Structural and physical properties of the 6H BaRuO3 polymorph synthesized under high pressure

The single-phase 6H BaRuO{sub 3} with the hexagonal BaTiO{sub 3} structure was synthesized at 5 GPa and 1000 deg. C. Rietveld refinement of the powder X-ray data for the 6H phase resulted in the lattice parameters to be a=5.7127(1) A and c=14.0499(2) A; the average Ru-O distance and direct Ru-Ru distance in the Ru{sub 2}O{sub 9} dioctahedron being 1.992(6) and 2.5658(14) A, respectively. The electrical resistivity of the 6H BaRuO{sub 3} follows a relationship of {rho} versus T{sup 3/2} below 60.0 K, a signature deviation from the Fermi-liquid behavior. Both magnetic susceptibility and specific heat data indicate that the 6H BaRuO{sub 3} is an exchange-enhanced Pauli paramagnet due to the electron correlation effect with large Wilson ratio R{sub W} and Stoner enhancement factor. The comprehensive evolution of transport and magnetic properties from 9R across 4H to 6H BaRuO{sub 3} was discussed. - Graphical abstract: The single-phase 6H BaRuO{sub 3} was synthesized under high pressure high temperature. The electrical resistivity of 6H BaRuO{sub 3} follows a T{sup 3/2} relation below 60.0 K. Both magnetic susceptibility and specific heat data indicate that 6H BaRuO{sub 3} is an exchange-enhanced Pauli paramagnet with the large Wilson ratio and Stoner enhancement factor.