Structure, Magnetic Susceptibility and Resistivity Properties of SrVO3.

Abstract The crystallographic structure of the compound SrVO 3 has been determined by X-ray diffraction and refined by the Rietveld method. The structural analysis suggest SrVO 3 presents a cubic perovskite structure with a =3.8425(1) A, space group Pm3m , Z =1. The electrical resistivity measurement suggests metallic behavior for the oxide. Magnetic susceptibility measurement confirms that some trace impurities are still present in the nearly single phase specimen and affect the magnetic behavior of the samples.