thereby facilitating the ordered arrangement of Mn (III) ‐Mn (IV) ‐Mn (V) at the B‐site and promoting superstructure formation. The transient absorption spectra (TAS) reveals that the sequential arrangement of Mn (III) – Mn (IV) – Mn(V) better forms the charge transfer channels, and thereby makes the photodynamic properties of the sample composition‐dependent. These photodynamic properties will facilitate the study of exciton‐electron coupling behavior in LCKMO crystals during electrical transport.